Thomas Perl · m@thp.io

Freelance software consultant. Vienna, Austria.

See Also

• Blog: Recent posts
• GitLab, GitHub: Source code
• Mastodon, Twitter: Microblogging
• LinkedIn: Business
• Itch.io: Game releases

Articles / Papers / Theses

• Bytes vs unicode codepoint handling in Python 3 (article, 2021)
• AppImage vs Snapcraft vs Flatpak (article, 2019)
• Python in Game Develpment (PDF, talk, 2018)
• 6DoF Motion Tracking (PDF, master's thesis, 2012)
• Python GC Comparison (PDF, seminar paper, 2012)
• Multi-Touch Interaction (PDF, bachelor's thesis, 2009)

Open source projects

• PyOtherSide: Python 3 QML plugin for Qt 5 (since 2011)
• minidb: Simple Python 3 object store (since 2010)
• PS Move API: Open source, cross-platform library (since 2010)
• urlwatch: Get notified when a webpage changes (since 2008)
• wavbreaker: Audio file cutting software (since 2006)
• gPodder: Podcast client (2005-2016; now maintained by others)

Game data formats

• vextextool: Texture packer/unpacker for VEX files (2022)
• wadutil: List, extract and create WAD files (2021)
• shipedit: Ship skin editor for WipEout Pulse (2021)
• dlc2dlc: Convert region-locked DLC for WipEout Pure (2021)
• p2dump: Extract data from Privateer 2: The Darkening (2016-2017)

Interoperability

• maemulator: Run a 2009 tech demo on modern Linux (2023)
• apkenv: Run game APKs on non-Android systems (2012)

Games (open source)

• Red Planted: Space tomato harvesting, PyWeek#34 entry (2022)
• Mary Go Round: Three-lane arcade action, PyWeek#32 entry (2021)
• Speed Limit: Traffic duty simulator, PyWeek#31 entry (2021)
• Parley Who Vertigo: Party game with a less involved setup (2016)
• chro.mono: The initial circular puzzle game (2013)
• Tetrepetete: A lightweight and portable game with blocks (2013)
• One Whale Trip: HTML5 port of our PyWeek#15 entry (2013)
• That Rabbit Game: Inverse treasure hunt, also for 3DS (2011)
• qw: A Qix clone for mobile phones (2010)
• NumptyPhysics: Port of NumptyPhysics to modern OpenGL (2008-2015)
• Tennix: Open Source 2D Tennis Game (2007-2011)

Games (closed source)

• You Be At Orbit: Arcade space shooter for retro PCs (2022)
• Loonies: Enhanced port of the 2x2 block puzzle game (2021)
• Dzzee: DOS, Windows, 3DS and Vita arcade game (2021)
• Loonies 8192: DOS Retro Puzzle and ports to 15 additional platforms (2018-2021)
• chro.mono 2: Puzzle game for Android, iOS, PS Vita and Wii (2017-2019)
• Petals Redux: 3D OpenGL ES 2.0 mobile puzzle game (2014)
• Edgar Rice Soiree: 20-controller game created at Nordic Game Jam (2012)

Music/Radio

• FM4 Kalender: Daily Radio Schedule 2000-2017
• Swound Guide: Searchable mix/playlist database