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Ivy Matt wrote: Heh, I didn’t intend for my name suggestion to be taken all that seriously, but if other people like it…

Eye-catching, remember? 😉

Another idea I had for a name was “Plasmania”. … The company that developed the game is long gone, so I think there wouldn’t be any trademark conflicts.

Apparently, there aren’t, at least TESS says so.

I’ll throw out a third idea: “Energy Quest”.

Noted.

And, not to speak for other members, but Breakable was referring to this idea, informally at least, as “Fusion Wars” on the first page.

Yes, however that was referred more to a FarmVille-like game than the pseudo-simulation we’re talking now… No problem in including that too, but it wouldn’t be my choice.

This is the “Social Marketing” forum.

That takes me to another consideration: the discussion is already getting too complex for a single thread, maybe we should ask for a special argument in the forum?

Keep the interface separate from the functionality is the programming philosophy I’ve learned.

Absolutely: and I’d add, keep the data separated from the other two…

Incidentally, does anyone know what sorts of programming and graphic design tools are used to design Facebook games?

For programming, Flash is the usual choice: it’s an Adobe technology, so their graphics tools are likely to be used too. MS Silverlight could be an alternative, but doesn’t have the same support and ubiquity.

As for myself and the iThings, my choice would be cocos2d, as it’s free, well maintained and with a great community. Another possibility is Gamesalad, simpler on the programming side, but probably not enough customizable for our needs.

If 3D is a requirement, Unity3D is a good choice: however, it requires a paid license, and it would be an overkill for our needs…

Anyway, what I’ll do now is noting down all the next steps, including the ones that we haven’t touched yet but IMHO will come up soon, so we’ll have another draft to look at shortly…