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Games, Sound and Multimedia Apps |


Games and Amusements
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Across Lite a program for solving crossword puzzles online
battalion "Monsters, explosions, senseless destruction." What more need be said?
Boulderdash (Online)
game, networked, X, boulderdash, java
CGoban an X-based go playable across a network
Cosmo
X-based puzzle game (page in Japanese)
Crossfire multiplayer graphical arcade and adventure game for X
DOOM for Linux Frequently Asked Questions
Firepower X based tank game playable over the net
Freeciv a strategy game for X11, similar to Microprose's Civilization/Civnet
GL Chess
a graphical frontend to GNUchess
Gravity Wars SVGA game based on Gravity Force, one of the greatest games for the Amiga
Hatman
a Pacman clone for linux SVGAlib
iMaze a multi player, real time, 3D, labyrinth, run & shoot game
Inform a free compiler for adventure games, outputs Infocom Z-code
KDrill program to help people learn kanji and kana
KOULES multi-player shoot-em-up type game
Last Defender a fully configurable defender type game for SVGAlib
LinCity an X/SVGALIB city/country simulation game for Linux
Lingvisto X based app that will help you to learn foreign languages
Maelstrom pilot your ship through the dreaded "Maelstrom" asteroid belt
Mr. Is a version of the Mr. Do game for X
pileup simulates the pileup tapes heard at Amateur Radio conventions
NetHack single player dungeon sim, and
Qt NetHack NetHack with a Qt interface
Oonsoo a solitare card game
OpenCiv a net-aware, X-based clone of Microprose's Civilization
Pente a five-in-a-row strategy board game
Phaserchess a Lesstif version of Compute!'s Laserchess
Quake for Linux blood and gore, and lots of it
Sea-Battle
a battleship type game with a lot of fancy effects
SmartBee a fortune cookie program
snake steer the snake and eat the fruit
sol
X11 Solitaire card game.
SpaceBoom a Linux shoot-em up
Terroid
a scrolling "shoot 'em up" style game by Digital Nightmares
Thrust graphical spaceship and cargo game
TREMINGO a java-based word game playable over the net
XBattle an two-player X-based wargame played over a network
XBlast
an arcade-style multiuser netgame
XBlockOut an interesting, 3-D twist on tetris for X
XBoing a version of Breakout for X
XBomb version of the minesweeper game for X Windows
Xcogitate
strategy puzzle game for X
Xconq an Empire-type strategy game for X
Xearth X window background program
XONIX a QIX-like game for X
XPilot the X11 based multiplayer space combat game
Xsnow X app that lets it snow on the root, in between and on windows
XSokoban that busy little janitor goes X
xsoldier
X-based shooting game (page in Japanese)
XTartan an X-window program to draw Scottish tartans
Xtris
a multi-player version of the game of Tetris, for the X Window system
Graphics and Image Processing
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AC3D a 3D object/scene modeller that can output DIVE
amapi
3d modeler for creation of complex shapes
Andys CSG Ray Tracer
runs on multiple platforms, with source code
Anthony's Icon Library xpm's and xbm's for Linux and X
axis
a 3D rendering engine for Linux et al. from IKM Interactive
Blender
graphics design for TV commercials, tech visualizations, business graphics, more
BMRT Rendering Tools Blue Moon graphics rendering tools
bomb an interactive graphics program that uses cellular automata and fractals
Crystal Space
a free 3D graphics engine written in C++
Dive Distributed Interactive Virtual Environment, net-based multi-user VR system
DjVu
plug-in image compression technology designed for scanned document pages
Generalised Bitmap Module
code for loading and saving bitmaps in a variety of formats
Gifmerge
tool for building animated gifs
GIG3DGO
raytracing, animation and modeling software from ElectroGIG
GIMP graphics image manipulation program
ICAO Map X-based map generation program utilizing "world files"
ImageMagick an X11 image processing and display package
IPAD
multiplatform front end to an interactive GUI vector drawing package
Mind's Eye
3d modelling and animation package
Moonlight Creator
environment for modeling, illuminating and rendering 3D objects
Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer (POV) ray-traced graphics construction
Pixcon & Anitroll a 3D animation and rendering package
Ra-vec
converts 2D drawings into a vector format readable by AC3D
RIPmaster
RIPscrip(tm)3.0 based system creates graphics and multimedia systems
Sceda Scene Editor/Animator X-based 3-D modeller
Sketch
an interactive drawing program for Linux similar to Xfig
Tgif an Xlib based interactive 2-D drawing tool for X11
xacte an interactive X window colortable editor
XaoS a real-time interactive fractal zoomer for X or SVGAlib
xfont3d
a graphical interface to Font3D used as a tool mainly for POV-Ray
xfpovray graphical interface to the ray tracing program POV-Ray
Xnview program to view and convert graphics files supports 58 file formats
XPaint96 a drawing program for X windows
Xtacy displays bouncing shapes, rotating palettes, fractals and more
XV ubiquitous graphics util by John Bradley
XVScan Image Aquisition for Linux
Multimedia Apps
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Freedom VR
photographic VR applet uses internet standards like .gif and .jpeg
Internet-Based MPEG A/V Player distributed real-time MPEG video audio player
MetaCard multimedia authoring tool and GUI development environment for Unix/X11
MPEG file player
supports Mpeg layer 1 2 3 and Wave files
MpegTV Player real-time software MPEG Player and Video-CD (VCD) Player
MovieScreamer Digigami streaming QuickTime(tm) Conversion Tool for web and MM
XAnim multi-format animation player
Music and Audio Apps and CD Players
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ALMP AWE32 Linux Module Player
aumix an audio mixing program for use from the Linux console, command line or scripts
Broadcast
professional quality hard drive recording for audio engineers on Linux
CaXmix X based mixer that uses the Xforms libraries and widget sets
cdloop
audio-CD-Player with special looping capabilities intended for musicians
Ceres Soundstudio a multi-track recorder, mixer and effect module
Cmix
an enviroment for both music composition and instrument design
Cthugha an oscilloscope "on acid" program for PC sound cards
ears free code for speech recognition in object-oriented modules
Emacspeak a speech output subsystem for emacs
Falcon Module Player
MOD, S3M, XM etc. color ncurses-based modplayer
Festival
a multi-lingual speech synthesis system
fftcomp
utility which compresses audio files at a user-choosable ratio
Fraunhofer IIS encoder
MPEG 1/2 Layer 3 audio encoder
Fxvolume a simple, no frills volume control using Xforms
GtkMod
a mod, s3m and xm player with a GTK interface
KeyKit
a system for MIDI experimentation, both algorithmic and realtime
maube
the first mod tracker for X11 Loads XM, MOD, S3M, raw samples
MBROLA
diphone-based speech synthesizer
Midas
a multichannel digital sound and music system
MikMod For Linux a cross-platform mod player for Linux
MiXViews X based digital sound editor and processor
MMaudio X based audio player supporting .au, .wav, .mpeg and more
mp3utils collection of utilities for dealing with MP3 files
mpg123
an MPEG 1.0/2.0 Audio Player
Multitrack a four-track sound recorder for Linux
NSPmod plays MOD, MTM and S3M music files without DSP
OggSquish general purpose audio compression utility
Ossmixer
an audio mixer for Linux using the Qt-GUI-toolkit
QAudio provides for simple but useful sound in the Qt GUI Toolkit
RealAudio 5.0 listen to audio over the net in real time
Rosegarden a music notational editing program for Linux
SCCW 1.0 the first CW (Morse Code) program for Linux which uses a soundcard
SIDPLAY/Linux
music player emulates the sound interface device of the Commodore 64
SoundStudio enables recording, playback and cut & paste editing of sound files
Sox a sound file format converter for Unix
TiMidity a MIDI to WAVE converter that uses GUS-compatible patches
tk3play
X based tcl/tk MPEG audio player uses mpeg123 decoder
tplay
a POSIX-threaded audio player for use with MPEG-decoders
WavPlay
shell-based .wav audio player (X version requires Motif or Lesstif)
x11amp an X based winamp clone (mp3 player)
Xaudio
MP3 Audio player with SDK
Xcd a compact disc player that runs under X11
X-CD-Roast cd writer X-frontend to programs like "cdwrite" and "mkisofs"
XfreeCD
a CD player that's small and supports CDDB access
Xgmod module player with an X interface, requires GUS card and USS/Lite drivers
XMCD CD Player for the X window system using Motif
Xmmix an audio mixer utility for the X window system using the Motif GUI
xmp a module player for Linux with GUS or AWE cards
xmp3play
Qt frontend for mpeg123 mpeg audio player
Xmplay X-based MPEG-player and directory browser
Xtuner windows front end for the Radio Reveal card
Mbone and Conferencing Tools
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Confman
mbone tool to initiate and administer conferences over the internet
FreePhone
audioconferencing tool for the Internet
Mbone Conferencing Tools
conferencing tools for use over a network
Q-SeeMe
videoconferencing client speaks protocol used by Win and Mac CU-SeeMe clients
Speakfree
send voice over a network
Web Crossing
conferencing server for intra/extranet/Web provides forums and chat rooms
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