PlayStation 2 Application Framework

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Introduction

The PAF (PlayStation 2 Application Framework) is a C++ framework which allows you to develop simple PS2 applications (or 2D games) making it easier to access basic PS2 rendering and control features. The framework features (for now):

• ScreenManager
• Screen
• Basic Renderables
• Pad Input
• Timer
• Debug console (WIP)

The Screen

In this framework, you instantiate a ScreenManager in your main() method, switch to a subclass of the Screen class, then call the ScreenManager's main method. In order to create a screen, you simply subclass the Screen class, then override the constructor to add your Renderables to the screen. You will have full access to the Renderable* renderables field, and a convenience method SetRenderableCount(int) which allocates memory for your renderables.

The Renderables

A Renderable is something which can be rendered on the screen. The Screen class itself is a renderable, because it has a Render() method under the hood, which is called by the ScreenManager. You can create a custom renderable by simply subclassing Renderable, then overriding Render(GSGLOBAL*) method. The framework provides some basic renderables:

• Square (a simple colored square)
• FontM (ROM Font)
• Texture (any texture)

You can instantiate FontM and Texture using the ScreenManager, while the Square can be instantiated directly.

Installation

PAF will install includes and library respectively under $(PS2SDK)/paf/include and $(PS2SDK)/paf/lib.

To build and install from source (which is currently the only way), just grab the source or clone this repository, then run

make install

in the root directory.

Samples

DVD Screensaver

In this sample, a bouncing PAF text will move on the screen, changing direction every time it hits a corner.

Located at src/samples/dvdscreensaver.