You seem a little unsure about how the graphics would be done. I say that because you're pondering about using GLUT, you're posting in the "For Beginners" forum and I'm also guessing by the nature of your question...

Now, doing what you're doing is A-OK but if my assumptions above are correct, schedule a month for it.

That said, the answer is "yes" if there's some decent separation between the game model and the user interface, whatever it may be.

But be aware that what you show in your GUI could have implications for your game design.

If, for example, it is designed with an assumption that you can only see in your current location, and your modifications add a big map, that might alter the experience. I don't know what your ultimate goal is but you should ask yourself whether or not such things matter to you.

You may also find yourself refactoring your code - redoing class interfaces and the like - as assumptions you make when designing program X may break when you try to contort it into being program Y.

Also, if you haven't done this sort of thing before, learning how to actually implement a GUI in OpenGL, and learn the keyboard handling APIs, and learn to display text and handle input could easily fill a week or more by itself.

So could more basic things like managing textures, graphics, etc.

This is what my friend calls a "five minute job".

If you used an off-the-shelf kit like Unity and a more RAD appropriate language like C# or Java, you might could do this in a week. But I get the impression you want to practice your C++ and get familiar with OpenGL, which is perfectly reasonable.

You might also consider narrowing your focus by doing a text only adventure in a week.

One last piece of advice. Find a friend who can draw who might want to join with you. Someone who is also interested in making games. It is good to learn about how to manage a project and work with other people.

Other than that, go nuts!

If you run into trouble do three things in this order: 1. try your best, 2. ask Google, 3. ask here ;)

Ah, so you can draw. I didn't look at the sig before. Nice House.

SDL is a very easy to use game library that is suitable for your application. While the latest stable version (1.2) is a bit long in the tooth, it shows its age in ways not relevant to your project. It offers easy access to keyboard, mouse, window management and sound facilities. Recommended fixin's; SDL_Mixer, SDL_Image, SDL_TTF.

This jives well with OpenGL; SDL_Image can be used to load image data in various formats. It's quick and easy to load an image into an SDL_Surface struct and hand the pixel data off to OpenGL. It can open an OpenGL rendering context easily.

You might rather look at SGML, though.

Quote:I think I'll do this first project on my own just to test my capabilities, then try and find some other people with similar interests; at least then I'll have something to show them

That's what I did. It's going well.

lol, err, yes, SFML.