I want to get into Perl game development, is Perl TK the best way to go about this? Not super complex games necissarily but games with real time graphics perhaps?

If this is the best way to go about this, what Perl TK book do you think is the best? Amazon has a number to choose from. If there's another module that you think is better that does similar things, what is it and what book(s) what you suggest?

I heard that there's a way to turn Perl into exe files so you could give it to people who don't have Perl to run, is this possible?

I have to ask these questions now as I'm preparing my Xmas list! and I get a new Perl or CGI book every year.

In reply to Perl TK books by Anonymous Monk

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