Purpose of the project

[thelusiv]

During the recent IRC meeting, we discussed the project in general, including the major goals, mission, steering, and important missing features. The topic is summarized here: http://vdrift.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=11682#11682

The idea of a mission statement came from thinking from the point of view of someone who is first finding the VDrift project, and consindering contributing something. They may ask: "Is this a project which I will enjoy in the future? Is it worth investing my time in?" If the project had a simple statement of its purpose, it would help answer those questions.

So, I think it would be a good idea to continue discussion about project purpose. If we did come up with a few short sentences on what the project aims to do, what would they be?

Here are a few ideas based on the meeting discussion and project history:

• simulate vehicle physics with reasonable accuracy
  
• support rich and immersive racing environments
  
• take advantage of modern computing hardware
  
• enjoyable and challenging gameplay

Other things which are specific features that could be added to a statement of purpose include things like networked multiplayer competition, and career racing mode (those along with car damage are probably the most often requested features).

This is not something we need to decide on right away, and surely deserves some discussion.