In this project, we produced a framework for building video games that allows the developer to interactively manipulate the state of a game, like a database. We achieved this by creating a simple scripting language, with a query language embedded within it, called ECSQL. We used the Entity Component System design pattern to represent the state of games in a standardised, database-like way. This makes it possible for ECSQL code to apply arbitrary, programmatic transformations to all aspects of any game built using our framework, at run-time.
We created a small game using the framework, which allowed us to demonstrate the capabilities of ECSQL. These included the potential to implement interactive game development tools in just a few lines of code.
The end product is a sufficient proof-of-concept, and could be the basis for be a compelling alternative to game engines like Unity, although little effort was made to optimise its performance.