VS Code `tasks.json` file for DragonRuby Game Toolkit, drop it in `.vscode/tasks.json` in the dragonruby folder and then open the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P), choose "Run task", and then choose your task :) Should work on macOS and Linux, not sure about Windows.

tasks.jsonc

{
  // tasks.json for dragonruby samples
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "doomwipe",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "./dragonruby samples/doomwipe/",
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "golf_with_musical_notes",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "./dragonruby samples/golf_with_musical_notes/",
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "pong",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "./dragonruby samples/pong/",
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "subspace",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "./dragonruby samples/subspace/",
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "tech_demo",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "./dragonruby samples/tech_demo/",
      "problemMatcher": []
    },
    {
      "label": "tic_tac_toe",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "./dragonruby samples/tic_tac_toe/",
      "problemMatcher": []
    }
  ]
}