just wondering what it is, what it does, and how hard it is to learn
It's a 3d graphics library. It is used for commercial games, such as Neverwinter Nights. It's rather easy to learn compared to Direct3D, although speed is somewhat lacking in some video cards (nvidia cards are well supported, ATI can be problematic).
When used with SDL, you can write code that will compile on Windows and Linux.
Yeah, from what I've seen its one powerful lil system.. very nice, you should look up some of Dr_D's and Relsoft's OpenGL demos for FreeBasic,. Adigun's site has all of 'em I think.. here..
http://dhost.hopto.org/aapproj/
GOTO the Graphics page!!!
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No need to start another arguement but....
Ah!!! GOTO!!! *Mit runs around screaming randomly until finaly he hits a wall and blacks out*
ah ok but how does it work, does it take 2d flat images and stick em together? into say a cube? or what
Well, it works off like a 3D grid, you draw every thing from a center point..
Point 1, well, I want it 1 point from the center on X, 2 points fron Y's, and 4 from Z's and so on in a simple version.. its alot to setting up and a good amount of math it getting it to work like you want it, rotating, carmeras. ect...
Looks like fun, I'm studying pure 3d, and some off OGL in the process.. :wink:
Quote:ah ok but how does it work, does it take 2d flat images and stick em together? into say a cube? or what
That would be explained in QBexpress #9. :*)