[gameprogrammer] Re: DirectX9 running in Internet Explorer

On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 08:29 +0100, Paulo Pinto wrote:
> You can develop in C# by also exporting COM
> interfaces and supporting the expected ActiveX
> interfaces.
> 
> However, you will be forcing all your potencial
> users to download the .Net runtime. Only the latest
> Windows versions have it as standard and it may not
> be compatible with the version you use for developing.
> 
> And I know lots of people that would just turn away to
> some other web site.

It is my opinion that most, say more than 95%, of people will not sit
still while multiple megabytes of a web page down load. I believe that
this is true even for people with broadband and people with dial will
not wait do it at all. You reduce the percentage even more when you tell
them they first have to run windows update and probably reboot their
computer before they get to see your game. IMHO, you are better off
making the game available for download and as a bit torrent so that
people can get it at their convenience. 

OTOH, if someone comes up with a real solution to the "modern game in a
web browser" problem. I will praise them as a hero. Of course, the
solution has to work on all web browsers on all OSes for me to consider
it hero worthy. (That is my personal bias.)

                Bob Pendleton

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> Paulo
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> Quoting Triston O'Connor <triston.oconnor@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > So I have to code it in C++, would I have to do everything in C++? Or could
> > I... err yeah reading from your last few emails I gather I could write a dll
> > (in say C#) or even exe that uses directx and renders to the ActiveX
> > control's window? I'll have a bit of a play around with it.
> > 
> > Do you know any good resources for creating ActiveX MFC Controls, I've never
> > done it before?
> > 
> > Where is your blog?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Triston.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gameprogrammer-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gameprogrammer-
> > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jenkins
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 12:28 PM
> > > To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: DirectX9 running in Internet Explorer
> > > 
> > > It's hard as hell to be frank.  If you were to read my blog you would
> > > see just how much I've been complaining about this.
> > > 
> > > Basically, you create an Active X MFC control.  Then you take the
> > > output, package it in a cab, pay $100-$400 to get a digital signature,
> > > and lastly embed it in the webpage.
> > > 
> > > Triston O'Connor wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hey all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm wondering how hard it would be to write some sort of plugin (ActiveX
> > > > control?) for IE 6 that runs much like the WMP or QT ones do. I'd like
> > > to be
> > > > able to use the <object> tags to plonk some 3D stuff right in the middle
> > > of
> > > > a page.
> > > >
> > > > I've been looking in to ActiveX controls a bit but am not sure how to
> > > get
> > > > these to run inside of IE. Can I write them in C#? How?
> > > >
> > > > *ANY* help would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Triston.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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