[gameprogrammer] Re: Open gl & directx

Something else in the discussion of directx vs opengl is that i have
done both and let me tell you - opengl is far simpler to get working
than directx.

DX has literaly pages and pages of stuff you have to do before you
even see something on the screen, and most of this complex
initialization code is filling wierd structures and datamembers to 0.

DX in typical MS fashion (sorry to bash MS API's) is full of strange
name structs with members that you have to read the docs to find out
they are unused, deprecated or are there to save place for features in
the future.

Very very complicated, and needlessly so as opengl has none of that garbage :P


On 6/23/05, Gautam Narain <gautam_n_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry to butt in but doesn't the delphi site have quite a load of OpenGL
> programs. Some amazing stuffs done in delphi in there. In the end the
> language does not matter, because the skills gained in making a game apply
> to almost any language. In the end you need to know your math. That is
> unavoidable.
> 
> Gautam
> 
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Josh Stewart" <aek@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:53 PM
> >Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: Open gl & directx
> >
> >
> > > It is also important to get a solid understanding of the maths behind
> >the
> > > graphics and physics modelling as well. Perhaps there is a postgraduate
> > > diploma you can do at your local university.
> > > If you understand the fundamentals, then you should have few problems
> > > switching between the two.
> > > Also I think you will need a bachelors degree in software
> > > engineering/computer science these days (if you dont already), unless
> >you
> > > are some super guru that taught himself everything.
> > >
> > > If you decide to go with opengl, you should look into the GLUT library
> >to
> > > provide you with some useful additional tools that are essential to get
> > > straight into graphics programming, including window managment, device
> >IO,
> > > fonts, basic objects, callbacks, timers etc. If you want to do sound and
> > > stuff as well, there is the more advanced SDL.
> > >
> > > DirectX does all of that stuff for you, but it is specific to
> > > windows/xbox.
> > >
> > > Personally I have done 1 project with DirectX (2D using direct input,
> > > direct draw, fmod)
> > > and I have done 1 project with OpenGL (3D, using GLUT and behaviour
> > > modelling)
> > >
> > > I think it was alot easier to jump right into OpenGL.
> > > DirectX can be very powerful, but it was a pain to get started because I
> > > didnt have a windows programming background and had to handle my own
> > > events, setup windows etc, where as something like GLUT for opengl can
> >do
> > > this messy work for you :)
> > >
> > > Your goals should not just be to master the library functions/syntax
> > > (which may apear daunting at first), but to get a better understanding
> >of
> > > the maths, and physics behind graphics programming and to also develop
> > > good modular designed code, that is reusable and maintainable, and is
> >also
> > > efficient.
> > >
> > > You can start with Delphi, but all schools and alot of tutorials online
> >I
> > > think would be a mixure of C/C++
> > > If you want to make triple A titles like need for speed, working for a
> >big
> > > games development house (and not just out of your garage) then you will
> > > need advanced C++ skills.
> > >
> > > There is lots of info on the net about game development careers. Also
> >lots
> > > of info for hobby game developers / garage developers..
> > >
> > > --Josh
> >
> >
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