But opengl is not M$ witch means it will run on things other then windows. Witch is a good thing if u like your progames to have any protbaity whats so ever.
There are other OSs then windows poleop
Computer Science Canada Direct X vs. OpenGl |
| Author: | Notorious Big P [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 8:40 am ] |
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Do Direct X and OpenGl do the same thing. How do these interact with C++? Phil |
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| Author: | Andy [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 11:54 am ] |
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there was another post on this already |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:07 pm ] |
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They are both graphics APIs. You use them in your code to display graphics. Check google for opengl or directx tutorials and info. http://nehe.gamedev.net <-- OpenGL tuts http://nexe.gamedev.net <-- DirectX tuts |
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| Author: | Andy [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:10 pm ] |
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it all depends on what type of program ur making.. i suggest opengl if ur a beginner trying to learn graphics.. but if u plan to make some quality game that ur planning to sell... directx all the way.. a good thing about directx is that it supports sound... opengl on the other hand does not, so you have to use FMOD or something to get the sound in |
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| Author: | Dan [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:26 pm ] |
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But opengl is not M$ witch means it will run on things other then windows. Witch is a good thing if u like your progames to have any protbaity whats so ever. There are other OSs then windows poleop |
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| Author: | Mazer [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:49 pm ] |
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dodge_tomahawk wrote: it all depends on what type of program ur making.. i suggest opengl if ur a beginner trying to learn graphics.. but if u plan to make some quality game that ur planning to sell... directx all the way.. a good thing about directx is that it supports sound... opengl on the other hand does not, so you have to use FMOD or something to get the sound in
I gotta slap you sometime. I can't understand why people all over the world like to use DirectX. Sure it has sound and graphics and input and networking, but: 1) It's Microsoft. You're basically prostituting yourself. (don't ask me to explain, I really don't mean anything by that  )
2) It's not portable. Why the heck don't people care about writing cross platform code anymore? A couple months ago I tried using Linux. I now have a sexy-ass desktop set up and I realised that if I didn't make my upcoming game compatible with Linux, I'd never be able to play it. 3) Man, writing up those other reasons made me forget the other things I was going to say. Anyways, I don't really care to hear any crap about the good reasons for using DirectX, but I guess I just don't want to use something that limits my game to something Microsoft made. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 6:03 pm ] |
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damn you microsoft for corrupting my mind and the minds of millions of other innocent children |
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| Author: | rizzix [ Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:25 pm ] |
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dodge_tomahawk wrote: it all depends on what type of program ur making.. i suggest opengl if ur a beginner trying to learn graphics.. but if u plan to make some quality game that ur planning to sell... directx all the way.. a good thing about directx is that it supports sound... opengl on the other hand does not, so you have to use FMOD or something to get the sound in
hmm as far as sound goes.... what !!!! of course sound is not part of the graphics library!!.. that ridiculous.. if u want 3d sound and stuff try: OpenAL (Open Audio Library) |
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| Author: | Catalyst [ Sun Jul 04, 2004 2:18 pm ] |
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OpenGL and DirectX also use completely different programming methodologies. While OpenGL is prodecdural, DirectX is more object oriented. |
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| Author: | Dan [ Mon Jul 05, 2004 12:55 am ] |
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Catalyst wrote: OpenGL and DirectX also use completely different programming methodologies. While OpenGL is prodecdural, DirectX is more object oriented.
unless u are progaming in java with there java 3D API that uses OpenGL then everything is a class. |
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| Author: | Catalyst [ Mon Jul 05, 2004 3:16 pm ] |
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well thats a different api now isnt it? |
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| Author: | Dan [ Mon Jul 05, 2004 11:25 pm ] |
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while idk if u whould say it is, sice that API uses the opengl one.  |
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| Author: | Catalyst [ Mon Jul 05, 2004 11:28 pm ] |
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java 3d is more of a high-level wrapper for opengl providing scene-graph management and other higher-level functions thus making more of a separate api |
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| Author: | Dan [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:29 pm ] |
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ok, ok, u win then. But i was just trying to say there is a way to use opengl in a more OOP fourm if u are using java. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:17 am ] |
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heh, only one word for this... told |
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