Renderer Coding

monkeycracks · Post by **monkeycracks** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:51 pm

Is it possible(or rather, in any way a good idea) to code your own renderer? If so could you please post some links to articles, examples, etc.

Otherwise anyone have any good links to OpenGL tutorials?

Saturn · Post by **Saturn** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:17 pm

Depends. What for?

monkeycracks · Post by **monkeycracks** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:24 pm

one of my long term goals is to code a game engine.

Saturn · Post by **Saturn** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:44 pm

Still not getting it. You want to know whether your long-term goal is any good? That's yours to decide really.

Just go for it. It definitly can't hurt to learn a render API and OpenGL is a good choice here.

As for tutorials. Stick to the classics: http://nehe.gamedev.net/
You will also find blue and red book useful:
http://www.rush3d.com/reference/opengl-bluebook-1.0/
http://www.rush3d.com/reference/opengl-redbook-1.1/

If you want to learn GLSL too, here is the classic tutorial: http://www.lighthouse3d.com/opengl/glsl/index.php?intro

And an example is right in front of your nose: Irrlicht.

monkeycracks · Post by **monkeycracks** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:48 pm

GLSL is what?

And by good idea I meant would it be a good idea to make my own renderer.

Saturn · Post by **Saturn** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:55 pm

monkeycracks wrote:And by good idea I meant would it be a good idea to make my own renderer.

Saturn wrote:Depends. What for?

We're going full circle here. How would we be able to decide? What metrics shall we apply in order to determine usefulness?

GLSL is the OpenGL-Shading Language, as the link I posted explains.

monkeycracks · Post by **monkeycracks** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:46 pm

I'll just learn OpenGL and base it off that

Thanks much

monkeycracks · Post by **monkeycracks** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:07 am

NeHe's tuts are wonderful and I'm already grasping the concepts and code.

THANK YOU