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 PostPost subject: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:37 am 
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Hi,

I am new into game or graphics programming stuffs.

I want to learn some graphics programming that is cross-platform, and has some future.

So, which one would you suggest to learn ?
DirectX I think is just for windows right ?
And OpenGL works on all platform?

Is there any other programming tools that's pretty universal (I mean works on all devices/platform ?)

Thanks !
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 PostPost subject: Re: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:11 pm 
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For cross-platform do Java and OpenGL.
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 PostPost subject: Re: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:41 pm 
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I recommand OpenGL,because i think its more powerful.

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 PostPost subject: Re: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:11 pm 
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OpenGL is used for alot of indiegames because its free. But major games use directX (for windows anyway). But opensource always wins...
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 PostPost subject: Re: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:01 pm 
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OpenGL is used in rendering software and works only for graphics.
DirectX has a SDK with APIs for games,it has network and sound and input interfaces.
For newbies I recommend Allegro,a FOSS library for game developers.
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 PostPost subject: Re: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:21 pm 
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For cross platform, OpenGL is definitely the way to go. Also, you might want to look at http://www.gamedev.net. It's a great resource for learning and some good documents on how to start.
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 PostPost subject: Re: DirectX vs. OpenGL.        Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:29 pm 
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Yeah, if you want cross platform then really the best option is OpenGL, but if you plan to stick with windows then DirectX will be fine.
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