[REF]Write 3D Games and apps: a C#/.NET Compact Framework wrapper for OpenGLES

[Koush]

Update 8/10:
I published a 3D game called Sensory Overload. Full source is included.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...55#post2508955


Initial Post 8/08


I've been doing 3d graphics development for a while, and it's really exciting to finally own a Windows Mobile device that has hardware acceleration.
I'm also primarily a managed developer, and I know a lot of people are in the same boat. If you're looking to access the 3d hardware acceleration of the HTC Touch Diamond, then you will be interested in this managed library for OpenGL. The download includes the full source for the wrapper and the sample "spinning triangle" application that goes with it.

Have fun coding, and let me know if you find any bugs!

[CutePinkSox]

Originally Posted by Koush I've been doing 3d graphics development for a while, and it's really exciting to finally own a Windows Mobile device that has hardware acceleration. I'm also primarily a manager developer, and I know a lot of people are in the same boat. If you're looking to access the 3d hardware acceleration of the HTC Touch Diamond, then you will be interested in this managed library for OpenGL. The download includes the full source for the wrapper and the sample "spinning triangle" application that goes with it. Have fun coding, and let me know if you find any bugs!

So the rendering is done by the GPU rather than CPU - didn't think anyone accessed the hardware yet through the driver???

[Koush]

By querying the device via D3D and OpenGL, you can verify that they are both indeed hardware accelerated. Incidentally, it was the Diamond drivers that provided a breakthrough for hackers to provide hardware acceleration for the Kaiser devices.

[Menneisyys]

Originally Posted by Koush I've been doing 3d graphics development for a while, and it's really exciting to finally own a Windows Mobile device that has hardware acceleration. I'm also primarily a managed developer, and I know a lot of people are in the same boat. If you're looking to access the 3d hardware acceleration of the HTC Touch Diamond, then you will be interested in this managed library for OpenGL. The download includes the full source for the wrapper and the sample "spinning triangle" application that goes with it. Have fun coding, and let me know if you find any bugs!

Wowz! This is GREAT news! Want me to stick the thread?

[WWWeed]

wow, nice work mate!!

[CutePinkSox]

Originally Posted by Menneisyys Wowz! This is GREAT news! Want me to stick the thread?

STICK IT STICK IT - lets make sure it gets alot of attention

[Menneisyys]

Originally Posted by CutePinkSox STICK IT STICK IT - lets make sure it gets alot of attention

OK, I stick it. Hope the original poster will work on the project further

[marco.catelli]

wow, that's really nice, I never developed graphics things and I only know a bit of vb.net but during holidays maybe I'll give a try!!! thanks and go on!

[Koush]

Originally Posted by Menneisyys OK, I stick it. Hope the original poster will work on the project further

Thanks! Functionally, it is a complete implementation of a way to access OpenGL through managed code. However, there are some small things I want to do to make it easier for developers to write applications for OpenGL.

• Implement/port GLU
• Implement/port GLUT
• Change the constants that are passed into OpenGL into enums so that it makes it easier for to see a list of valid arguments in Intellisense. This will also address some of the loose typing that is typical of OpenGL.
• Implement a fixed point sample that works with the Vincent 3D software implementation of OpenGL.

[A_C]

Thanks for the great news. But how about the unmanaged way (c++)? Which header file(s) should be referenced?