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**BREAKOUT GAME IN OPENGL** code is in C. Use the 's' and 'd' to move the paddle. Bounce the ball off the paddle to keep it from falling off the bottom of the screen. Break all the bricks to win. So far the program is running. but the right brick …

Hello, So I'm aware that OpenGL is Column major and DirectX is Row major, but how does that translate into a basic 1D array? So given the below visual matrix, what would the first 3 in the array of each platform and which 3 would be the x,y and z …

hi everybody! I really need your help here. I am developing a 3D game. so far I have came no further than finishing the 3D engine and print out some basic 3D-models. everything works okay, with exception of a bug, occuring after a couple of minutes of running time. it …

I've tried lots of times to get this to work but , no luck . the problem is this program shows white screen , and It doesn't display the polygon . Here's the code , take a look : /*Headers*/ #include <GL/glut.h> /*End of headers*/ /* Check Compiler*/ #ifdef __FLAT__ …

I'm trying to create a simple colored cube using vbo(well it actually a rectangle with z = 0). I am using glew & freeglut. Here my code. #include <GL/glew.h> #include <GL/glut.h> #include <stdio.h> const int g_width = 800; const int g_height = 800; #pragma comment(lib, "glew32.lib") static const GLsizeiptr PositionSize …

Hello, I can get OpenGL to render 3D scenes to the screen, but I want to render them to a pixel array. Basically I want some magical code to fill in the blanks for this code segment: int width=500; int height=500; uint32_t *colours=new uint32_t[width*height]; //Magic code! glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES); //other drawing stuff, …

Hello, I am wondering how libraries create graphics contexts in a cross-platform manner. Somehow libraries like SDL create graphical windows seemingly without using the system headers. I know how to set up a window for graphics using Win32API, and how to get input from it using the same. How do …

HI, I am trying to set the consecutive pixels to a specific color so as to obtain a line. Though, I know there is a built in function for drawing the line, but I am interested to do it without using any GL primitive. This is the display function as …

I have had a hard time setting up OpenGL to work with Visual Studio 2010,but no luck so far.I included `glut.h`,`gl.h`.I have linked the requisite `.lib` files in the Project Properties,but still I get this error `error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _glutMainLoop referenced in function _main` ind six more like …

Im incrementing a value in a while loop, but its only incrementing when my mouse is moving. Any ideas? while (isAlwaysTrue) { value += 1; } Thats basically what Im doing.

I'm trying to write program in Python using PyOpenGL which I need to use glutMouseFunc for some mouse functionality but when I run the program I get the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "teapot.py", line 80, in <module> glutMouseFunc(mouseHandle) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/OpenGL/GLUT/special.py", line 137, in __call__ contextdata.setValue( self.CONTEXT_DATA_KEY, …

shader.vert: #version 120 varying vec3 position; varying vec3 normal; void main() { position = (vec3(gl_ModelViewMatrix*gl_Vertex)); //get the position of the vertex after translation, rotation, scaling normal = gl_NormalMatrix*gl_Normal; //get the normal direction, after translation, rotation, scaling gl_Position = gl_ModelViewProjectionMatrix * gl_Vertex; } shader.frag: #version 120 varying vec3 position; varying vec3 …

IM A COMPLETE TOOL PLEASE IGNORE / DELETE THIS POST Hello everybody, im currently trying to learn 3d game development (ive developed 2d games in the past, nothing this complex, i am a third year programming student). Ive been working on this project in my spare time for the past …

My Ubuntu version is 12.04. I'm simply trying to include GL/glu.h in my program, but I get the error: `fatal error: GL/glu.h: No such file or directory` I include it like this: `#include <GL/glu.h>` I have libgl1-mesa-glx-dbg, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-common-dev all installed.

I was following [this tutorial](http://www.swiftless.com/tutorials/opengl4/1-opengl-window.html) for my first attempt at OpenGL. All I'm doing is initializing an empty window. His VS 2010 code is [here](http://www.swiftless.com/?download=1%20-%20OpenGL3%20-%20Window). Using Dev-C++ as my IDE on Windows 7, and MS SDK 7.1, I get this error: [Linker error] undefined reference to `_imp____wglewCreateContextAttribsARB' ld returned 1 …

I am using code::blocks and have written a dll. I am currently testing it but am getting tired of having to compile it, copy the DLL, DEF, H and A files into a test project, and then compiling the test project every time I need to fix something. Is there …

I was just wondering why do we exactly call glTranste command if its possible just to increase objects x, y or z. And its even stated in this tutorial: http://nehe.gamedev.net/tutorial/particle_engine_using_triangle_strips/21001/ that its even faster to only use Vertex3f() instead of resetting the Modelview Matrix. Anyways, maybe its just something particular …

It seems that i dont fully comprehend how rotation works. So leys say i have a cube and i do this: x = 90.0f; rotatef(x, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); Notice that my code here may be not all correct, its like that just to symbolize what i mean. So by doing …

Hi there, I'm sorry if this is a vague question, but I've just been assigned to create a color animation project with GLSL, and I've never really used it before. The criteria for the assignment is that the animation should depend on object coordinates, vary over time and should use …

Straight to the point, I am using SOIL (http://www.lonesock.net/soil.html) library to upload images into OpenGl. Loading textures works fine but there is this thing i dont fully comprehend. Lets say I load an image into OpenGL via SOIL and I want to reuse the same image over few other textures …

I am trying to compile NeHe code for win32 app in visual studio 2010. but this error appear: [CODE]cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [29]' to 'LPCWSTR' 1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast[/CODE] to these instructions [ICODE] if (!wglMakeCurrent(NULL,NULL)) // Are …

I recently looked at [URL="http://www.songho.ca/opengl/gl_vbo.html"]this[/URL] description of VBOs and a sample implementation of them. When I ran the executable, it was significantly faster with no VBOs than with them. I don't understand why it should be slower with the VBOs than without. Can anybody explain why?

Hello, I have been working with opengl and other graphics libraries and they all require the bits per pixel of the screen on initialization of a window. My question is, is there any way to get the system's preffered bits per pixel? or that of the monitor?

Hi, I have a grid, which contains cells that have several different properties. [CODE]struct fluidProperties1 { float foo; float bar; };[/CODE] and I create the grid as follows using a template [CODE]Grid2D<fluidProperties1> grid1;[/CODE] Now, I want to pass the array formed only by the values of foo, and not by …

I've been Programming in C++ for a year. I am done with Basics and all other OOP concepts(like inheritance,polymorphism and STL) I want to be a game programmer, but i don't know what to study now? I've heard about OpenGL, DirectX, GUI libraries as a result i m confused to …

I need help. I tried to load an image using SOIL. I was having problems with it so I found another code I am using. However, it looks like I am not loading it properly. It's simple but I think I'm confusing myself. I still can't wrap my head around …

I'm currently trying to learn OpenGL with the use of GLFW and the Addison Wesley book 'OpenGL Programming guide 7th edition'. Here is one of the first sample programs they present, it is meant to draw a white box. In this example I mixed it with a simple glfw window …

Hi, I have drawn a human face using simple shapes such as big circle for the face, little circles for the eyes, lines for eyebrows and triangle for the nose. I have been asked to create a template for various expressions of the face (fear, happiness, disgust, etc). Once I'm …

Hi, Does anyone know how to animate object so it follows a previously drawn spline? I tried by translating all object vertices by Spline_point[i]-Spline_point[i-1] by frames but this doesn't work. Does anyone have a better idea?

I drew a circle to represent a human face. I am drawing an arc to represent the mouth but I am having troubling positioning it in the right place. I have checked the value of x and y in the computation of the arc but can't seem to figure out …