WHATS A 3D GAME ENGINE?
August 22, 2002 08:13 PM
HI
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS A 3D GAME ENGINE AND FOR WHAT IS USED IT.
THANKS
SNOOFY
August 22, 2002 08:25 PM
First, please, don''t type in all-caps. It''s rendered as shouting by most people who read here, and it''s impolite.
A game engine is the code that runs the game. It consists of subsystems for rendering (graphics), audio, input, and various other things.
Think about it like this. Each modern "game" you buy or see has two parts: the game and the engine. The line is blurred in many titles, but effectively the game is all content (art assets, audio, etc) and all code specific to the game at hand, and the engine is the code that is not specific to the game but is more generally suited for determining how the game functions on a low level.
Feel free to ask further questions.
Peace,
ZE.
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A game engine is the code that runs the game. It consists of subsystems for rendering (graphics), audio, input, and various other things.
Think about it like this. Each modern "game" you buy or see has two parts: the game and the engine. The line is blurred in many titles, but effectively the game is all content (art assets, audio, etc) and all code specific to the game at hand, and the engine is the code that is not specific to the game but is more generally suited for determining how the game functions on a low level.
Feel free to ask further questions.
Peace,
ZE.
//email me.//zealouselixir software.//msdn.//n00biez.//
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