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How do 3d games work?
« on: August 29, 2011, 02:03:23 pm »
I was wondering about how 3d games work, so I can make one myself. I'd like to know how to make a 3d engine that can do 360 x,y, and z. I'd also like it to be done in luaFX when finished, but I only want to know the basics right now (the theory, formulas, etc.).
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2011, 02:06:29 pm »
What type of 3d graphics are you talking about? 3D wireframes? Wolfenstein? The jets in your signature? Also, do arbitrary viewpoints have to be supported? What about rotating frames? How high quality does the rendering need to be?

Basically, there's a huge field of stuff out there. It'd help others tremendously if you were a bit more specific about your eventual goals :P
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2011, 02:07:09 pm »
1) this is in "humor and jokes", which is the wrong place for anything besides funny jokes, obviously :P

2) they work in multiple ways.  Too many ways to sum up in a paragraph, a post, possibly even a thread.  What do you want to work with?  What language?  Low level or high level graphics interfacing?  What *specific* questions?  Did you look at any tutorials first, or do you need help finding some good ones?
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2011, 02:11:07 pm »
Graphics were soooo simple in the 2D days :P
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 02:17:18 pm »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_graphics#3D
I know that wikipedia is unreliable, but it is a good place to get started.  It barely even scrapes the top, but you can get more of a feel of 3d games.
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 03:18:49 pm »
Quote from: ralphdspam on August 29, 2011, 02:17:18 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_graphics#3D
I know that wikipedia is unreliable, but it is a good place to get started.

Wikipedia is unreliable *for certain topics*. As far as technical materials go, it's generally an excellent resource.
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2011, 06:58:30 pm »
Quote from: Qwerty.55 on August 29, 2011, 03:18:49 pm
Wikipedia is unreliable *for certain topics*. As far as technical materials go, it's generally an excellent resource.
* ralphdspam changes the x86 architecture page.  >:D
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 09:34:12 am »
OK, what i was talking about is:

Language: LuaFX
Type: Wireframes, First person, Fixed 3d
Rendering: Dont know.


Thanks for that wikipedia article.
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2011, 09:45:11 am »
Here Rendering are the types!
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2011, 09:55:22 am »
What do you mean?
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2011, 10:23:19 am »
I got a whole course at school on 3D, there's a lot of stuff. Also involves matrices.
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2011, 10:25:27 am »
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2011, 10:26:40 am »
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2011, 10:29:04 am »
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Re: How do 3d games work?
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2011, 10:46:32 am »
Wait, do you want a wireframe first person game? Because fixed 3d means the camera does not move at all.
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