> Kevin Glass wrote: > >> >> I still can't see why anyone would go for a native binding unless they >> have a desperate need for speed or fancy features. In those cases, why >> not use C++? >> > Its more a problem of reaching the end of the Java3D API and wanting > more. Ie Xj3D is now ready to tackle pixel and vertex shaders, but we > can't. Our only choice right now is to wait for 1.4 or write our own > scenegraph layer for Java which exposes more of the lower level > functionality or go directly to opengl bindings. Either way it means > writing a bunch of stuff that's already written in Java3D. There is no > need to goto C++, just expose more of the graphics cards features for > advanced users. Java3D works very nicely as a basic graphics API, it > has taken us very far into supporting VRML and X3D. > Ah yes, I suppose I was coming more from a gaming point of view than a visualisation API. Granted there are great benefits to a scenegraph in any circumstance. I'm under the impression that the majority of people demorialised by the lack of Java 3D 1.4 were really thing about games.
> I think we need to structure a way that the community can help Sun push > Java3D forward. One path forward is to open source Java3D and let the > community help improve it. This might also sidestep the issue of > porting Java3D to MAC, let the community do it, no lawyers/CEO's > involved. Open-sourcing Java 3D would be a great idea, but I think Sun have already no-no-ed it. Although there was an open source implementation some time ago, JFree-D? There is also talk of some Java3D-esque scenegraphs being built ontop of JOGL. And then of course there is the mind2machine scenegraph. Now the problem is going to be that there is no standard scenegraph to write loaders etc.. against. Interestingly I heard you guys were going to offer an Xj3D loader ontop of JOGL. (source, javagaming forums) Is this true? If so, how do you plan to integrate with the users own infrastructure? Kev > > -- > Alan Hudson > President: Yumetech, Inc. http://www.yumetech.com/ > Web3D Open Source Chair http://www.web3d.org/TaskGroups/source/ > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send > email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message > "help". -- Jose UML - http://www.newdawnsoftware.com/jose Warlock - http://www.cokeandcode.com/warlock =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
