Andreas Zieringer wrote: >Hi Allen, > > > >>Andreas Zieringer wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi Allen, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I would like to start promoting OpenSG a bit more but I need some help. >>>> We need the ability to download OpenSG, install it, and see >>>>examples/demos of what it can do. Currently when you download and >>>>install OpenSG (on win32 at least) it will install the tutorials. That >>>>is great, but those application aren't too impressive IMHO. Having this >>>>ability would also help immensely with marketing OpenSG places like >>>>OpenGL.org because it would let us announce new features as they happen >>>>instead of waiting for a full release. >>>> >>>>What would it take to modify the build and nightly build/packaging to >>>>build some applications from an examples directory and install those >>>>with the distribution? I don't know how to do this, could someone help? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>we already build the SceneViewer example you can add another one in >>>OpenSG/dist/make_bindist just search for osgSceneViewer >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>If anyone is willing to help out with that, I would be willing to help >>>>move some of the test and demo applications over to this examples >>>>directory to create some demos we can point people at when promoting OpenSG. >>>> >>>>If we can get this working, then I suggest gradually moving some >>>>demos/examples over that show OpenSG's strengths relative to the other >>>>options. The current list I have running through my head in order of >>>>priority is: >>>> >>>>- ShadowViewPort: The images look great and we could promote this well >>>>- Sort-last rendering: This is a huge strength of OpenSG, let's promote it >>>>- Sort-first rendering: No one else does this and it is a totally killer >>>>feature that could bring in users that want to render big data. >>>>- Occlusion culling: The new code from Andreas would be a nice demo >>>>- Surface rendering: How much of the out-of-core rendering is public? >>>>Is there a demo that could be used? >>>>- Tiled clustering: Create a small example that uses SSM to load any >>>>model and render it across a tiled cluster configured from the >>>>commandline or a small conf file. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>my plan for the 1.8 release was to copy some interesting test programs >>>like shadow mapping, occlusion culling, ... to the Tutorials section. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>This would meet my needs as well. I just want to get applications ready >>to promote OpenSG. I recommend we don't wait for the 1.8 release but >>start moving/creating the applications now and announcing the >>capabilities as the applications are ready. By announcing each feature >>separately as demonstrations are available we keep from having things >>get lost in the shuffle and we demonstrate that OpenSG is an active >>project that is alive and kicking. :) >> >> > >ok I will start moving some test programs next week. > > Let me know if you need any help. I could move a couple of the existing ones over if you want some assistance. :)
-Allen > > >>Were you planning to modify the source to make them more tutorial-like >>(ie. adding tons of comments and description)? Any idea what names we >>should use? >> >> > >well not really perhaps some more comments. The users should start with >the first turorial and the new ones are getting a quite high number, so >in the mean time he is hopefully an advanced user ;-) > > > >>>I don't like many small examples programs doing almost the same stuff, >>>what about extending the osgSceneViewer to support shadow mapping, >>>occlusion culling, ... and add some small example osb files. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I don't know the osgSceneViewer codebase so I can't comment on this one. >> >> > >should be quite easy I will add some new features to it next week. > >Andreas > > > >>-Allen >> >> >> >>>Andreas >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Does anyone have other ideas? >>>> >>>>If we were able to get one of these done ever two weeks, we could have a >>>>continuous stream of good examples to show people and promote OpenSG on >>>>opengl.org and other similar places. >>>> >>>>I am looking for volunteers to help out, is anyone interested? >>>> >>>>-Allen >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>>>Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >>>>opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >>>>http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Opensg-core mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-core >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>>Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >>>opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >>>http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Opensg-core mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-core >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >>opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >>http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>_______________________________________________ >>Opensg-core mailing list >>[email protected] >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-core >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >_______________________________________________ >Opensg-core mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-core > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Opensg-core mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-core
