Many thanks, Wade. Or is it G.? Anyway, your maze program is an excellent place for me to start. Thanks for sharing it. Coincidentally, I did concerns about memory, so I'll definitely look into the <use/> element.
Just out of curiosity, how complex is the perl script that generates the maze? Similar to your maze, I need to generate the layout of the tiles in a logical pattern. If I want believable (as opposed to accurate) representations of landmasses and geography, I can't just randomly pick a tile for each square. I know only a little bit about a little bit about perl. Is your script something you think a perl newbie could dissect, or did you write it in the grand tradition of perl obfuscation? -Matt D. --- In [email protected], "G. Wade Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Although it was for a very different purpose, I have some examples of game > boards in SVG built with tiles in my Maze Maker project > (http://www.anomaly.org/wade/projects/mazemaker/index.html). > > My project is based on a Perl script that generates the mazes, which are > interactive through JavaScript. I have a list of improvements I plan to make > once I have a bit more time. > > Generating a maze and viewing the source will show how to use the <use/> > element and "tiles" without using a huge amount of memory. > > Hope you find it useful. > > G. Wade > > On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:37:15 -0000 > "world_shaper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey Everyone. > > > > OK. First off, I am BRAND NEW to SVG development, so I have a lot of > > questions and no experience. Heck, three days ago I didn't even know > > what SVG was. The more I read about it, though, the more I like it. > > I could easily ask a hundred questions here, but I will limit it to > > one very broad question I have. > > > > OK, first some background. I am looking to write a client-side only > > web app to generate random maps for gaming. I have a few key features > > that I want to try to stick to: > > > > 1) I want the app to be non-compiled > > 2) I want the app to be as open-source as possible. > > 3) I want the app to be as platform-independant as possible. > > > > I think that javascript combined with SVG's rendering capabilities is > > perfect for the job(native zooming, scaling, and panning are just a > > few features that come to mind). I'm not sure if it is possible to do > > what I have in mind, however. Here is what I was thinking: > > > > Similar to traditional compiled game engines, I want to take small > > individual graphic "tiles" and randomly combine them into a large > > mosaic that creates the map. Because .jpgs and .bmps have serious > > limitations when it comes to level-of-detail and zooming, I thought > > that SVGs would be a better choice. > > > > Because I don't want to load anywhere from 200 to 2000 individual SVG > > images at one time, I want to create some sort of quasi LOD system. > > To do so, I figure that I need to be able to combine the individual > > small tiles and create single composite SVG images for different > > levels of detail. Basically, at different levels of zoom, I want the > > code to determine which size composite SVG image to render; e.g., at > > the most zoomed, it renders individual tiles, at the next threshold > > level zooming out, it combines 4 tiles into one SVG image, at the next > > threshold level zooming out, it combines 16 tiles into one SVG image, > > etc., etc. > > > > So with all that said, here is what I am wondering: > > > > Is it possible to programatically generate these composite SVG images > > when the map is first generated, then load and unload these images in > > the manner I described? If so, where can I get some information on > > how to accomplish this. I have experience coding, so I am not asking > > for someone else to do the work, but I need some resources to point me > > in the right direction. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > -Matt D. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -or- > > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my > > membership"---- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time. > -- Bruce Schneier > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
