On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:57:22 -0600 "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leonardo Santagada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Soya] status of rewrite? CVS? etc > > > > Christopher Armstrong wrote: > > > Are you guys really hacking on it > > > without revision control (scary thought ;)? > > Don't say this kind of things, it might have kids reading this list. > > Hell, even I don't know how i am going to sleep after that. :) > > > > > > > > I've never done any 3d graphics programming and have been > > > surveying the landscape (no pun intended, but now that I think of > > > it.. ;). It's extremely depressing :-( Python wrappers for > > > existing kits are typically garbage, lacking any kind of > > > documentation, and there an astounding number of immature 3d > > > engine projects. Soya3d looks the most promising to me because > > > it's written native for Python. > > I Share the same vision, the only other half good 3d engine for > > python is Nebula device, but i never got to make that thing work. As > > there isn't support for windows in Soya3D ( at least not good > > working version that I know of) I still feel that making 3d games in > > python is a dream. But the creators of soya are trying hard with > > this software and I am very pleased with their work so far. > > Actually, I was very pleased to have seen the tutorials. They were > very detailed and well documented. And they all worked for me. > > If soya3d had three things right now, I'd jump up and down and feel > like I am a complete new human-being :), j/k, and they are: > > - up-to-date windows support we just need a (good) maintener / porter ; there no reason for the port to be impossible (python, pyrex, opengl, sdl... are all portable) ! > - good GUI support, (something like pyui) I have heard about a GUI in SDL (maybe it is PyUI) ; using Soya with SDL is possible (though it has not been heavily tested). > - better physics yep... i'm not an "algorithm guy" :-( you may look toward ODE / PyODE. Jiba -- Pour vous desabonner envoyez un mail a [EMAIL PROTECTED]
