vector and particle effects

Richard Jones richardjones at optushome.com.au
Fri Sep 29 03:54:02 EDT 2006


Jay wrote:
> Sorry for the double post.  Google groups was being stubborn.
> Jay wrote:
>> I'd like to experiment a little bit with vector graphics in python.
>> When I say 'vector graphics' I don't mean regular old svg-style.  I
>> mean vector game style as in simulation of vector beam drawn graphics.
>> If you still don't know what I'm talking about, see Grid Wars 2
>> (http://gridwars.marune.de/) or Battlezone
>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone).
>>
>> Anyway, I need help choosing a module or modules to support this.
>> Would pygame support this or should I try pyopengl?  Or is there a
>> better module for this?
>> 
>> Any tutorials for the basics would be GREATLY appreciated.

I'd suggest PyOpenGL because it'll be a *lot* faster. Something like
gridwars won't be possible in pygame.


    Richard




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