Franklin 3D for Revolution Update

Ray Horsley Ray at LinkIt.Com
Mon Aug 10 19:30:32 EDT 2009


I noticed it!  Sounds exciting!

Best wishes.  We'll be following this thread.

Ray Horsley
LinkIt! Software

On Aug 10, 2009, at 12:50 PM, viktoras d. wrote:

> Hi Lynn,
>
> I can't believe no one noticed your announcement :-). I am waiting  
> impatiently for the release. Btw. why Franklin?.. Will it work with  
> revlets?
>
> Good luck!
> Viktoras
>
>
> Lynn Fredricks wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> A quick update on Franklin 3D - the 3D game and rendering engine for
>> Revolution.
>>
>> We are going to be able to expose Franklin 3D for Revolution very  
>> soon to
>> founders - I want one more example stack update. We have demo stack  
>> just
>> about ready - some tasty bits:
>>
>> - Rendering includes OpenGL, two "software" renderers and Direct X 9
>> (Windows only)
>> - Loading a Quake Map
>> - Unnative UI (there is a UI engine built right into it)
>> - 2D sprite engine
>> - Collision detection/gravity
>> - Custom Scene Nodes
>> - Movement
>> - Terrain Rendering
>> - Rendering to Texture
>> - Split Screens (more to come on this - shows multi camera views -  
>> maybe
>> multiplayer games...)
>>
>> Some of the effects aren't quite right yet, that's why the delay.
>>
>> That's the first batch of examples. There's one in the works that  
>> show how
>> to handle call backs - several more coming.
>>
>> The demo stack will let you locate the media folder, select windows  
>> size,
>> select renderer.
>>
>> Here's my top five Why This is Cool:
>>
>> - hardware accelerated graphics - both 3D AND 2D
>> - lots of model formats supported, game and not game (like OBJ)
>> - OpenGL gives you a great cross-platform option when the Mac OS X  
>> version
>> is available
>> - A lot of stuff like collision detection/gravity is REALLY easy
>> - Useful for simulations, 3D viewers for graphics catalogs and more
>>
>> Founders will be able to pre-order, get codes right away and get  
>> into a
>> private Google Group. Licenses will include 12 months of updates. The
>> licensing system will be very similar to how Valentina works.
>>
>> Ill post other details soon.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Lynn Fredricks
>> President
>> Paradigma Software
>> http://www.paradigmasoft.com
>>
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