Elysian Shadows

Be sure you have the JRE as well. But there have been problems recently w/ the 64bit JDK binaries. Try to install the x86 JDK if you have not already. This fixes the problem in most cases.

I'd rather have my guts cut out and replaced with hot acid and angry kittens than have to deal w/ OpenGL at any meaningful level for an extended period of time.

The reason this happens is because you are using an alpha TEST as opposed to an alpha BLEND. When you have a source image that's lest say 256x256, and it's to be sampled across a polygon that stretches 512x512 real pixels (magnification). With linear sampling it means that you have 1 pixel to be sam...

I agree. No offense taken here. I agree on most points. I used to develop for Terminal Reality, Inc here in the Dallas area as a graphics programmer and shipped two titles. Now this was 10+ years ago, so I'm no longer qualified to answer questions as to what they do in the industry now. 10 years ago...

Try using point sampling (GL_NEAREST). The interpolation can cause problems on edges when minifying or magnifying.

I would like to note that the OpenGL driver will not perform matrix operations on the GPU. These (glMultMatrix, glTranslate, glRotate, etc...) are all implemented on the CPU because of the relative frivolousness of the calculation. The driver detects and is free to make use of SSE optimized routines...

Yes, you are missing something. Matrix multiplication is not commutative. For a matrix A and B. AB != BA Furthermore, depending on the nature of the rotation desired, you may need to translate to the common or world origin to obtain your rotation. You must do this for rotations about the object's co...

You need to be sure of your source image's format. Make sure it is indeed ARGB as this is what you've specified to SDL. If this is indeed the case then you can not use GL_RGBA as a source image format to glTexImage. This simply will not give you the correct results. There is no GL_ARGB so you have t...

It appears to me that you have made a trivial mistake: 1) dD/dt = kD 2) dD = kD dt ( divide the D out ) 3) dD/D = k dt ( variables are isolated, and k is constant ) 4) 1/D dD = k dt ( alternate form of #3 above ) 5) integrate 5) ln|D| = kt ( the constant k comes out, dt = 1dt = t -> kt ) 6) turn int...

What he meant to say was that he drives TO his house for a little morning pick-me-up.......or is that get-me-up....I can't remember which :]

Come on now. You said you were good at solving probs. Dont give up at the first resistance. Its a series of hurdles that never stop coming. Just stick with it.
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These are all "text formatting" flags, hinted by the "ios::" part of it, which is short for "input/output stream" or "i/o stream" for short. These flags are only concerned with how data submitted to the output stream appear on the console. They do not affect t...

In terms of frame time, that is a poor assertion. Where the target is 60Hz, which is generally considered very acceptable, you can spend no more than about 16ms per frame for render and logic combined. For instance, a very involved frame may take 8-12ms (12ms being the frame profile time for Crysis ...

You dont need to fix it if it aint a problem. I love these kinds of remarks because you might flabberghast yourself if you'd simply profile the code. I'm sure given ES's complexity and very low render burden hardly any of your time is spent in the GL driver, so you can optimize away to your heart's ...

I cant imagine why he thinks you're arrogant. (There's always some element of truth to even the most misguided) Listen, respect is not something that is ascribed to you. (Not even by your project mentors). Every time, without fail, you will have to earn it. It sounds like you want him to just bend o...