Elysian Shadows

Trying to decide what API I want to use. What API do YOU use and why?

Stupid poll - lets me only select one option
I use SFML and OpenGL

I use OpenGL and SDL.

All the above

For those that use a combination of these, how do you split the usage? For example, do you use something like SDL to handle windows and all the startup crap and then use OpenGL for your main graphics stuff?

mattheweston wrote:For those that use a combination of these, how do you split the usage? For example, do you use something like SDL to handle windows and all the startup crap and then use OpenGL for your main graphics stuff?

Basically you use SDL to handle everything apart from graphics.

Depends on what the goal is. I've used OGL, SDL, DirectX, & XNA.

C++ 2D low demand - SDL
C++ 2D/3D high demand - SDL/OpenGL
C# 2D low demand - XNA
C# 2D/3D high demand - XNA/DirectX

I lol'd at "roll your own" haha.
But yeah I voted SDL and OpenGL too

OpenGL, with GLUT for now, because it's the only cross platform 3D API I know of. I use GLUT at the moment but I might use SDL in the future.

I voted other. I typically avoid hardware-accelerated rendering APIs and focus mainly on software-based implementations. I like to give my users the worst possible gaming experience imaginable.

ha that's great weary

I have primarily used SDL (more recently with openGL for graphics), but I'm intending to start using a SFML/OpenGL combination (SFML for windowing, threading, networking and OpenGL for graphics).

I use teh directX because it is EXTREME!!!!!!!!

But if you want to use a (sort of) industry standard for xbox, use c++ with direct3D, and maybe a physics engine.