Re: Newbie seeks guidance

[Frédéric Lopez <frederic.lopez@free.fr>]

John Moore a écrit :
> Although I'll probably tend toward QT for cards/chess (since I'm familiar
> with QT), I do appreciate all the advice I've been given. I was a little
> hesitant to stick with Linux because I'd prefer not to have to switch
> platforms; I'd like to focus on the games. So I'm pleased to hear ANY
> suggestions, including libraries,tools,etc that'll come in handy later.
> Thanks all!
For 3D action type games, I think the best option is the OGRE library 
for rendering, coupled with SDL for input management, ODE for physics 
and OpenAL/OpenAL++ for sound/music. If you don't want to do 3D, you can 
still use Allegro or SDL, or use OpenGL as has being said by others. 
About the tools, I think Wings3D (modeling) and Blender 
(texturing/animation) are the best candidates for 3D modeling, Gimp 
being the best tool for 2D texture editing.

One thing to consider is the link between programming libraries and 
tools, and Ogre is very good in this domain, having exporters for many 
modeling package, including Wings3D and Blender. If you know or find 
artists who use other tools, there are good chances that their tools are 
supported by OGRE too.

After that, it depends on what you want to do. If you want top-notch 
libraries you can use the ones I mentionned. If you want simpler 
libraries, with less functionnality but easier to grasp, 
Glut/FreeGlut/Plib might be a better choice.