Re: [pygame] getting setup to use PyOpenGL for 2D

[altern <altern2@xxxxxxxxx>]

> When I said that OpenGL isn't usable for 2D I mean that's too low-level,
> so one needs to defince a higher-lever layer that removes the
> comfortness parts, so one can focus on gamewriting. 

consider that once you have set up some classes or modules with 
functions to handle the basic stuff you dont have to deal that much with 
opengl anymore. My aproach to learn 2D pyopenGL was to create a very 
basic module with a set of functions to draw lines, circles, rects and 
the basic to open a window and handle the events.
Slowly you can make it more complex, learning on the process. It is 
quite a good exercise i would say. But i was lucky to be able to attend 
a basic introduction to OpenGL in C that helped me getting some very 
basic understanding of how it works.

I am actually considering that some old versions of my 2D pygame-opengl 
framework would be nice to teach this kind of stuff ... I might try to 
clean it up and put it online, i might be giving a workshop on python 
graphics and it could be nice things for students to check out.
The latest version is available on
www.ixi-software.net/content/body_software_mirra.html
But I think it is too complex and probably not very good code, still it 
is a beta and there is so much to improve.

--
enrike