Comments on: Google O3D – it’s going to be interesting http://aras-p.info/blog/2009/05/05/google-o3d-its-going-to-be-interesting/ Random thoughts of a triangle pusher Sat, 19 May 2012 10:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: KrisBerg http://aras-p.info/blog/2009/05/05/google-o3d-its-going-to-be-interesting/#comment-19056 KrisBerg Mon, 18 May 2009 18:30:17 +0000 http://aras-p.info/blog/?p=317#comment-19056 I can't see that you've mentioned Linux support in O3D? That's the only reason I need right now to decide! The (quite old but ongoing) discussion on the Unity Forum: http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=933&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 a Unity-programmer states that they won't port it to Linux until there's a gaming market for that platform. From what I've read about the Unity information, they almost completely focus on the gaming industry, and not 3D in general, so I can sort of understand it... That said, I think it's time for EVERY developer to support the three major OS's, and not leave the "penguin" behind. So, if your blog post here is about competition regarding 3D on web as in general, I think we already have a winner..? I'm sure the disadvantages you list will be solved by Google in coming time, and I really look forward working with O3D instead for the ever-so-slow-performing-and-clipping-problematic Papervision in Flash. Thanks for a interesting read dude. I can’t see that you’ve mentioned Linux support in O3D? That’s the only reason I need right now to decide! The (quite old but ongoing) discussion on the Unity Forum:
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=933&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
a Unity-programmer states that they won’t port it to Linux until there’s a gaming market for that platform.

From what I’ve read about the Unity information, they almost completely focus on the gaming industry, and not 3D in general, so I can sort of understand it… That said, I think it’s time for EVERY developer to support the three major OS’s, and not leave the “penguin” behind. So, if your blog post here is about competition regarding 3D on web as in general, I think we already have a winner..? I’m sure the disadvantages you list will be solved by Google in coming time, and I really look forward working with O3D instead for the ever-so-slow-performing-and-clipping-problematic Papervision in Flash.

Thanks for a interesting read dude.

]]> By: castano http://aras-p.info/blog/2009/05/05/google-o3d-its-going-to-be-interesting/#comment-18893 castano Fri, 08 May 2009 10:25:19 +0000 http://aras-p.info/blog/?p=317#comment-18893 That's why I suggested you talk to google, so that they have the minimal set of features that you would need. That’s why I suggested you talk to google, so that they have the minimal set of features that you would need.

]]> By: Aras Pranckevičius http://aras-p.info/blog/2009/05/05/google-o3d-its-going-to-be-interesting/#comment-18818 Aras Pranckevičius Tue, 05 May 2009 17:20:00 +0000 http://aras-p.info/blog/?p=317#comment-18818 @imbusy: looks like O3D uses ARB assembly (vertex/fragment programs). At Unity we also mostly use them on OpenGL (there is capability to use GLSL, but no one uses it). @castano: the question is, what to do with non-rendering stuff (physics, audio, ...). @imbusy: looks like O3D uses ARB assembly (vertex/fragment programs). At Unity we also mostly use them on OpenGL (there is capability to use GLSL, but no one uses it).

@castano: the question is, what to do with non-rendering stuff (physics, audio, …).

]]> By: castano http://aras-p.info/blog/2009/05/05/google-o3d-its-going-to-be-interesting/#comment-18814 castano Tue, 05 May 2009 15:39:19 +0000 http://aras-p.info/blog/?p=317#comment-18814 Why don't you consider O3D another distribution platform instead of a competitor? As you point out it provides a low level API, while unity's strength is in the high level abstraction and content creation tools that it provides. I think it would be great if you could create games on unity and be able to run them on O3D. That may not be possible/easy right now, but if you talk to google they may add the necessary features in the future. Why don’t you consider O3D another distribution platform instead of a competitor? As you point out it provides a low level API, while unity’s strength is in the high level abstraction and content creation tools that it provides. I think it would be great if you could create games on unity and be able to run them on O3D. That may not be possible/easy right now, but if you talk to google they may add the necessary features in the future.

]]> By: imbusy http://aras-p.info/blog/2009/05/05/google-o3d-its-going-to-be-interesting/#comment-18813 imbusy Tue, 05 May 2009 15:37:20 +0000 http://aras-p.info/blog/?p=317#comment-18813 What does work instead of GLSL? Cg? Pure assembly code? What does work instead of GLSL? Cg? Pure assembly code?

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