API

[Cynycal]

you guys gonna used Direct 3d or OpenGL, or both?...just wondering...

[Lordosis]

Direct3D is a huge mess. I don't want to touch it unless it's absolutely necessary.... and it isn't necessary since OpenGL is awesome.

[Cynycal]

i hear ya! all i can say is Woo Hoo!..i'm trying to learn direct3d now..i hate it so far...i'm thinking about learning openGL instead but i dont have a book on it

[Lordosis]

http://search.borders.com/fcgi-bin/db2www/search/search.d2w/Details?&mediaType=Book&prodID=51424953

It's by far the best GL book I've seen, I use it all the time even now. It's online for free so you don't have to buy it, but I don't remember the link.

[Rolfe]

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/list.asp?categoryid=31

There are 2 links to that book, the Redbook. One is in HTML and the other is in PDF. There's also a link to the Bluebook, which is the cooresponding reference guide, and there are several links to OpenGL Tutorials.

[Cynycal]

ah...Venom will be pleased...i'm not exactly a good programmer right now, Venom is though and we're like working on stuff together...etc..