AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  the future of java 3d          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> 3D Graphics API's for Java View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message michael hodigns scjp Guest Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 12:19 am    Post subject: the future of java 3d Hi I'm currently considering writing an application that would have a 3D aspect to it (as much as I would love to, I'm not setting my sights so high as a first or third person shootem up project). I'm a Java programmer and this is the language I'd like to use. More so than normal, in fact, as the application would have a server client relationship across the internet and therefore platform independence is important. My concern is in Java's support for 3D. Do Sun still support the Java3D API or have they abandoned it in favour of the seemingly incomplete JOGL? Essentially, if I decide to learn the Java 3D API, would I be spending time on a new skill that I wouldn't be able to use in the future? I hope someone can shed a little light on my concerns. Kind regards Michael Hodgins SCJP Back to top Peter Ashford Guest Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:48 pm    Post subject: Re: the future of java 3d michael hodigns scjp wrote: Quote: Hi I'm currently considering writing an application that would have a 3D aspect to it (as much as I would love to, I'm not setting my sights so high as a first or third person shootem up project). I'm a Java programmer and this is the language I'd like to use. More so than normal, in fact, as the application would have a server client relationship across the internet and therefore platform independence is important. My concern is in Java's support for 3D. Do Sun still support the Java3D API or have they abandoned it in favour of the seemingly incomplete JOGL? You seem to be a little confused about JOGL. It is not "incomplete" - as it is in no way intended to be a scenegraph like java3D. JOGL is a thin wrapper over openGL and is (bar any bugs that might pop up) as complete as you could want - i.e: you can do any openGL stuff with java/JOGL that you would with C/C++ and OpenGL. Quote: Essentially, if I decide to learn the Java 3D API, would I be spending time on a new skill that I wouldn't be able to use in the future? Sun haven't made a significant move in either direction with Java3D, so who knows? However, there does exist the Xith3D project - which is a Java3D-like scenegraph that sits atop JOGL which uses the same structural model as Java3D. Xith3D *is* currently supported and cross platform. Back to top michael hodigns scjp Guest Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 4:08 pm    Post subject: Re: the future of java 3d Thank you for your help and enlightenment. I'll take a look at Xith3D. Kind regards, Michael Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> 3D Graphics API's for Java All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Java Newsgroups----------------Java DiscussionsWeb-based java games comp.lang.java 3D Graphics API's for Java Java: Support and criticism Java System Announcements comp.lang.java.api JavaBeans Java and CORBA Java and Databases comp.lang.java.developer Java GUI Toolkits Java Help comp.lang.java.javascript JVM, native methods and hardware comp.lang.java.misc Java Language Programming Security and Java comp.lang.java.setup Java Software Tools comp.lang.java.tech ibm.software.java.linux  Non-English Java Newsgroups----------------Java Language (German)Language Java (Français)Java (Italian)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.