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OpenSceneGraph cross-platform examples

2018-04-20 00:00

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This article summarizes the work we did to produce the first two cross-platform OpenSceneGraph examples.

By the time the first technology demonstration of OGS Mahjong 2 has been released, we’ve already had issue request (to explain how to load images with OpenSceneGraph on Android) hanging for some time. We considered creating a new tutorial for OpenSceneGraph cross-platform guide at first. However, we realized that it’s time-consuming and excessive for such a tiny topic (compared to what an average game has) as image loading. We decided to continue sharing our knowledge in the form of concrete examples. That’s how OpenSceneGraph cross-platform examples were born.

Each example:

  • explains crucial code necessary to perform a specific task
  • accents platform-specific nuances
  • provides implementations to cover desktop, mobile, and web platforms
  • provides a web build to showcase results

The first two examples cover the following topics:

  • Embed resource into executable: this greatly simplifies resource handling across platforms
  • Use PNG images with PNG plugins: this explains the requirements necessary to build and use PNG plugins

We will be adding new examples as we proceed with OGS Mahjong 2 development.

That’s it for summarizing the work we did to produce the first two cross-platform OpenSceneGraph examples.