WSoft 101 Intro (Tutorial 1):

  • Zenilib is a 3D game development library written by Mitchell Bloch. It uses OpenGL and Direct3D interchangably. The basis of WSoft101 will be learning the basics of game programming using this library.
  • Download the source code and supporting files from The Zenipex Library Homepage. This is also where you can find the doxygen-based documentation.

To compile in Visual Studio / Xcode:

Follow the Start Guide if you haven't already.

Rendering a triangle:

  1. In Visual Studio open "Application/Source Files/Gamestate_One.cpp"
  2. Find a spot before the line containing "namespace Zeni {"

  3. Add the following code for a new Gamestate:

    class Simple_Rendering_State : public Gamestate_Base {
  void render() {
    Video &vr = get_Video();
    Colors &cr = get_Colors();

    Vertex2f_Color p0(Point2f(0.0f, 0.0f), cr["red"]);
    Vertex2f_Color p1(Point2f(0.0f, 300.0f), cr["green"]);
    Vertex2f_Color p2(Point2f(400.0f, 0.0f), cr["blue"]);

    Triangle<Vertex2f_Color> triangle(p0, p1, p2);

    vr.render(triangle);
  }
};

    Note the counter-clockwise ordering of the vertices. If the ordering were clockwise, it would be considered back-facing. If you want the best performance, you should cull back facing polygons.

  4. Find the definition of the function "void Gamestate_One::perform_logic()".

  5. Change "Play_State" to "Simple_Rendering_State".

  6. Optional: Change the titles as desired.
  7. Save and Build
  8. Run

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