Writing Tetris in C --Graphics?

Caminman · 2003-01-26T12:18:20

Hello people, I''m a new guy here I''ve been studying C and M68k ASM the past year (Created "Snake" in ASCII-mode for a terminal using M68k-CPU, coooool ) Anyway, I just started on writing Tetris in C, so I think it''s time for me to start learning some Graphics-programming in order to make a decent tetris-game. OpenGL is what I have in mind, as I''ve heard this would be the smartest way to go. I don''t have that much spare time at the moment, but I''ve had the time to read a bit about OpenGL, and it''s all still quite blurry for me, as I''m not used to all the Window-handles etc, as I haven''t been working with Win32API and such that much. As said, the game that I''m writing is so far completely in C (had an OOP-course, examples in Java, so I''m not that used to C++ yet), and I''m wondering if the implementation of OpenGL would affect (m)any parts of the current code, except for moving everything into an Win32-app? (Working with MSVS6, so no probs there). So I''m thinking that the changes that needs to be done are the following: Setting the init-code for OpenGL, putting an OpenGL call into the current while(player != DEAD); Write that very OpenGL-function: drawGraphics(&matrix); And then I''m all set? I''ve heard of a framework for OpenGL called "Glut" which appearently makes it easier to use OpenGL for purposes like this. I wonder if anybody could help me implement this to the game when I reach this stage, ie. finalizing the game together, as I think this is the best way for me to learn the most important parts of OpenGL the easiest way (I don''t have that much spare time, and reading something that you just have to "accept" isn''t fun). This way I''d learn how everything in the application works, and why. It would be fantastic, thanks It''s midnight here, so I''m off to bed, goodnight /Caminman

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Started by Caminman January 23, 2003 05:33 PM

12 comments, last by Caminman 21 years, 2 months ago

Anonymous

January 26, 2003 05:27 AM

Hi,

May i have a look at your ascii tetris?

Thnx

Caminman

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January 26, 2003 11:45 AM

Well well, I chose Allegro, and it really was easy to get things on the screen & play midi. The thing I''m struggling with right now is I can''t get any input to the prog.. And it somehow jumps over the readkey() function, even though I clear the buffer (which makes readkey() wait for input).. :/

Anonymous Poster:
Sure thing, where do you want it posted?

smart_idiot

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January 26, 2003 11:54 AM

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Caminman

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January 26, 2003 12:18 PM

Thanks, although I solved it already.
Stupid me forgot the install_keyboard(

I had it there, but then it disappeared

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