3D API

[NialM]

Is there any API's aside from OpenGL that is supported by Linux and Nvidia ? ie some Linux version of D3D or DirectX support ?

-N-

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[Kelledin]

Not...exactly. WINE (stands for WINE Is Not an Emulator) is able to emulate DirectX stuff with some degree of success when you're running Windows apps from WINE.

FWIW, a company called TransGaming has been planning to write a cross-compatibility layer to enable Windows DirectX apps to run efficiently under Linux.

Kelledin

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[Guest]

Try and have a look at

http://www.libsdl.org/

 

[Guest]

why not OpenGL?

 

[NialM]

Not all games support OpenGL well, and some may not at all.
Everything lately seems geared to D3D first and OpenGl as a "only if you have to" kind of thing. Also, It would just be good to have other choises.

-N-

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