Hello, I have been wondering if I would be able to use a 3D Modeler such as Blender, to make animations and such for a game. Not that I am able to make a game yet (still a begginer), I was just wondering instead of using a graphics library such as openGl, I could make graphics and animations with a modeler. To me it would be a lot easier, just tell me if this is possible.
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If you are going to make an interactive 3D game (as opposed to 3D movies) you need to have a game engine. If you do not write your own engine using C/C++ and a graphics API such as OpenGL or Direct3D then you would need to purchase one, or find a free one online, and learn how to use it (which still would involve a lot of programming).
Another option is googling for a product called GameMaker. I have heard of it but never used it, and only hear poor reviews about it (but, from fellow programmers).
You dont NEED a game engine, a game engine is just a set of comonly used functions or classes that are used frequently in coding a game. You could create your own without one, also you did not answer his question...Originally Posted by BobMcGee123
I believe you can import models and animations into openGL programs, so you could make an animation or a model and open it in your game and use it if you wanted.
As long as you have code that loads up model/animation information from the source file you should be fine. There is no animation/model native support for OpenGL, you have to write the loader and handle all the animation yourself using whatever algorithm is best for your needs.
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That's the answer I was looking for. Blender has a built in game engine called GameBlender, so I might try that. It might not be the best open source engine out there but i'll give it a try. Thanks.
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