NAME SDL::Tutorial::3DWorld - Create a 3D world from scratch with SDL and OpenGL DESCRIPTION This tutorial is intended to demonstrate the creation of a trivial but relatively usable "3D Game Engine". The demonstration code provided implements the four main elements of a basic three-dimensional game world. * A static landscape in which events will occur. * A light source to illuminate the world. * A collection of N objects which move around independantly inside the world. * A user-controlled mobile camera through which the world is viewed Each element of the game world is encapsulated inside a standalone class. This lets you see which parts of the Open GL operations are used to work with each element of the game world, and provides a starting point from which you can start to make your own simple game-specific engines. METHODS new The "new" constructor sets up the model for the 3D World, but does not initiate or start the game itself. It does not current take any parameters. camera The "camera" method returns the currently active camera for the world. Provided as a convenience for world objects that need to know where the camera is (such as the skybox). sdl The "sdl" method returns the master SDLx::App object for the world. run The "run" method is used to run the game. It takes care of all stages of the game including initialisation and shutdown operations at the start and end of the game. current The "current" method can be used by any arbitrary world element to get access to the world while it is running. SUPPORT Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=SDL-Tutorial-3DWorld> AUTHOR Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org> SEE ALSO SDL, OpenGL COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Adam Kennedy. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.