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Should I use Game Engines to learn to make 3D games?

HI i am a software engineering student in his second-last year. I am proficient with C,C++,C# and java programming languages, and being a student of engineering I have studied calculus, vectors etc ...
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What is a right datatype in c++ for OpenGL scene representation with use of GLSL

I am programming in C++ OpenGl with GLSL. Until now I have been using a data structure that is composed of std vector filled with structures of vertexes and with their parameters (position , normal, ...
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Getting started with game development [closed]

I'd like to start programming a game both for fun and for making some extra cash. I have a few game design ideas that would work well, but I'm not sure which frameworks/platforms, etc. that I should ...
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How can I make the switch from immediate mode to VBOs?

I've been using OpenGL for a short time now- and I'd like some clarification on VBOs. As I understand it, a VBO is an object stored on VRAM. In immediate mode, to apply a texture we simply bind it and ...
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Different types of memories which a graphics card has

I've been googling this around and yet nothing showed up but some articles from middle ages which were talking about Gforce mx and ... . My question is just this: what are the different memories in a ...
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Complete Math Library for use in OpenGL ES 2.0 Game?

Are you aware of a complete (or almost complete) cross platform math library for use in OpenGL ES 2.0 games? The library should contain: Matrix2x2, Matrix 3x3, Matrix4x4 classes Quaternions ...
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opengl memory issue - quite strange

I have heard that textures consumes lot of memory but I am surprised how much.... I have 7 textures 1024 16 bit each. And while I will run my app it consumes 57MB of memory. I think that this is "a ...
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What happens to allocated video memory when the program terminates?

Using OpenGL it is possible to load textures, buffer arrays, compiled shaders and more to the video memory. When a C++ program exits, heap memory that was allocated by it is cleaned. What happens to ...
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Atmospheric Scattering

I want to add some nice atmospheric scattering to my 3D game engine but I am very concerned with conserving resources. I am not very familiar with how its done but can someone please give me some ...
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How to get PS3/Xbox 360 experience without having access to Dev kits?

I am a budding game programmer trying to get into the industry programming for PS3, Xbox 360. The main problem I see is the need to demonstrate my skills to a potential employer, but without access ...