[vorbis] Open-source DirectX-like

[Firelight Multimedia]

I know its cross platform but on pc its still a wrapper for dx.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vorbis at xiph.org [mailto:owner-vorbis at xiph.org] On Behalf
Of
> Daniel Vogel
> Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2001 8:53 PM
> To: vorbis at xiph.org
> Subject: RE: [vorbis] Open-source DirectX-like
> 
> Bernd Kreimeier worked on OpenAL before joining Loki if I'm not
mistaken.
> SDL was created by Sam Lantinga before joining Loki. Loki has the
> trademark
> on OpenAL and Creative is pimping OpenAL. Most of the OpenAL
development
> happened by Loki employees - the Linux implementation was written by
Joe
> Valenzuela and the spec was mostly worked on by Bernd Kreimeier,
Michael
> Vance and Joe Valenzuela.
> 
> OpenAL is a cross platform 3D sound library and NOT a wrapper for
DirectX.
> Neither is SDL. SDL is a cross- platform library that abstracts used
> functionality for games. Threads, sounds, input, graphics, ... so it
has
> roughly the functionality of DirectX.
> 
> At the moment I'm using OpenAL (and Ogg Vorbis) for our engine and am
> quite
> happy with it.
> 
> - Daniel Vogel, Programmer, Epic Games Inc.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vorbis at xiph.org [mailto:owner-vorbis at xiph.org]On Behalf
Of
> > Brett Paterson
> > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 10:20 AM
> > To: vorbis at xiph.org
> > Subject: RE: [vorbis] Open-source DirectX-like
> >
> >
> > He's actually talking about OpenAL if he mentioned loki.
www.openal.org
> > OpenAL is not a replacement, it's just a wrapper for dx, and started
out
> > with good intentions but ended up being pretty crap.
> > Brett
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-vorbis at xiph.org [mailto:owner-vorbis at xiph.org] On
Behalf
> > Of
> > > Greg Wooledge
> > > Sent: Sunday, 8 July 2001 3:01 PM
> > > To: Aardvaak
> > > Cc: vorbis at xiph.org
> > > Subject: Re: [vorbis] Open-source DirectX-like
> > >
> > > Aardvaak (aardvaak at ifrance.com) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Some times ago, I read something about an open-source
replacement
> > for
> > > > the DirectX API, thus allowing most of the games to be played
under
> > > > any OS, if this nw API was massively adopted. I do not remmember
its
> > > > name, i only know it is develloped by Lokigames' founder. Do you
> > know
> > > > anything about that?
> > >
> > > SDL.  http://www.libsdl.org/
> > >
> > > --
> > > Greg Wooledge                  |   "Truth belongs to everybody."
> > > greg at wooledge.org              |    - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
> > > http://wooledge.org/~greg/     |
> >
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