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Joe Cannatti
Joe Cannatti

Reputation: 5079

When to use OpenGl on the iPhone

When is it appropriate to use openGl-es on the iPhone versus other toolkits? I have been learning to use it and suddenly feel it might be overkill for what I have in mind. Is it a good choice for something like a blackjack game?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 537

Answers (4)

Savage
Savage

Reputation:

Also consides the idea that if you build off a universal framework such as OpenGL ES you can also port the game to other cellphones that support OpenGL ES, and it will not be iphone dependent...

Upvotes: 0

JeeBee
JeeBee

Reputation: 17546

Well if you want to have 3D animated cards smoothly flipping across your screen instead of a static moving card, then yeah, use OpenGL ES. Also use it if you want to learn something about 3D programming or vector mathematics. Of course a Blackjack game isn't the most advanced, but you probably want a flashier UI than Windows Solitaire.

Upvotes: 1

Richard Stelling
Richard Stelling

Reputation: 25665

You should read this question:

Are most games on the IPhone done with OpenGL ES?

In general OpenGL ES is highly optimized and won't have too much of an overhead, you should consider CoreAnimation as a simpler, more abstracted option.

Upvotes: 1

alphazero
alphazero

Reputation: 27224

Probably overkill, given that a card game has a fixed and statically defined set of graphic elements (i.e., a set of iconic images will do.)

Upvotes: 1

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