Engine-Project

Contributors:

Anthony Beacock:

• Audio System
• Audio Buffer Object
• Resource Manager (High Priority)
• Input Manager (High Priority)
• Render System (Basic Rendering High Priority)

Dean Barnard:

• Physics System
• Collision System
• System Manager (High Priority)
• Entity Manager (High Priority)
• Entity Object (High Priority)

Jakob Scrivener:

• Render System (Basic Rendering High Priority)
• Geometry Object (Basic Geometry High Priority)
• Resource Manager (High Priority)
• Camera Object

Reece Giles:

• AI System
• Scene Manager (High Priority)
• Scene Object (High Priority)
• GUI Object

Libraries:

GLFW

GLFW provides basic functionality to create an OpenGL window, without having to mess around with Win32 API.

#include "GLFW\glfw3.h"

GLM

GLM provides magical maths things like Vector maths etc.

#include "glm\glm.hpp"

OpenAL

To make OpenAL work you may have to modify your filepaths in project properties to point towards the location of the OpenAL folder:

1. Right-Click on the Project Solution and select Properties.

2. Go to "C/C++ -> General -> Additional Include Directories" and add in correct filepath e.g. (...\Engine-Project\OpenAL\openal-soft-1.18.2-bin\openal-soft-1.18.2-bin\include\AL)

3. Go to "Linker -> General -> Additional Library Directories" and add in correct filepath e.g. (...\Engine-Project\OpenAL\openal-soft-1.18.2-bin\openal-soft-1.18.2-bin\libs\Win32)

4. Go to to "Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies" and add in OpenAL32.lib; directly before %(AdditionalDependencies)

#include "al.h" #include "alc.h" #include "alut.h"

Engine Design:

Download NClass to view the Engine Design.ncp, already contains a framework of the core stuff we'll need, feel free to add stuff/flesh out the classes.

http://nclass.sourceforge.net/

Coding Conventions

• Use Include Guards in all header files (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU5JUHAiR18&app=desktop)
• Name files appropriately (eg. Components = cHealth, Managers = mSystem, Systems = mRender, Objects = oEntity)
• Pass by value if small type like int, pass by reference if larger object, pass by pointer if you absolutely need to (eg. parameter can be null)