Re: [linuxgames] Poll: Video Access

[Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net>]

Francesco Orsenigo wrote:

> So, i've a question about SDL.
> My game writes all the graphic in a memory buffer, then blits this memory 
> buffer to screen.
That used to be a very good technique - but with modern graphics cards, it's
pretty slow.  You want to think in terms of setting up your sprites, etc as
texture maps - then rendering textured polygons.  This is hundreds of times
faster than anything else you can think of.  OpenGL is the way of the future.

> The memory buffer is larger than the screen, so that i can safely draw outside 
> the screen without the need to check any pixel drawn.
You get hardware clipping for free with my approach.

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