[Pipmak-Users] Re: pipmak on windows mobile 2003SE

[hOSHI <ho...@ga...>]

Okay,
i would definitely try developing that port,
if i wasn't just a graphicalartist ;)
isn't there some kind of openGL-emulation maybe,
or something like that?

Christian Walther wrote:
>> i wonder if it would be possible to port pipmak to
>> handheld, pocketpc and so on...
>> Would like that very much ;)
> 
> 
> I recently thought about that when I heard about the GP2X 
> (http://www.gpx2.com/product/product.asp, http://www.gp32x.com/). The 
> main problem is that such devices usually don't have 3D hardware, and 
> OpenGL software rendering is quite inefficient for the things Pipmak 
> does and would most likely be too slow. So you'd have to implement 
> software rendering in Pipmak, and given that Pipmak's whole design is 
> centered on OpenGL rendering, that looks like a lot of work.
> 
> Since I don't have any such hardware, this is not something I plan to 
> tackle anytime soon. But if anyone else wants to, go ahead and I'll be 
> happy to assist!
> 
>  -Christian
> 
> 
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