Hi dudes!

I'm doing a 2D platform game and I'd like to know how do you usually move a camera in this kind of games, using glTranslate or glOrtho? Why?

Thanks.

glTranslate is the usual way. I hadn't thought of using glOrtho, but I can't think of a reason off the top of my head that it wouldn't work...

ThemsAllTook Wrote:glTranslate is the usual way. I hadn't thought of using glOrtho, but I can't think of a reason off the top of my head that it wouldn't work...

Hi! Thanks for reply.

Let's say I use glTranslate to move my camera (and rotate it for lanscape mode)
How can I do zoom???

Thanks.

riruilo Wrote:How can I do zoom???

Use glScale

Taxxodium Wrote:Use glScale

Ohh that's true. So using glScale I avoid calling glOrtho, am I right?

Thanks a lot

Well, you still have to set up your projection matrix with glOrtho, but we don't typically use it for anything else. So yes, translate/rotate/scale your modelview matrix for anything else, like a virtual camera.

AnotherJake Wrote:Well, you still have to set up your projection matrix with glOrtho, but we don't typically use it for anything else. So yes, translate/rotate/scale your modelview matrix for anything else, like a virtual camera.

OK, thanks a lot.