Re: Re: 3D Features Planned for Version 8

[goddard at seznam.cz]

Everybody is ignoring audio until the last moment. I think am getting used to it, but it's still pity.

Jiri

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Od: Kirill.Prazdnikov <kirill.prazdnikov at oracle.com>
Předmět: Re: 3D Features Planned for Version 8
Datum: 07.10.2012 23:30:31
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Hi,

Yes, we will introduce a new group with "camera" property. It is SubScene:
> SubScene is a special Node for scene separation
> It can be used to render part of the Scene with different camera

As of 3D audio, it is not planned.

-Kirill

On 07.10.2012 21:45, Pedro Duque Vieira wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The API looks promising! :)
>
> 3 questions:
>
>     1. Is it possible to have several cameras in the scene graph? I think it
>     would be interesting for some apps. This would allow an app to show
several
>     views, on different locations, of the same scene graph.
>     2. If I want to simulate a pervasive light coming from the sky, like the
>     Sun, how would I do it with this API? This light would have to be located
>     upward at an infinite distance. Isn't a thing like a "Directional Light"
>     missing on this API?
>     3. Will there be an audio node? I imagine, for instance, attaching an
>     audio clip of the sound of a motor engine to a car. The sound would than
be
>     louder or quieter depending on the distance of the audio node to the
camera.
>
> Just my 0.02€. Cheers,