Francesco Bellotti wrote:

> Paul Mathis wrote:
>
> > pik### [at] inavnet wrote:
> > >
> > > Okay, I am very new at this stuff..
> > >    I am producing a 3-d game for the PC in C++ language. Since in most
> > > of the books I have read, they tell me that ray-tracing is the best for
> > > graphics wise (fast).  This is where I need help.  HOw do I use the
> > > POVray images I create in C++???
> > >
> > > BTW: The game is going to RPG with the genre of
> > >      gothic horror..
> > >
> > > If possible please e-mail me at Cod### [at] yahoocom
> >
> > Raytracing is NOT fast.  Perhaps you're confusing it with ray casting?
> > they are not the same thing.

No, they are not the same thing at all, Ray-casting is even slower ;-))Maybe
you were thinking about the scanline method, this is much faster although you
loose out on shadows and stuff.

......

> > -Paul Mathis
> > aka Restil
> > pma### [at] dfwnet
>
> So I must deduce that PovRay is not the best choice for implementing
> demanding reltime animations.

No, no real time can be done with POV-Ray.

> Does anybody know another tool that could be
> interesting at this regard?

I don't know about any particular tool, but what you are looking for has a name
: rendering engines. Some of the rendering engines are, like POV based on
ray-tracing, avoid those, others are made for games.I know there are a good few
rendering engines available for a fee, but I don't know whether there is any
for free.

I have this link  http://cg.cs.tu-berlin.de/~ki/engines.html but I'm not sure
if it is any help since I stored it a long time ago and I do not remember
exactly what it is - also it may be obsolete, but you may give it a try.

Best of luck in your search,
Al.

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