Comments on: Simulations Part 1: Timing and Interpolation http://cppgamedesign.com/archives/429 Cal Poly Pomona IGDA Student Chapter Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:14:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jacob Christ http://cppgamedesign.com/archives/429/comment-page-1#comment-101 Jacob Christ Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:53:25 +0000 http://cppgamedesign.com/?p=429#comment-101 It seems that a problem with Delta Time could be that math for physics would have to be general purpose, if the delta is constant the math could be optimized, maybe a 4th hybrid of Delta Time and Interrupt that creates a constant delta. The down side of this would be wasted CPU cycles, I guess the better would dependent on the game and the goals. If you were developing for a hand held with minimum CPU and wanted to preserve battery life then the combined delta interrupt method could be a real advantage. Jacob It seems that a problem with Delta Time could be that math for physics would have to be general purpose, if the delta is constant the math could be optimized, maybe a 4th hybrid of Delta Time and Interrupt that creates a constant delta. The down side of this would be wasted CPU cycles, I guess the better would dependent on the game and the goals. If you were developing for a hand held with minimum CPU and wanted to preserve battery life then the combined delta interrupt method could be a real advantage.

Jacob

]]> By: Koray http://cppgamedesign.com/archives/429/comment-page-1#comment-32 Koray Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:40:20 +0000 http://cppgamedesign.com/?p=429#comment-32 great tutorial :D great tutorial :D

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