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by Star Kori · in General Discussion · 05/11/2005 (5:32 am) · 4 replies

There was a game called Exile, Myst III, that had a 'point and click' interface, yet you could also look 360 degrees in any direction while playing the game.

How was this done? Are there any game engines that could be used to make this type interface?

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Kori
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Torque Owner Chris Labombard
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#1
05/11/2005 (5:37 am)
Is your question this ? :

"Is there an engine where you can look in any direction and click stuff ?"

If it is then... well, almost any 3d engine can do this... Torque included.

Star Kori
#2
05/11/2005 (7:32 am)
No, not 3d. Pre-rendered sphere node. With this type of node, the player can be at the center and look any direction. This was the way Exile was made.

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Associate David Montgomery-Blake
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#3
05/11/2005 (7:49 am)
If you can render it, you could use the Quicktime VR Authoring Tool. You could use Flash, Director, Torque, OGRE, Irrlicht, or just about anything that allows both video and input interaction. Which means a LOT of different products. Implementation is key more than the tool you use in this situation as most tools can do it.

Of course, if you can't render a scene/movie, then you have a huge problem in terms of creating the actual content.

Torque Owner Stefan Lundmark
#4
05/12/2005 (7:32 am)
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No, not 3d. Pre-rendered sphere node. With this type of node, the player can be at the center and look any direction. This was the way Exile was made.

This is how Exile was done, true. Think of it as how the skyboxes in FPS games are rendered, except that they are now animated. It's like a sphere around you with a texture on it that is rendered in a special way to make it look like it's surrounding you.

Edit: You answered your own question so I don't understand what it is that you're seeking :)