en Gameswf

gameswf
Original author(s)	Thatcher Ulrich
Repository	svn.code.sf.net/p/tu-testbed/code/ ;
Written in	C++
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Type	Library
License	Public domain
Website	tulrich.com/geekstuff/gameswf.html

gameswf (pronounced "game swiff") is an open-source public domain library for parsing and rendering SWF movies, using 3D hardware APIs for rendering. It is designed to be used as a UI library for video games.

It is written in C++, and compiles under Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS and Android, using GCC and MSVC. It includes code for rendering with OpenGL ES. The rendering module is factored out so that the code can be ported to other APIs.

gameswf is used by other open source projects such as Gnash. It is also used in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath^[1] and many Gameloft games to display user interface screens and menus such as the player's inventory.

gameswf is a prototype of Scaleform GFx,^[2] advanced cross-platform GUI solution.

References

^ "Mini-postmortem on the use of gameswf in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath". Thatcher's rants and musings.
^ "Autodesk game middleware products are no longer available for purchase".

External links

This free and open-source software article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Mini-postmortem on the use of gameswf in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath". Thatcher's rants and musings.

[2] "Autodesk game middleware products are no longer available for purchase".

[1]

[2]