TacitPixel is a scalable C++ framework for building application prototypes for interactive collaborative VR/AR applications. It provides a number of features that make prototyping fast and portable.

TacitPixel is the successor of the TAP and Twisted Pair engines.

Features

  • 3D scenegraph with node referencing
  • Rendering Backend for OpenGL 1.x, 2x and OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0
  • Model handling for OBJ and 3DS files
  • Image handling for JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF
  • Spatial Audio backend for OpenAL
  • Font Rendering for TTF and OTF
  • STL independent container classes
  • I/O abstraction layer
  • XML parser
  • Widget library
  • System abstraction layer
  • Scripting support
  • Node introspection system
  • Field mechanism
  • Strict separation of scenegraph and rendering backend

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License

BSD License, GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (LGPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Android, Apple iPhone, Desktop Operating Systems, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac, Windows, Windows Mobile

Languages

English

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Science/Research

User Interface

Cocoa (MacOS X), OpenGL, Win32 (MS Windows), wxWidgets, X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

C, C++, Lua

Related Categories

C++ 3D Rendering Software, C++ Data Visualization Software, C++ HMI Software, C++ Video Capture Software, C++ XML Parsers, C 3D Rendering Software, C Data Visualization Software, C HMI Software, C Video Capture Software, C XML Parsers, Lua 3D Rendering Software, Lua Data Visualization Software, Lua HMI Software, Lua Video Capture Software, Lua XML Parsers

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2003-04-29