Description

PVLE in a nutshell:

Description	PVLE is a small game engine (real-time visualisation/simulation engine), cross-platform and written in C++.
Features	3D, physics, audio and networking. It uses well known libraries to acheive this goal: OpenSceneGraph (OSG), Open Dynamics Engine (ODE), Boost librairies, and more.
Platforms	Tested under Windows and Linux. Should work for many other (including Mac OSX, Solaris...).
Specific aspects	Doesn't hide its dependencies (especially OpenSceneGraph). Light and easy.
Generation	Uses CMake to generate project files.
State	Still alpha but useable for games, visualization applications and simple physics simulations.
License	GPL/Proprietary, but plans are made to turn it LGPL during 2010. That means PVLE is open source, and use for comercial purpose is possible (symply contact Sukender to ask).

What is the difference between project XYZ and PVLE?

PVLE is a kind of 'super scene graph', or 'depencencies binder':
- PVLE game engine uses existing code instead of re-inventing things.
- PVLE doesn't hide its dependencies, except when justified. It only binds libraries and adds features to them.
- PVLE thus directly takes advantage of new features added its dependencies.
The engine is small and lightweight.
It is truly cross-platform (Uses only standard C++, and portable APIs such as OpenGL, OpenAL, boost libraries and more).
Code is object-oriented and intends to be well written (With clean and modern coding style).

The project is opened to any developper. Feel free to use the forums and trackers, or to contact Sukender.

News

2010-10-xx - Made changes to compile and run library under MSVC 10 x64. Still missing gettext 64 bits dependency (pending). Also made some updates (now uses osgAudio, sucessor of osgAL) and cleaning.

2009-12-09 - Successfully compiled and ran library, exemples and applications under OpenSuse 11.2 64 bits (Thanks to Rizzen).

2009-11-16 - Tagged PVLE 0.2.3. Changes include fixes, examples and improved portability.

2009-07-01 - Refactored a bit the physics part of PVLE to make ODE less hidden (to stick better to the 'doesn't hide its dependencies' design choice). You may retreive PVLE via the SVN repository since no new package has been release (yet).

2009-03-10 - Tagged PVLE 0.2.2. You can now download PVLE as a source package or from the SVN repository.

2009-03-06 - Info about building PVLE.

2009-01-06 - Added a CMake build system to PVLE! Now it is much easier to build, and the script provides more flexibility.

2008-11-03 - Added precompiled dependencies to the site.

2008-09-24 - Site is a little bit enhanced, but there are still lot of things to do...

2008-04-16 - Site launched.

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