Tag: C Programming

id Tech – Series of Game Engines written in C/C++

A series of game engines known as id Tech is a series designed and developed by id Software. The company behind id Tech is id Software that is part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. First few engines of the series i.e. 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been released as free software under the GNU General Public License.

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IW Game Engine – Maker of ‘Call of Duty’ Franchise

IW Engine is a next-generation game engine employed in the highly successful series of Call of Duty. The engine is written in C, C++ and Python language. It targets the platforms of Microsoft Windows, OSX, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U. It was developed by Video Game Companies Infinity Ward Inc. and Treyarch. The engine was originally based on id Tech 3 game engine. The first version IW 2.0 was developed in 2005.

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Clausewitz – Game Engine Written in C++

The Clausewitz engine is developed in C++ and being used by developers to build grand strategy-oriented city builder games. Grand strategy games are historical strategy games that include the entire world map where the player is free to customize and built anything which the game offers. These types of games mostly include elements such as economy, diplomacy, and warfare.

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ClanLib – C++ Game Engine

ClanLib is a multi-platform game toolkit written completely in C++. It supports Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux, with limited support for mobile platforms. ClanLib comes with full hardware-accelerated graphics support through OpenGL allowing developers to use the hardware capacity to the maximum in graphics rendering for game objects, and also a software renderer.

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The Relevance of C/C++ in Today’s Tech Landscape

C++ will continue to remain popular and in high demand owing to its performance, reliability, and the wide variety of contexts in which it can be used. C++ is still successful in areas where real time performance, micro memory management, large-complex applications and embedded systems are being developed.

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