About programmers.

It depends on what the programmer is good at, how complex the project and if there is a clear design goal...

[edited by - Tjoppen on May 24, 2003 7:58:11 AM]

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Original post by Stranger
Which work is easier for a programmer being a physics programmer or a special effects/graphics programmer?

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For me physic programming is easier.
I''v always been not so good at special effects.
But it depends on person of course. There are both kinds of 1

I''d prefer physics, mostly because I''m very good at math. Also because I''ve got such a crappy gfx atm

I love graphics programming - hate physics. Saying that one is easier than the other is just a null pointer. I would probably find phiysics programming easier if I had a better understanding of physics in the first place, or the desire and motivation to learn it. As it turns out, I have a strong desire to learn graphics and AI, *have* learned more about them, and find both of them infinitely easier than trying to make the objects in my world conform to the the simulated laws of physics.

Depends on what kind of physics - game physics or NASA trajectory calculation and universe simulation physics - and what kind of special effects - game effects/graphics or Hollywood so-good-you-wet-your-pants-and-have-a-prograsm effects.

In other words, it''s a poorly formulated question.

Physics like collision,ragdoll,plane sim,hovercraft and graphics like pixel/vertex shaders.

The reason for asking this question is this:I have to choose whether I should build a simple physics engine or get involved with Cg for pixel/vertex shaders for my final degree paper.Forget the easy part.What I really mean is which is going to help me find work easier in the game industry.That is what I want to know.

there is nothing you can t learn

you probably have best chances to work in the game industry if you know both

and very important

the ability to communicate!