Eden
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The Eden SDK is a developer's tool for creating multi-platform 3D applications and games within a very short time duration. It includes facilities for resource management, resource loading, scene manipulation and the development of game logic. |  |
The Eden framework is the code base and API that form the engine of the SDK. It is intended for developers to use directly, game designers will be more comfortable using the SDK and the Memphis IDE as a front-end interface to Eden itself.
Version 0.1.2 of the Eden Framework can be obtained for FREE here.
The Eden SDK is designed to meet the following objectives:
- Minimal startup code (scene initialization code).
- Full abstraction for the entire Panda function set that is vital for simple to moderately advanced game development.
- Provision of ready-to-run, easily customizable super-classes that implement common scenarios efficiently.
- Comprehensive documentation of both Eden itself and the Panda 3D engine which currently has poor documentation.
- Complete sample set with practical, executable, industry standard examples. The samples show how various features work by actually implementing them as opposed to lightly describing them. Eden's sample set is an integral part of the SDK.
- Python development; the SDK will not require knowledge of C/C++.
Eden is a high-level wrapper and extender for the Panda 3D rendering engine. As such, it has a feature set characteristic of gaming engines with some provisions for other 3D applications.
Read more on the Eden Development Framework at our Wiki pages.
We at Funtrench are strong believers in the philosophy of open source software as an engine of driving innovation and technological maximums. To this end we have provided the fully functional Eden 3D development kit under the Berkeley Software Distribution License. We hope to develop a community of Eden programmers who will share ideas, code and improvements freely on this site at The Forum. You can find us on Facebook at Eden 3D Developer Framework, where constant updates on Eden are available. Become a fan of Eden!