[VB6 DX] Camera Using Mouse

[dsheller]

Basically I am trying to get a camera that will allow the user to look around with the mouse, basic FPS type camera. I have an example by Jacob, but if I remember correctly it used event method rather than polling which is what I would like to use. If there are any ideas that would be great.

[nareth]

a camera in what? in a map? 3d? 2d? webcam? i dunno what you mean

[Halsafar]

He said DX so obviously D3D.

I am looking for the math on a FPS camera as well.

[Jacob Roman]

My method in that program I hooked you up with was correct. The mouse's X coordinates controlled the Camera's Y Angle (looking left/right) if I remember correctly. And the mouse's Y Coordinates Controlled the Camera's X Angle (looking up/down). Look in the code to see what I mean. And the camera angles were calculated in the camera matrix (also known as the viewing matrix) in the Game_Engine module that's in the program.

The mouse's DirectInput events are located in frmMain incase you didn't know.

[Latin4567]

could you please post a link to said project? I need to do the same thing

[Jacob Roman]

Go into my site and download either R-Type3D or MKvsSF and those will show you how to do a FPS style camera, even with the mouse:

www.angelfire.com/fl5/memorydll/index.html