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[Methulah]

Why just list names with no details. What the hell does that tell me? That I should chose an engine titled SuperShaderPowerPolyPump4000 3D over one called Open Scene Graph? Details need to be shown, and most searches I have done through the engine database (not a whole lot, I found the engine I wanted very fast, and haven't needed to search since) I have returned a lot of engines. I don't want to have to click on the link of every engine to find out about it, just those that look and sound like what I want.

No, I think you don't get it. The 3D Engine Database is awesome as it is (though formatting would be nice on the engine reviews), and I'm pretty sure that others think so too, seeing as it is the engine database, respected by almost every indie (or otherwise) game development community there is.

[Eep²]

I actually get it more than you know. I'm simply trying to make YOU get it. Are you seeing, yet, why a comparison table would be a better presentation of engine features--specifically in a feature search result?

Anyway, an engine name list doesn't have to REPLACE the partial/full engine info block list; but just engine names WOULD help in navigation (and a table would help even more).

Yes, the database is good...but it could be better.

[baldurk]

I think both of you could do with taking a break from arguing about this. You're obviously not going to convince each other over a matter of differing opinions.

[DracheHexe]

Methulah said:

Try the "advanced search" option in the 3D engine database.

Well, I'll be damned......:blush:

Eep² said:

but just engine names WOULD help in navigation

I'm not sure how it would. Having a list with engine names only goes so far as "click the name and see features of engine". That's a simplistic and limited result. People don't come to this page looking for info on "x" or "y" engine, they look for engines that fit with what they know or want to learn. The "pick a feature(s) see the engines" is more efficient than "pick an engine see the features".

[Methulah]

But it is so much fun.

Anyway, baldurk is right, we aren't going to convince each other, and even if we did, it isn't like that is going to change anything.

[DracheHexe]

Methulah said:

...we aren't going to convince each other, and even if we did, it isn't like that is going to change anything.

Hey, just like congress! :)

[Methulah]

Yeah, like congress. I think that rule is uniform everywhere though. Oh well.

[Eep²]

I still think a table/matrix is the way to present this database, optionally, of course. Check out the CMS Matrix for a matrix of content management systems, as an example--and the network of matrix-related websites at The Compare Stuff Network. I still want to create a game comparison database...