GameDev : Engine/Graphics API/Custom? [closed]
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I'd like to create a game that has a platform, with various floors. Each floor has some buildings and objects on it that can be interacted with and has some way of getting to floors above it and/or below it.
I need to have: Object(Model) Loading/Rendering, Input, Collision Detection and Picking. I'd also like to stick to .NET Langauges
I have looked up many engines (both .NET native or with a wrapper) and many have these features that I need and more often than not, extra features I don't want nor need.
I have looked at Grahpics APIs sich as DirectX/OpenGL and other Grahpics APIs based upon these, however I would need to write Collision Detection and picking functions myself, or bind to something such as Newton Physics or PhysX.
EDIT: I have also looked at XNA but I have seen/read mixed reviews about it's design.
I have also considered writing my own functions or the use of 3rd Party Libraires to Load/Render and further Collision detection and picking written by myself.
From a purely theoretical point of view I am wanting to complete this project as a educational project, but not so indepth or labourious I end up pulling my hair out and going through many a computer screen.
My programming knowledge is self taught from VB -> C# and some C. I can do basic Object Orientated work (Properties, Inheritance, Polymorphism) but have no clue about Constructors and Accsessors and Destructures and other features I've probably not mentioned. I have around A-level(English System/Advanced Higher(Scotish System) Maths knowledge and GCSE (English)/ Higher (Scotish) Physics knowledge that I'd need for the Vectors and Collision detection.
So my question is - what would be the quickest, most educational way while still being fun and not labourious to complete this project - Using Engine(s) and learning their functions / Graphics APIs with custom Collision Detection or writing everything from scratch and/or using 3rd Libraries to aid me? Or even am I going about this in the wrong frame of mind/approach, can I be pointed in the right direction?