What exactly is SFML?

Oct 19, 2013 at 3:10pm
I've heard it's a good place to start for games programming but even after reading the website's first few tutorials I still don't really get what it is.
Is it just a library of extra commands or can you use it to design graphics and GUI?
Please help.
Last edited on Oct 19, 2013 at 3:11pm
Oct 19, 2013 at 4:29pm
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It's a 2D hardware-accelerated library you can use for windowing, graphics, and more.

I'd recommend it, that, and SDL 2.0.

They were created with the thought of game programming in mind.
Oct 19, 2013 at 5:03pm
SFML is a multimedia library it acts as a wrapper for several low-level libraries (and os) and integrates them into several modules i.e graphics , audio , network , window.

*Its not just a graphics library.*

Now , Please don't ask later which you should choose between sfml or sdl or etc.
There is such a question asked here every two weeks or so, either try each one or dig up this forum for such x vs. y vs. etc.
Oct 19, 2013 at 5:55pm
If you have any further questions regarding the SFML library, post them on their forums:
http://en.sfml-dev.org/forums/
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