I am wanting to create a 3D video game in Xcode for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and visionOS. I have heard that there are a few different ways to go about this such as MetalKit or SceneKit. These libraries seem to have little examples and documentation so I am wondering:
Thanks!
I haven't had a chance to dive into Metal. I've only played with it. It's for low level GPU stuff. You won't need to use it to write a game unless maybe writing the whole engine. SceneKit has all the tools to create a 3D game. It doesn't get many flashy updates if any. It is not cross platform, doesn't have the community of a dedicated game engine, and so you'll need to hack through more things yourself. But you can program in Swift, easily incorporate all of Apple's API's, and there is no additional fee to use it. Do a search for Fox or Fox 2 and you'll see Apple's example as well as what others have done with that example. That should get you started. You might also want to look at Godot, Unity, and Unreal.
I haven't had a chance to dive into Metal. I've only played with it. It's for low level GPU stuff. You won't need to use it to write a game unless maybe writing the whole engine. SceneKit has all the tools to create a 3D game. It doesn't get many flashy updates if any. It is not cross platform, doesn't have the community of a dedicated game engine, and so you'll need to hack through more things yourself. But you can program in Swift, easily incorporate all of Apple's API's, and there is no additional fee to use it. Do a search for Fox or Fox 2 and you'll see Apple's example as well as what others have done with that example. That should get you started. You might also want to look at Godot, Unity, and Unreal.
