Archive of entries posted on January 2016

Using OpenGL in Microsoft Visual Studio

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Getting started with using OpenGL / freeglut in a Microsoft Visual Studio environment for 32 bit versions. 1. Obtain freeglut Go to the freeglut site to obtain the MSVC package: http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/software/freeglut-devel/ At the time of writing this demonstration we obtain version 3.0.0 in zip file format: http://files.transmissionzero.co.uk/software/development/GLUT/freeglut-MSVC.zip 2. Obtain glew http://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/ At the time of …

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Using a genetic algorithm to solve the n-Queens problem in C++

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A post showing how a genetic algorithm when used appropriately can be used as a powerful means to solve the n-Queens problem of increasing sizes. A downloadable Visual Studio 2010 C++ project implementing the genetic algorithm is available. Problem Description The N-Queens problem is the placement of queens on a chess board so that none …

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