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Building an OS/platform?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:26 pm
by dbyrd26
Hello, I am working on a project and want to build an OS similar to what you would see on a game console. I tried searching for some info on this but I believe I'm just unsure on how to word it. Basically I want to make a platform that on start up allows you to select a game and then it plays it. Yes I could accomplish this by running an emulator on my computer but whats the fun in that? I have done some game programming with c++ and c# so I'm not a complete dope. Basically what is just some guidance to resources related to what I want to create. Thank you.
Re: Building an OS/platform?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:49 pm
by seuti
dbyrd26 wrote:Hello, I am working on a project and want to build an OS similar to what you would see on a game console. I tried searching for some info on this but I believe I'm just unsure on how to word it. Basically I want to make a platform that on start up allows you to select a game and then it plays it. Yes I could accomplish this by running an emulator on my computer but whats the fun in that? I have done some game programming with c++ and c# so I'm not a complete dope. Basically what is just some guidance to resources related to what I want to create. Thank you.
How much time are you willing to invest?
Have you done any low level programming before?
Re: Building an OS/platform?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:54 pm
by dbyrd26
seuti wrote:dbyrd26 wrote:Hello, I am working on a project and want to build an OS similar to what you would see on a game console. I tried searching for some info on this but I believe I'm just unsure on how to word it. Basically I want to make a platform that on start up allows you to select a game and then it plays it. Yes I could accomplish this by running an emulator on my computer but whats the fun in that? I have done some game programming with c++ and c# so I'm not a complete dope. Basically what is just some guidance to resources related to what I want to create. Thank you.
How much time are you willing to invest?
Have you done any low level programming before?
I'm willing to invest as much time as it takes, and I actually have not done any of that.. I suppose that would be a good start.
Re: Building an OS/platform?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:27 pm
by Roman
dbyrd26 wrote:Hello, I am working on a project and want to build an OS similar to what you would see on a game console. I tried searching for some info on this but I believe I'm just unsure on how to word it. Basically I want to make a platform that on start up allows you to select a game and then it plays it. Yes I could accomplish this by running an emulator on my computer but whats the fun in that? I have done some game programming with c++ and c# so I'm not a complete dope. Basically what is just some guidance to resources related to what I want to create. Thank you.
I guess, you want to create an OS which will run games in privileged mode, i.e. you want them to have full access to the hardware, right?
Re: Building an OS/platform?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:28 pm
by dbyrd26
Roman wrote:dbyrd26 wrote:Hello, I am working on a project and want to build an OS similar to what you would see on a game console. I tried searching for some info on this but I believe I'm just unsure on how to word it. Basically I want to make a platform that on start up allows you to select a game and then it plays it. Yes I could accomplish this by running an emulator on my computer but whats the fun in that? I have done some game programming with c++ and c# so I'm not a complete dope. Basically what is just some guidance to resources related to what I want to create. Thank you.
I guess, you want to create an OS which will run games in privileged mode, i.e. you want them to have full access to the hardware, right?
Yes this is correct
Re: Building an OS/platform?
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:22 pm
by max
It's the same as for any other kind of OS project:
Read the page on getting started.