Collada is a file to store 3d models.
My idea is to create a XML file that will load models to the engine, reparent them and set some propoties.
It would also create lights, place-holders, etc. I would load the actor and it’s animation files.
It could be seen as a XML level editor. Maybe after I’m done with the importer I could create a GUI to create these file.
[EDIT]
I was wrong. I looked a little bit more information about the COLLADA format and it looks like it supports all this. Looks like my prject isn’t that necessarily. But I will still do it. 1.7 is still in it’s beginnings and I think it’s a fun project to start with. I will understand the engine much better than if I would be creating a video game.