- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
- I. Classic OpenGL
- 1. Introduction to 3D Graphics and OpenGL
- 2. Using OpenGL
- What Is OpenGL?
- How Does OpenGL Work?
- OpenGL: An API, Not a Language
- API Specifics
- Platform Independence
- Animation with OpenGL and GLUT
- The OpenGL State Machine
- OpenGL Errors
- Identifying the Version
- Getting a Clue with glHint
- Using Extensions
- Summary
- Reference
- 3. Drawing in Space: Geometric Primitives and Buffers
- 4. Geometric Transformations: The Pipeline
- 5. Color, Materials, and Lighting: The Basics
- 6. More on Colors and Materials
- 7. Imaging with OpenGL
- 8. Texture Mapping: The Basics
- 9. Texture Mapping: Beyond the Basics
- 10. Curves and Surfaces
- 11. It's All About the Pipeline: Faster Geometry Throughput
- 12. Interactive Graphics
- II. OpenGL Everywhere
- 13. Wiggle: OpenGL on Windows
- 14. OpenGL on MacOS X
- 15. GLX: OpenGL on Linux
- III. OpenGL: The Next Generation
- 16. Buffer Objects: It's Your Video Memory; You Manage It!
- 17. Occlusion Queries: Why Do More Work Than You Need To?
- 18. Depth Textures and Shadows
- 19. Programmable Pipeline: This Isn't Your Father's OpenGL
- 20. Low-Level Shading: Coding to the Metal
- 21. High-Level Shading: The Real Slim Shader
- 22. Vertex Shading: Do-It-Yourself Transform, Lighting, and Texgen
- 23. Fragment Shading: Empower Your Pixel Processing
- A. Further Reading
- B. Glossary
- C. OpenGL ES
- CD-ROM
Real-time 3D graphics and OpenGL are popular topics, and there are more information and techniques in practice than can ever be published in a single book. You might find the following resources helpful as you further your knowledge and experience.
The OpenGL SuperBible Web Site
http://www.starstonesoftware.com/OpenGL
The Official OpenGL Web Site
The Khronos Group OpenGL ES Home Page
http://www.khronos.org/opengles/index.html
The SGI OpenGL Extension Registry
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/ogl-sample/registry/
SGI's OpenGL Web Site
http://www.sgi.com/software/opengl/tech_info.html
ATI's Developers Home Page
http://www.ati.com/developer/index.html
NVidia's Developers Home Page
http://developer.nvidia.com/page/home
3Dlabs' Developers Home Page
http://www.3dlabs.com/support/developer/index.htm
Many Great OpenGL Tutorials (Game Heavy)
http://www.xmission.com/~nate/tutors.html
http://www.paulsprojects.net/opengl/projects1.html
http://www.gametutorials.com/Tutorials/OpenGL/OpenGL_Pg1.htm
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