CPS 124/296.3
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 | High performance window independent system interface to graphics hardware. |
| Originally designed by SGI (1982). |
| Constructs a shape from geometric primitives. |
| Arranges objects in a 3D world. |
| Assigns various attributes to objects. |
| Converts objects into pixels. |
| No commands for windowing tasks or user interaction. |
| No high-level commands. |
| C Library of ~ 350 distinct functions. |
| All commands begin with gl. |
| All constants begin with GL_. |
| x-axis is horizontal; y-axis is vertical; z-axis denotes depth. |
| grid.cpp an NxN grid of spinning teapots in the x-y plane |
| dna.cpp an N strand DNA spiral centered at the origin |
| particles.cpp a number of particles spinning in a trigonometric dance |
| Nate Robins Transforms tutor |
| GLUT man pages |
| GLUT specification |
| OpenGL man pages |
| OpenGL reference |
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