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OpenGL® Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL®, Version 2.1, 6/E
ISBN-10: 0321481003
ISBN-13: 9780321481009
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 928 pp
Published: 07/30/2007
This product accompanies:
Shreiner & The Khronos OpenGL ARB Working Group,
OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Versions 3.0 and 3.1, 7/E
OpenGL
[PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL]
(Computer Science)
Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics
[PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL]
(Computer Science)

Dave Shreiner, a computer graphics specialist at ARM, Inc., was a longtime member of the core OpenGL team at SGI. He authored the first commercial OpenGL training course, and has been developing computer graphics applications for more than two decades. Dave regularly presents at SIGGRAPH and other conferences worldwide, and is coauthor of the OpenGL® Reference Manual (Addison-Wesley).
OpenGL is a powerful software interface used to produce high-quality, computer-generated images and interactive applications using 2D and 3D objects, bitmaps, and color images.
The OpenGL® Programming Guide, Sixth Edition, provides definitive and comprehensive information on OpenGL and the OpenGL Utility Library. The previous edition covered OpenGL through Version 2.0. This sixth edition of the best-selling "red book" describes the latest features of OpenGL Version 2.1, including expanded coverage of the OpenGL Shading Language. You will find clear explanations of OpenGL functionality and many basic computer graphics techniques, such as building and rendering 3D models; interactively viewing objects from different perspective points; and using shading, lighting, and texturing effects for greater realism. In addition, this book provides in-depth coverage of advanced techniques, including texture mapping, antialiasing, fog and atmospheric effects, NURBS, image processing, and more. The text also explores other key topics such as enhancing performance, OpenGL extensions, and cross-platform techniques.
This sixth edition has been updated to include the newest features of OpenGL Versions 2.1, including:
This edition continues the discussion of the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) and explains the mechanics of using this language to create complex graphics effects and boost the computational power of OpenGL.
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