Developing Graphics Frameworks 32 Spheres

Learn how to derive the parametric functions for a

Learn how to derive the parametric functions for a cylinder. See how using a small number of sample points along the ...

Test the code in the Texture class, UV coordinates, and TextureMaterial shader by

Create a movement rig class that can be attached to the camera to navigate the scene with first-person style controls or attached ...

Learn about the four stages of the

Learn about how surfaces of three-dimensional objects can be represented by a parametric function: the x, y, z coordinates are ...

Learn how to derive a perspective projection matrix: given a viewable region represented with a frustum (truncated pyramid) ...

Create the base Geometry class, which defines the overall shape of geometric objects and stores vertex-related properties (such ...

Based on student and viewer feedback, in order to increase cross-platform compatibility, a few changes are introduced in this ...

Create the base Material class, which defines the overall appearance of geometric objects and stores uniform variable data (using ...

Learn about the OpenGL functions needed to generate vertex buffer objects, upload vertex data to the GPU, and specify ...

Create extensions of the base Material class that enable geometric shapes to be rendered as points, lines, or triangulated ...

Create another extension of the Geometry class to describe the shape of a three-dimensional box; vertex colors are assigned so ...

Create the Object3D class, which corresponds to a node in the scene graph, stores a model matrix, and references to its parent ...

Create a Polygon Geometry class that can generate data to render a regular polygon with any number of sides and radius.

Learn about the OpenGL functions used to send shader code to the GPU, compile shader programs, link shaders to create a ...

Learn about vectors and operations (vector addition and scalar multiplication) and their geometric interpretation. Also learn about ...

Create axes and grids that help provide a sense of orientation and scale within a scene.

Create the Rendered class, with performs general OpenGL initialization tasks, and contains a function named render, which takes ...