OpenGL SuperBible, Fifth Edition is the definitive programmers guide, tutorial, and reference for the worlds leading 3D API for real-time computer graphics, OpenGL 3.3. The best all-around introduction to OpenGL for developers at all levels of experience, it clearly explains both the API and essential associated programming concepts. Readers will find up-to-date, hands-on guidance on all facets of modern OpenGL development, including transformations, texture mapping, shaders, advanced buffers, geometry management, and much more. Fully revised to reflect ARBs latest official specification (3.3), this edition also contains a new start-to-finish tutorial on OpenGL for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Coverage includes
A practical introduction to the essentials of real-time 3D graphics
Core OpenGL 3.3 techniques for rendering, transformations, and texturing
Writing your own shaders, with examples to get you started
Cross-platform OpenGL: Windows (including Windows 7), Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, UNIX, and embedded systems
OpenGL programming for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: step-by-step guidance and complete example programs
Advanced buffer techniques, including full-definition rendering with floating point buffers and textures
Fragment operations: controlling the end of the graphics pipeline
Advanced shader usage and geometry management
A fully updated API reference, now based on the official ARB (Core) OpenGL 3.3 manual pages
New bonus materials and sample code on a companion Web site, www.starstonesoftware.com/OpenGL
Part of the OpenGL Technical LibraryThe official knowledge resource for OpenGL developers
The OpenGL Technical Library provides tutorial and reference books for OpenGL. The Library enables programmers to gain a practical understanding of OpenGL and shows them how to unlock its full potential. Originally developed by SGI, the Library continues to evolve under the auspices of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) Steering Group (now part of the Khronos Group), an industry consortium responsible for guiding the evolution of OpenGL and related technologies.
