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OpenGL ??? Build high performance graphics

You're reading from   OpenGL ??? Build high performance graphics Assimilate the ideas shared in the course to utilize the power of OpenGL to perform a wide variety of tasks.

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Product type Course
Published in May 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788296724
Length 982 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Muhammad Mobeen Movania Muhammad Mobeen Movania
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Raymond Chun Hing Lo Raymond Chun Hing Lo
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William Lo William Lo
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Chapter 1. Getting Started with OpenGL

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Setting up a Windows-based development platform
  • Setting up a Mac-based development platform
  • Setting up a Linux-based development platform
  • Installing the GLFW library in Windows
  • Installing the GLFW library in Mac OS X and Linux
  • Creating your first OpenGL application with GLFW
  • Compiling and running your first OpenGL application in Windows
  • Compiling and running your first OpenGL application in Mac OS X or Linux

Introduction

OpenGL is an ideal multiplatform, cross-language, and hardware-accelerated graphics rendering interface that is well suited to visualize large 2D and 3D datasets in many fields. In fact, OpenGL has become the industry standard to create stunning graphics, most notably in gaming applications and numerous professional tools for 3D modeling. As we collect more and more data in fields ranging from biomedical imaging to wearable computing (especially with the evolution of Big Data), a...

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