Summary
In this chapter, we changed over the functionality of our project, which was using older OpenGL methods, and replaced the rendering functions with our own vertex and fragment shaders. The shader code we write gets compiled into a program for the graphics processor. You will now have an understanding of how an external script or program written in Python interacts with the shader program. The majority of graphics and games programs are interactive, so being able to process transformations, projections, and camera movements in one program, and send commands to the graphics card for rendering, is a necessary skill for any graphics programmer.
The lighting models we examined here were first created by computer scientists to light scenes with 3D models to create more believable results. Though they are effective and still used today, they don’t quite address the physical nature of the way light interacts in real life.
Nowadays, the more common way to light a scene...
