Opengl Superbible: The Complete Guide to Opengl Programming for Windows Nt and Windows 95 - Hardcover

Richard S. Wright Jr.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1571690735 ISBN 13: 9781571690739

Publisher: Waite Group Pr, 1996

Synopsis

Now you can command the magic of OpenGL, the 3D graphics API that entertainment industry wizards use to create specail effects such as the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" and the liquid-metal terminator in "Terminator 2." OpenGL SuperBible is your comprehensive, hands-on guide to OpenGL programming for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95, taking you beyond the realm of the ordinary into the world of the special effects pros. No previous 3D graphics knowledge is required. Learn to create fantastic 3D worlds by manipulating space with lighting components and their reflective properties, different viewers' perspectives, and spectacular special effects.

• Learn the basics of complex objects that are pre-built into the auxilary library of functions
• Discover 3D drawing and coordinate transformations
• CD-ROM contains an OpenGL VRML viewer, the OpenGL 1.1 binaries for Windows 95, a free OpenGL OCS for Visual Basic, source code, executable files, and binaries for all examples in the book

About this title

From the Publisher:

The most comprehensive, definitive guide to OpenGL programming for Windows NT and Windows 95 available. This new addition to the popular SuperBible series offers hundred of tricks and techniques for mastering OpenGL-the powerful 3D graphics API that is the undisputed king in the special effects and entertainment industry. CD-ROM includes all the source code and binaries for the examples in the book, as well as executable files for Intel, MIPS, APLHA, and PowerPC-based systems. - Includes free OCX Control

- From the author of the Windows 95 API Bible series

- Includes OpenGL VRML Viewer

About this edition

• Publisher: Waite Group Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1571690735
• ISBN 13: 9781571690739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 750