Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach Using OpenGL: United States Edition - Couverture rigide

Angel, Edward

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0201773430 ISBN 13 : 9780201773439

Editeur : Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Angel Edward

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This introductory text recognizes that beginners learn computer graphics more quickly by doing it. Taking a top-down approach, the book gets you started early writing interesting 3D graphics programs. Each chapter is built around a non-trivial application program. In this programming context, key principles and techniques are explained as needed and in increasing detail.

To enable this approach, the book first describes an important application programmer's interface-OpenGL-a graphics library now available on most platforms, from high-end graphics workstations to PCs. This high-level interface, plus a basic knowledge of C programming, allows you to generate complex interactive applications, even applications involving 3D viewing and event-driven input. OpenGL's well-defined architecture also facilitates the book's technical discussions of algorithm implementations.

Professor Angel has based this text on his extensive experience teaching computer graphics to students and professionals in computer science, engineering, and other fields. In emphasizing applications programming, his presentation is both practical and enjoyable. At the same time, he covers all the topics required for a fundamental understanding of computer graphics, such as light-material interactions, shading, modeling, curves and surfaces, antialiasing, texture mapping, and compositing, as well as important hardware issues.

The four images that appear on this cover are from a computer-generated video created by University of New Mexico students James Pinkerton and Brian Jones, and artists Thomas Keller andJohn Bell. The story of a robot named Ed and his discovery of self, the video was produced with a variety of graphics and robotic software, including OpenGL, Alias, WaveFront, Igrip, and ProEngineer. The images here show Ed in his work cell, the factory where robots work, a flower that Ed finds, and Ed's reassembly.

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Quatrième de couverture

This introductory text recognizes that beginners learn computer graphics more quickly by doing it. Taking a top-down approach, the book gets you started early in writing interesting 3D graphics programs. Each chapter is built around a nontrivial application program. In this programming context, key principles and techniques are explained as needed and in increasing detail. Coverage includes all the topics required for a fundamental understanding of computer graphics, such as light-material interactions, shading, modeling, curves and surfaces, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, and compositing, as well as important hardware issues.

To enable this top-down approach, the book first describes an important application programmer's interface, OpenGL, a graphics library available on most platforms, from high-end graphics workstations to PCs. This high-level interface and a basic knowledge of C programming allow you to generate complex interactive applications, even applications involving 3D viewing and event-driven input. OpenGL's well-defined architecture also facilitates the book's technical discussions of algorithm implementations.

The Second Edition of this widely used book features enhanced discussion of hierarchy and object orientation, visualization, interaction, and projection; includes additional code examples, such as two new variants of the Sierpinski gasket, display of hierarchical models, shadow generation, and visualization; and covers functionality added to OpenGL 1.1, including vertex arrays.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0201773430
• ISBN 13: 9780201773439
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 719