Developing Graphics Frameworks 15 Vector Definitions And Operations

Summary

Learn about the OpenGL functions needed to generate vertex buffer objects, upload vertex data to the GPU, and specify ... Create the base Geometry class, which defines the overall shape of geometric objects and stores vertex-related properties (such ... Learn how to represent translation transformations with matrix multiplication by introducing homogeneous coordinates. Learn about local coordinate systems and local transformations, how the accumulated transformations applied to an object are ... Create extensions of the base Material class that enable geometric shapes to be rendered as points, lines, or triangulated ... Learn about why uniform variables are useful, the OpenGL functions needed to upload uniform data to the GPU, and create a ... Learn how to create an windowed application that contains shader code, compiles and links the shaders to create a GPU program ... Create another extension of the Geometry class to describe the shape of a three-dimensional box; vertex colors are assigned so ... This video is part of an online course, Interactive 3D Create shader programs containing uniform variables used to change the position and set the color of a geometric object. Learn how to derive the parametric functions for a sphere, and how the equations of a sphere are related to the equations of an ...