Using QuickDraw 3D, programmers can now incorporate spectacular graphic effects into their applications. This book/CD-ROM package describes the application programming interfaces that programmers can use to develop 3D applications and software. The CD-ROM contains the complete QuickDraw 3D system itself and a complete database of the QuickDraw 3D API.

OpenGL, which has been bound in C, is a seasoned graphics library for scientists and engineers. As we know, Java is a rapidly growing language becoming the de facto standard of Computer Science learning and application development platform as many undergraduate computer science programs are adopting Java in place of C/C++. Released by Sun Microsystems in June 2003, the recent OpenGL binding with Java, JOGL, provides students, scientists, and engineers a new venue of graphics learning, research, and applications. Overview This book aims to be a shortcut to graphics theory and programming in JOGL. Specifically, it covers OpenGL programming in Java, using JOGL, along with concise computer graphics theories. It covers all graphics basics and several advanced topics without including some implementation details that are not necessary in graphics applications. It also covers some basic concepts in Java programming for C/C++ programmers. It is designed as a textbook for students who know programming basics already. It is an excellent shortcut to learn 3D graphics for scientists and engineers who understand Java programming. It is also a good reference for C/C++ graphics vi Preface programmers to learn Java and JOGL. This book is a companion to Guide to Graphics Software Tools (Springer-Verlag, New York, ISBN 0-387-95049-4), which covers a smaller graphics area with similar examples in C but has a comprehensive list of graphics software tools. Organization and Features This book concisely introduces graphics theory and programming in Java with JOGL.

This comprehensive guide to polygonal 3D graphics emphasizes techniques used in computer games. It contains descriptions of the most useful algorithms and combines them with practical programming examples to give programmers more control over their programs.

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Today, many scientists in different disciplines realize the power of graphics, but are also bewildered by the numerous graphics tools. More often than not, they choose the improper software tools and end up with unsatisfactory results. This book introduces and categorizes the most commonly used graphics tools and their applications. The purpose is not to provide an exhausting list of tools and their explicit functions, but rather to provide scientific researchers with different means and application areas in computer graphics, so as to help them efficiently use visualization, modeling, simulation, and virtual reality to complement their research needs. This guide includes coverage of the most widely used commercial software, freeware and open-source software.

This text is a tutorial and reference for developing 3D applications on the Windows platform. It covers both the concepts and techniques required and details the latest tools, technologies and emerging standards. The CD-ROM includes samples illustrated in the book and demos of commercial programs.

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This exciting book/disk package completely outfits the serious programmer for 3D graphics work in Windows. It explains 3D graphics programming fundamentals from a Windows perspective. Readers will understand the Windows graphic interface and how they can use a graphics library to create sophisticated graphics applications. Disk contains a professional 3D graphics library for Windows.