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September 06 2016

OpenGL Development Cookbook

OpenGL brings an added dimension to your graphics by utilizing the remarkable power of modern GPUs. This straight-talking cookbook is perfect for intermediate C++ programmers who want to exploit the full potential of OpenGL.

What You Will Learn

• Create an OpenGL 3.3 rendering context
  
• Get to grips with camera-based viewing and object picking techniques
  
• Learn off-screen rendering and environment mapping techniques to render mirrors
  
• Discover shadow mapping techniques, including variance shadow mapping
  
• Implement a particle system using shaders
  
• Learn about GPU-based methods for global illumination using spherical harmonics and SSAO
  
• Understand translucent geometry and order independent transparency using dual depth peeling
  
• Explore GPU-based volumetric lighting using half angle slicing and physically based simulation on the GPU using transform feedback
  

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