CSC 370 Resources

Sample Tests

• Quiz: Introductory Graphics Concepts and Algorithms
• Quiz: OpenGL and Transformation Matrices

Notes and other useful documents.

• Processing Simple Example -- a commented first program and example of the simple, slow way to draw a line using point(x,y).

Links to resources that we'll use in this class.

• Processing -- a great new lanugage aimed at developing graphics and interactive applications.
• Nodebox -- a Python-driven, vector-graphics language for Mac.
• OpenGL.org -- the main website for the most widely used 3-D graphics library.
• GLUT -- OpenGL Utility Toolkit to handle that annoying window-management stuff.
• OpenGL ES -- the site for OpenGL ES, aimed at 3-D graphics for embedded devices such as your iPhone or other mobile goodness.
• Irrlicht on Sourceforge -- a great open-source 3-D game engine.
• SIGGRAPH 08 Presentation on OpenGL and What's New by Dave Shreiner and others. -- a great open-source 3-D game engine.

Here are quick reference links to the main OpenGL documentation page, OpenGL 2.1 API reference, and GLUT reference.

Links to some great work in Processing.

• Processing on flickr.
• Processing on vimeo.
• Processing on YouTube.
• Processing on delicious.
• Processing on Technorati.
• Processing blogs, and here's a fav from the blogs -- one a week with source!