Developing Graphics Frameworks with Java and OpenGL

Lee Stemkoski is a professor of mathematics and computer science. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Dartmouth College in 2006 and has been teaching at the college level since. His specialties are computer graphics, video game development, and virtual and augmented reality programming.James Cona is an up and coming software engineer who studied computer science at Adelphi University. Some of his specific interests include music, video game programming, 3D graphics, artificial intelligence, and clear and efficient software development in general.

• About the Authors1. Introduction to Computer Graphics1.1 Core Concepts and Vocabulary1.2 The Graphics Pipeline1.2.1 Application Stage1.2.2 Geometry Processing1.2.3 Rasterization1.2.4 Pixel Processing1.3 Setting up a Development Environment1.4 Summary and Next Steps2. Introduction to LWJGL and OpenGL2.1 Creating Windows with LWJGL2.2 Drawing a Point2.2.1 OpenGL Shading Language2.2.2 Compiling GPU Programs2.2.3 Rendering in the Application2.3 Drawing Shapes2.3.1 Using Vertex Buffers2.3.2 An Attribute Class2.3.3 Hexagons, Triangles and Squares2.3.4 Passing Data Between Shaders2.4 Working with Uniform Data2.4.1 Introduction to Uniforms 2.4.2 A Uniform Class 2.4.3 Applications and Animations 2.5 Adding Interactivity 2.5.1 Keyboard Input with LWJGL 2.5.2 Incorporating with Graphics Programs2.6 Summary and Next Steps 3. Matrix Algebra and Transformations 3.1 Introduction to Vectors and Matrices 3.1.1 Vector Definitions and Operations 3.1.2 Linear Transformations and Matrices 3.1.3 Vectors and Matrices in Higher Dimensions 3.2 Geometric Transformations 3.2.1 Scaling 3.2.2 Rotation 3.2.3 Translation 3.2.4 Projections 3.2.5 Local Transformations 3.3 A Matrix Class 3.4 Incorporating with Graphics Programs 3.5 Summary and Next Steps 4. A Scene Graph Framework 4.1 Overview of Class Structure 4.2 3D Objects 4.2.1 Scene and Group 4.2.2 Camera 4.2.3 Mesh 4.3 Geometry objects 4.3.1 Rectangles 4.3.2 Boxes 4.3.3 Polygons 4.3.4 Parametric Surfaces and Planes 4.3.5 Spheres and Related Surfaces 4.3.6 Cylinders and Related Surfaces 4.4 Material objects 4.4.1 Base Class 4.4.2 Basic Materials 4.5 Rendering Scenes 4.6 Custom Geometry and Material Objects 4.7 Extra Components 4.7.1 Axes and Grids 4.7.2 Movement Rig 4.8 Summary and Next Steps 5. Textures 5.1 A Texture Class 5.2 Texture Coordinates 5.2.1 Rectangles 5.2.2 Boxes 5.2.3 Polygons 5.2.4 Parametric Surfaces 5.3 Using Textures in Shaders 5.4 Rendering Scenes with Textures 5.5 Animated Effects with Custom Shaders 5.6 Procedurally Generated Textures 5.7 Using Text in Scenes 5.7.1 Billboarding 5.7.2 Heads-Up Displays and Orthogonal Cameras 5.8 Rendering Scenes to Textures 5.9 Post-Processing 5.10 Summary and Next Steps6. Light and Shadow 6.1 Introduction to Lighting 6.2 Light Classes 6.3 Normal Vectors 6.3.1 Rectangles 6.3.2 Boxes 6.3.3 Polygons 6.3.4 Parametric Surfaces 6.4 Using Lights in Shaders 6.4.1 Structs and Uniforms 6.4.2 Light-Based Materials 6.5 Rendering Scenes with Lights 6.6 Extra Components 6.7 Bump Mapping 6.8 Bloom and Glow Effects 6.9 Shadows 6.9.1 Theoretical Background 6.9.2 Adding Shadows to the Framework 6.10 Summary and Next Steps Index