OpenGL


1.   Platform, Price, and Supplier/Creator

o        Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OS

o        Freeware

o        OpenGL.org organization : http://www.opengl.org , Silicon Graphics, Inc.: http://www.sgi.com/company_info/

 

2.   Applications

o        OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a standard specification defining a cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics

o        It can be widely used to develop application for CAD, virtual reality, scientific visualization, information visualization, and flight simulation, video games, etc.

 

3.   Web Resources

o        Official website: http://www.opengl.org/

o        Red book:         http://www.glprogramming.com/red/

o        Wikipedia:        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opengl