Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1
5. Chapter 2 The OpenGL Graphics Pipeline 7
6. Chapter 3 Mathematical Foundations 35
7. Chapter 4 Managing 3D Graphics Data 61
8. Chapter 5 Texture Mapping 103
9. Chapter 6 3D Models 129
10. Chapter 7 Lighting 159
11. Chapter 8 Shadows 189
12. Chapter 9 Sky and Backgrounds 219
13. Chapter 10 Enhancing Surface Detail 241
14. Chapter 11 Parametric Surfaces 259
15. Chapter 12 Tessellation 271
16. Chapter 13 Geometry Shaders 297
17. Chapter 14 Other Techniques 311
18. Chapter 15 Simulating Water 353
19. Chapter 16 Ray Tracing and Compute Shaders 383
20. Chapter 17 Stereoscopy for 3D Glasses and VR Headsets 461
21. Appendix A Installation and Setup for PC (Windows) 481
22. Appendix B Installation and Setup for Macintosh 489
23. Appendix C Using the Nsight Graphics Debugger 497
24. Index 503