Computer Graphics for grads (spring,2013): materials

Lecture slides
- Intro
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
Developing OpenGL ES 2.0 applications
1. Using ARM emulator (for OpenGL ES 2.0)
  - Can be downloaded here.
  - Supports OpenGL ES 2.0
  - Supports three major platforms (Windows, Linux, OSX)
  - No hassle to deal with UI/Windows layer -- EGL is implemented and examples from the "Goldbook" can be ported easily.)
  - Should be ported to a specific mobile platform (Android or iOS) for final release
  - OpenGL ES 3.0 emulator is limited to the Windows platform. (OpenGL ES 3.0 emulator)
2. Using AMD emulator
  - Can be downloaded here.
  - Supports AMD graphics cards only (?)
  - OpenGL ES 2.0
  - Windows & Linux only
  - Almost the same pros/cons with the ARM emulator
3. Using PowerVR SGX OpenGL ES 2.0 SDK
  - Can be downloaded here. (registration required)
  - Windows, OSX, Linux supported
4. Using NVIDIA Tegra Android Development Pack
  - Can be downloaded here.
  - Android only
  - Windows, OSX, Linux (Ubuntu) supported
5. Using Qualcomm OpenGL ES 3.0 emulator
  - Can be downloaded here. (registration required)
  - Windows only
6. xcode
  - OSX only
  - Can be installed from the AppStore.
  - For iOS apps only.
  - Requires to get familiar with Objective-C to some level.
  - OSX-specific library for UI/Window management (EAGL)
  - App running on iOS devices (requires membership to run on actual devices)
  - Fast and stable emulator
  - Decent developement environment
7. ADT (Android Development Tools)
  - Can be downloaded here.
  - For android apps
  - Supports many platforms
  - (Normally) required to develop in Java
  - C with NDK (Native Development Kit) (OpenGL ES 2 sample code in NDK)
  - Slow emulator
  - Can run the app on actual devices directly
8. WebGL
  - Almost compatible with OpenGL ES 2
  - No dev tools required (only any compatible webbrower required)
  - Required to develop in Javascript
  - Hard to debug
  - Source codes exposed (?)
  - Good to develop cross-platform mobile apps via HTML5 (?)
Compiling and running OpenGL ES 2.0 samples
- Android java with ARM image (Examples are compiled and running without any problem on actual devices and Intel emulators)
  - Modify
    return (info.reqGlEsVersion >= 0x20000);
    to
    return true;
    (See this post.)
  - Insert
    mGLSurfaceView.setEGLConfigChooser(8, 8, 8, 8, 16, 0);
    before
    mGLSurfaceView.setRenderer(new HelloTriangleRenderer(this));
    (See this post.)
  - Modifying
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
    in AndroidManifest.xml is not required.
- NDK examples
  - Set NDK path in the preference
  - Select "Add Native Support" to the project
  - Check "GPU Host" in the emulator setting

Materials