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An example of using the accumulation buffer to run convolutions over an image. accconvolve.c

An example of using the accumulation buffer to anti-alias the contents of the framebuffer. accumaa.c

An example of using alpha blending for transparency (with sorting). alphablend.c

Shows the artifacts that can be seen when using alpha blending for transparency and no sorting is performed. alphablendnosort.c

An example of billboarding. A billboard is an object that always faces toward the eye. billboard.c

An example of creating a bubble effect by perturbing a sphere with a sine function. bubble.c

An example of performing bump mapping. bump.c

An example of using the accumulation and destination alpha buffers to produce a chromakeyed image. chromakey.c

A fancy example of using the accumulation and destination alpha buffers to produce a chromakeyed image. chromakey_fancy.c

An example of using the texture matrix to create a moving cloud effect. cloud.c

An example of using the texture matrix to create a low cloud or low fog effect. cloudl.c

Demonstration of performing arbitrary CSG operations. csg.c

Demonstrates how to use the stencil buffer to produce decals on co-planar surfaces. decal.c

An example of dissolving using the stencil buffer. dissolve.c

An example of how to use texture mapping to simulate an explosion. explode.c

An example of how to use multiple texture maps to simulate a fire. fire.c

An example of generating a spheremap (environment map). genspheremap.c

An example of using multi-pass rendering techniques to produce phong-shaded objects. highlight.c

An example of using the accumulation buffer to interpolate contrast, saturation and brightness of an image. interp.c

An example of using lightmaps to enhance the appearance of a scene. lightmap.c

An example of creating points of light using several methods including normal points, points attenuated by the distance from the eye, and texture mapped points of light. lightp.c

An example of using OpenGL's anti-aliased line functionality. line.c

An example of how to use the accumulation buffer to anti-alias a scene. multiaccumaa.c

An example of using alpha-blending to render multiple transparent objects (with sorting). multialphablend.c

An example of using alpha-blending to render multiple transparent objects (WITHOUT sorting). multialphablendnosort.c

An example of creating multiple reflections (as in a room with mirrors on opposite walls. multimirror.c

An example of using screen-door transparency with multiple objects. multiscreendoor.c

An example of using sphere-mapped texture to environment map multiple objects. multispheremap.c

Shows how to create an octave by filtering randomly generated noise. noise.c

Demonstrates what is meant by the 'nth-surface'. Useful for understanding how CSG operations work in OpenGL. nthsurfdemo.c

An example of using texture mapping to create patterned brushes for painting. paint.c

Demonstrates simple projective texture mapping. projtex.c

An example of using the scale and bias functionality of the pixel transfer options. sbias.c

An example of using screen-door transparency. screendoor.c

An example of using a texture map to simulate smoke. smoke.c

Soft shadows using a shadow texture per polygon. Based on an algorithm described by Paul Heckbert and Michael Herf of CMU; see their web site http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ph/shadow.html for details. softshadow2.c

How to make a noise texture from multiple frequencies of noise. spectral.c

Examples of different sphere tesselations. tess.c

An example of different texgen modes. texgen.c

An example of using multiple texture maps to create a 'movie'. texmovie.c

An example of using a very large texture by 'paging' in pieces. texpage.c

An example of displaying a large texture image as a set of separate tiles. textile.c

An example of how to create an underwater scene, including caustics. underwater.c

Application of a spheremap. usespheremap.c

An example of how to draw a vapor trail (such as that left by an airplane). vapor.c

Volume rendering with OpenGL. volume.c

An example of warping a mesh to produce a morphing effect. warp.c

An example of using texture mapping and sine functions to simulate water. water.c

An example of compositing RGB data read from the framebuffer back into a scene with correct Z buffering. zcomposite.c