Khronos members publish new book “Mobile 3D Graphics with OpenGL ES and M3G”
The exploding popularity of mobile computing is undeniable. From cell phones to portable gaming systems, the global demand for multi-functional mobile devices is driving amazing hardware and software developments. 3D graphics are becoming an integral part of these ubiquitous devices, and as a result, Mobile 3D Graphics is arguably the most rapidly advancing area of the computer graphics discipline. If you are a graphics or game developer then you must learn to program for mobility, and this book will teach you how. You can read more about the book on the official homepage for the book, or purchase it directly from Amazon here.
Nathan Charles interviewed on OpenSL ES
Hayden Porter has done an interesting interview with Nathan Charles, lead for the Khronos Group OpenSL ES API working group and Software Architect at Creative Labs. Read the full interview here. Hayden Porter is a developer with a special interest in interactive sound for the web and mobile.
NVIDIA Developer Survey 2007
NVIDIA have launched their annual web-based Developer Survey for 2007. The survey helps NVIDIA steer their efforts in providing help, documentation, and tools for graphics developers. Don't let the interests and goals of OpenGL developers go under-reported! Participate here.
OpenSceneGraph course from Blue Newt and Skew Matrix - Italy
OSG Community has announced two OpenSceneGraph courses from Blue Newt and Skew Matrix. These course being offereing in the US and Rome aim to provide students with a sweeping survey of OpenSceneGraph and its internals. The OpenSceneGraph is an open source high performance 3D graphics toolkit, used by application developers in fields such as visual simulation, games, virtual reality, scientific visualization and modelling. Written entirely in Standard C++ and OpenGL it runs on all Windows platforms, OSX, GNU/Linux, IRIX, Solaris, HP-Ux, AIX and FreeBSD operating systems.
Khronos announces 2007 Seoul Developer University presentations available online
Khronos announced today that the 2007 Seoul Developer University presentations are now available online in PDF format. Fourteen presentations online from NVIDIA, Huone, AMD, Creative, Futuremark, GraphicRemedy, HI, Imagination, Nokia and TI. If you were not able to attend the Khronos 2007 Seoul Developer University this year, head on over to view the presentation slides now.
Khronos presents Mobile and Embedded Graphics at ARM Developers Conference 07
Khronos is pleased to present Mobile and Embedded Graphics at ARM Developers' Conference 2007 on October 4th. The Mobile and Embedded Graphics event at The ARM Developers’ Conference & Design Pavilion is a great, free, opportunity to get the latest information on the fast growing area of embedded graphics. Discover how 3D hardware fits into the SoC realm, what implementations are available for systems integrators today, and the benefits of having graphics in end user devices, including what sort of applications are now possible. Attendance is free, but you are required to RSVP. For more information, please visit our event page.
SGI OpenGL Programming Class
The OpenGL Programming course replaces our industry standard OpenGL Programming 1 and OpenGL Programming 2 sequence by condensing the most useful topics from both into one course. The OpenGL Programming course helps applications programmers master platform-independent graphics programming using OpenGL. Students learn to view and model in 3D, and to create animated, wire frame and solid geometry, under interactive control from input devices. Students add lighting, textures, and other effects to increase realism.
DMP announces new seminar room and new OpenGL ES courses
DMP, Digital Media Professional has recently established a new seminar room for the training of Khronos API's. The room offers comfortable chairs, a specious desk space for each student, a ceiling mounted projector, a white board for easy instructor presentation, 12 computers with 17 inch LCD's and excellent air conditioning. There is even an in-class coffee maker. DMP has also announced two new OpenGL ES classes in November. For further information, please visit the Khronos Events page.
In-Depth all day course for intermediates on Mobile 3D Ecosystem
Expert Members Kari Pulli, Jani Vaarala, Ville Miettinen, Robert J. Simpson, Tomi Aarnio and Mark Callow have organized an in-depth all day course for intermediates on Mobile 3D Ecosystem at Siggraph on Tuesday August 7th. Attendees will learn how to develop 3D applications for mobile devices, how they function, and where they are heading. The course focuses on OpenGL ES and M3G, and how to use these technologies to create efficient applications and deploy them in the mobile world. Prerequisites include a basic knowledge of 3D computer graphics, a working knowledge of a modern graphics API like OpenGL, D3D, X3D, or Java3D and an ability to read simple computer programs written in C and Java.
Acrodea and Bandai Networks release Game SDK X-Forge 2007 for handheld devices
Acrodea and Bandai Networks have announced the release of X-Forge 2007, a game development environment for handheld devices. Leading the mobile games market, the newly released X-Forge 2007 SDK (software development kit) offers the first compatibility for Open GL®ES 2.0, and supports programmable shaders and scene graphs. X-Forge 2007 delivers compatibility with OpenKODE as set forth by the Khronos Group, and supports the de facto standard 3D graphics API sets OpenGL ES 1.0/1.1/2.0.