3. 1996 3Dfx createsVoodoo Graphics
First successful consumer 3D accelerator
1997 id Software releasesQuake II game
This game uses Open GL out of the box
1999 Nvidia releasesGeForce 256
first consumer-level PC graphics chip with
hardware transform, lighting, and shading
4. What is OpenGL?
OpenGL stands for Open Graphics Library. It is a
specification of an API for rendering 3D graphics
What is NOT OpenGL?
The OpenGLAPI only deals with rendering graphics.
OpenGL does not provide functions for animations,
timing, image file format processing,GUI etc.
Is OpenGL Open Source?
No, OpenGL doesn't have any source code. GL is a
specification