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Evan Edstrom edited this page Nov 19, 2013 · 2 revisions

Welcome to the GlutFrameworkObject wiki!

Overview

GL Framework provides a bare-bones intro to graphics programming with OpenGL and GLUT. Detailed documentation available at: http://doxy.glutfmk.evanedstrom.com

The framework is comprised of two main components, Engine and Element.

Engine

  • Initializes GLUT and handles key events, window resizing, projection matrix setup / scaling, and a basic frame timer.
  • Contains a list of Elements that are drawn on each frame.
  • Provides before draw loop and after draw loop virtual functions for things like scorekeeping or collision detection.
  • Subscribes to events for key and mouse handling.

Element

  • Contains a coordinate system for positioning objects in 3D space.
  • Contains velocity, scale and rotation variables.
  • Draw() and Move() functions called in engine display loop using polymorphism.
  • Overwrite Draw() in a subclass to get specific drawing behavior.
  • Overwrite Move() in a subclass to get specific movement behavior.

More Info

Written for Whitworth University for use in introductory programming courses.

Author: Evan Edstrom

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