Chapter 1. Introduction to OpenGL ES 2.0
What Is OpenGL ES?
OpenGL ES is an application programming interface (API) for advanced 3D graphics targeted at handheld and embedded devices such as cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), consoles, appliances, vehicles, and avionics. OpenGL ES is one of a set of APIs created by the Khronos Group. The Khronos Group, founded in January 2000, is a member-funded industry consortium that is focused on the creation of open standard and royalty-free APIs for handheld and embedded devices.
In the desktop world there are two standard 3D APIs, DirectX and OpenGL. DirectX is the de facto standard 3D API for any system running the Microsoft Windows operating system and is used by the majority of 3D games ...
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