Computer graphics using object-oriented programming / edited by Steve Cunningham ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cunningham, Steve, 1942-2015.

Series:

Wiley professional computing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer graphics.

Object-oriented programming (Computer science).

Physical Description:

xii, 302 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : J. Wiley, [1992]

Summary:

Written by professionals currently performing some of the most innovative work in the field, this is a single-source guide to these revolutionary techniques and their applications in computer graphics environments. In this comprehensive collection, you'll get up-to-date information on everything you need to know to take advantage of this advanced new approach to designing and implementing graphics software. Illustrates--through numerous examples--the benefits of using object-oriented techniques over conventional computer graphics approaches. Provides samples of object-oriented design and programming techniques used on a variety of practical computer graphics problems. Covers cutting-edge research and development topics that apply to computer graphics. Describes the facilities and APIs oftwo vendor-specific graphics object libraries. Studies several graphics applications built with object-oriented programming languages. Examines graphics kernels developed to study graphics object libraries for high-level work and distributed systems.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471541990

OCLC:

24543498