Hi all -- As I've mentioned before, the only way to ever become truly proficient at 3D graphics programming in OSG is to first have a firm grasp of OpenGL. Well, here's your opportunity to make this happen.
Bob Kuehne and I have teamed with 3D and multimedia expert Alan Millman to form Tech Soup, and offer a new training course in OpenGL 3. The course announcement is below; read on for more details. We hope to see you in Washington DC this July! Paul Martz Skew Matrix Software LLC http://www.skew-matrix.com +1 303 859 9466 OpenGL 3 Training Offered Tech Soup announces its inaugural offering of its OpenGL 3 course, July 20-23, 2009, in Washington DC. Tech Soup is the leader in cross-platform 3D graphics training for software developers. OpenGL 3 includes many new features and changes that make it fundamentally different from OpenGL 1 and 2. This course covers everything developers need to know to take maximum advantage of OpenGL 3 and ensure their applications are compatible with future versions of the API. Topics include: * OpenGL 3 and the OpenGL Shading Language * 3D graphics concepts and programming techniques * Maximizing performance for current graphics hardware * Strategies for porting from OpenGL 1 and 2 to OpenGL 3 This four-day course teaches the fundamentals of OpenGL 3. Developers attending the course learn the mechanisms behind fast, efficient, modern 3D graphics on current graphics hardware. Through instruction and labs, students take a triangle from concept to screen, learn how to access buffered data, move data to and from graphics hardware, add textures and lights, and use the OpenGL Shading Language for additional rendering effects. Students learn how to ensure backward and forward compatibility in a cross-platform environment. Instruction is hands-on with numerous labs, where students turn concepts into practical knowledge. Students are required to bring their own computers. Supported platforms include Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. All attendees receive electronic copies of labs and example software. For the latest information on the OpenGL 3 course, visit http://www.techsoupcorp.com/courses/opengl3.html. About Tech Soup Company founders Bob Kuehne (Blue Newt Software LLC), Paul Martz (Skew Matrix Software LLC), and Alan Millman (Alan Millman Consulting, Inc.) formed Tech Soup to provide training and educational materials to the software developer community with a special emphasis on 3D graphics software development. The founders have been in the 3D graphics software industry for more than 20 years and involved with OpenGL since its inception, writing books, teaching courses, and working with Fortune 500-class companies around the globe. The founders remain active in advocacy, development, consulting, and training. Contact Tech Soup directly for private course offerings, consulting engagements, or custom development opportunities. Email: [email protected], phone: 734-834-2696. _______________________________________________ osg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org
