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OpenGL 2.0 Released

Posted by michael on from the now-20%-more-pixels dept.

berny@work writes "OpenGL has finally released version 2.0. The benefits include Programable Shaders, in particular: Shader Objects, Shader Programs, OpenGL Shading Language and changes to the Shader API. If you are interested take a look at the tutorials and the case studies that are linked to from the OpenGL site."

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  1. Versus DX successor by vectorian798 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can OpenGL ever match DX in popularity among developers?

    1. Re:Versus DX successor by tciny · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Same answer as to "will Windows always stay the most popular OS?"

  2. Re:Direct 3D by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    and arent the game developers always on the lookout for ways to get the massive linux gamers market


    Yes, I'm sure that all six linux gamers would be a boon to their bottom-line. After that I'm sure they'll try and target the two BSD gamers to further increase their profits. :-)