An introduction to OpenGL graphics programming: pre-conference workshop
Otha L. Britton · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2010
In order to display computer graphics from a language such as C or C++, a graphics application programmers' interface must be used. The most popular multi-platform API for this is the OpenGL graphics system. Even the complex movie generation systems such as the academy award winning Maya software, used for such computer animation movies as Toy Story, is based on OpenGL. OpenGL, along with an appropriate windowing toolkit such as GL Utility Toolkit (GLUT), can be used to effectively display computer graphics. Students can be taught easily to display windows and make elementary drawings using only the basics of OpenGL.