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95.402 Related Links     Druid's GL Journal This site has great articles and source on a variety of OpenGL related graphics effects, such as volumetric fog, voxel rendering, terrain rendering, etc. Code Guru Having trouble with MFC, VisualC++, or other language related issues? Discover the answers to your problems, as well as new tips and tricks, at Code Guru! Grafix3D This site has some articles on 3D graphics theory. The best article is definitely the one about radiosity lighting. Gamasutra The Gamasutra site is a spinoff of Game Developer Magazine. The articles here are usually magazine published columns, in contrast to the Flipcode site. It is a good site, but most topics are well known to the experts. Magic Software Graphics Papers This is a site maintained by David Eberly and is full of high-level graphics and collision detection algorithms, with code! Hugo Elias' Graphics Page This web site is a collection of original and unique articles written by Hugo Elias. The articles cover a range of computer programming related topics, from graphics to physical modeling. OpenGL FAQ This site has a full range of answers to frequently asked OpenGL questions, on topics such as using GLUT, drawing text, texture mapping, lighting, matrices, vertex arrays, etc. www.opengl.org This is an excellent page with links and information about OpenGL. Here you can find the latest libraries and utilities for OpenGL, as well as the latest developments in the OpenGL world! www.flipcode.com This site is a great resource if you're interested in game development. It is updated daily with gaming news, as well as with technical columns on topics such as 3D engines, portals, radiosity lighting, networked game programming, etc. 3D Engines List The 3D Engines List is a site maintained by Karsten Isakovic at the Technical University of Berlin. It is the ultimate collection of links to commercial, shareware, and freeware 3D engines available over the Internet. Links have been nicely arranged into categories such as terrain engines, portal renderers, curved surface renderers, etc. www.gdmag.com This is the online accompaniment site for Game Developer Magazine. You can find lots of source code examples here, but a print version of the magazine helps if you're also looking for code explanations and the actual related articles. Chapters carries this magazine, so check it out next time you're visiting the Starbucks next door... Wotsit's Format This is a great site, especially when doing graphics/game programming! It contains file format information on hundreds of different file types and all sorts of other useful programming information; algorithms, source code, specifications, etc. www.3dcafe.com If you're looking for some art to put into your 3D engine, this is the place to go! This site has hundreds of FREE textures and 3D models for you to download, in various file formats. Microsoft Research Microsoft Research is the computer science research organization of Microsoft. There is a huge collection of research papers here, as well as abstracts of current research being done at Microsoft. Definitely check out the Graphics Group web page. Microsoft DirectX If you're looking for sample code, documentation, or runtime drivers for Microsoft DirectX, this is a great place to start. Developer's Corner This is an interesting site which is geared toward graphics and game programming. Its got a huge collection of discussion forums, many of which are frequented by professional game developers. Definitely worth checking out!     If you have any comments or suggestions, email me at smalik@chat.carleton.ca