JavaGL-a 3D graphics library in Java for Internet browsers

Author

Chen, Bing-Yu ; Yang, Tzong-Jer ; Ouhyoung, Ming

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

1997

fDate

8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

271

Lastpage

278

Abstract

Presents a 3D graphics library written in Java, called JavaGL (Java Graphics Library), to provide 3D graphics capabilities over a network. To make the 3D graphics library easy to learn and use, we define the application programming interface (API) in a manner quite similar to that of OpenGL, since OpenGL is a de facto industry standard. Furthermore, we have also developed a network library called JavaNL (Java Network Library) and combined it into JavaGL so that a programmer can develop multi-participant 3D graphics applications more easily using JavaGL and JavaNL. Implementation issues and performance evaluations are addressed

Keywords

Internet; application program interfaces; computer graphics; object-oriented languages; object-oriented programming; online front-ends; software libraries; software performance evaluation; 3D graphics library; API; Internet browsers; Java; JavaGL; JavaNL; OpenGL; application programming interface; implementation issues; multi-participant 3D graphics applications; network library; performance evaluation; Application software; Computer graphics; IP networks; Internet; Java; Kernel; Libraries; Programming profession; Rendering (computer graphics); World Wide Web;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.628613

Filename

628613