After introducing Open GL ES, Pro OpenGL ES for Android explains the basics of 3D math and then orients you to the native Android 3D libraries you'll be using in your own 3D games and the solar system project you'll build using this book. Through the solar system example project, you'll learn how to incorporate a variety of graphic and animation techniques into your applications. You will also discover how the full spectrum of 3D development that awaits, with topics such as lighting, texture-mapping, modeling, shaders, blending modes, and several more advanced concepts.

By the time you finish Pro OpenGL ES for Android, you'll have learned all the skills you'll need to build your own incredible 3D applications, based on one of the most powerful 3D libraries available.

What you’ll learn

The basics of 3D mathematics, and how they are applied in the OpenGL library

How to design and build your 3D worlds

To create 2D interfaces within the 3D world

To develop animation and 3D movement

How to implement 3D shading, coloring, and texturing

The differences between OpenGL and other 3D toolkits

To build a fully-functional 3D solar system simulator using OpenGL ES

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