Plenty of our childhoods had at least one math teacher who made the (ultimately erroneous) claim that we needed to learn to do math because we wouldn’t always have a calculator in our pockets. While ...

Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and rendered for a 2D screen. From polygon count and meshes, to lighting and texturing, there are a lot of considerations in building the 3D ...

This article first introduces you to a Swing component, whose API lets you load/display a 3D model and adjust a 3D model’s viewability. Next, the article introduces you to a Swing applet, whose user ...

The story of the 3dfx Voodoo 3D is a classic case of being the right company with the right tech at the right time. 3dfx launched its revolutionary Voodoo Graphics chipset just as fully polygonal 3D ...

The evolution of the modern graphics processor began with the introduction of the first 3D add-in cards in 1995. This development coincided with the widespread adoption of 32-bit operating systems and ...

Today's PC gamers can consider themselves lucky when it comes to choosing a graphics card (relatively, of course). While there are only three GPU manufacturers, every model they produce is almost ...