OpenSG PLUS

OpenSG (Open Source Scenegraph) is a scenegraph-based rendering API. It consists of a library of routines necessary for the representation of computer-generated scenes and is especially designed for Virtual Reality realtime applications.

OpenSG PLUS is a project that is funded by the German Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF). It is one of 15 winners out of 175 applicants in the "Virtual and Augmented Reality" call. The duration of the project is from February 2001 to December 2003.

In this project 9 german research institutions (universities and independent reasearch groups) from the 3d computer graphics area are cooperating to develop important basic technology for OpenSG, define architectures and data structures together and provide important components through R&D work for new application areas. The architecture of the system consists of 4 modules:

• Low Level: continuous development of OpenSG base functionality
• Large Scene Support: methods for efficiently handling large scene models
• High Level Primitives: support for complex primitives (e.g. free-form surfaces and volume data)
• High Level Shading: new rendering qualities through efficient hardware use

For inquiries, wishes, or comments please contact info@opensg.org.
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