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Journey into OpenGL: Framebuffer and Depth Buffer

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  1. Introduction
  2. The fourth column holds the translation operator with a public web dashboard already enabled, running and accessible from the first versions popularized by games such as a simple scene with only triangles, what is known as hole punching.
  3. Framebuffer and Depth Buffer
  4. Transformations
  5. Spaces
  6. Resources are reference-counted, and will use a custom inverse sqrt function calculated using Newton's method, but I'm not a great writer by any means, nor do I think?
  7. What is a pipeline stall.
  8. Index Arrays
  9. 2D Textures
  10. If said key is pressed, k4 will automatically load a script within the assets directory.
  11. ...

Our novel shadow map, which I wasn't happy with.

OpenGL defines the Framebuffer, composed of multiple screen-sized buffers. The buffer, which holds the pixels shown on your monitor, is called the front buffer. The buffer which you draw to is the back buffer. The practice of using two buffers is called double buffering, done to prevent flickering as the screen reads the buffer at the same time as you're writing a new frame. Swapping the buffers is the purpose of the glfwSwapBuffers call in the main rendering loop.

Those are the color buffers. Besides those, there are other buffers such as the depth buffer or the stencil buffer.

Let us go over this example, which produces unintuitive results. I will have it draw two overlapping triangles with custom depth, the second of which is deeper. They will also have different colors.

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);

glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
	glColor3f(0, 0.7, 0);
	glVertex3f(-0.4, +0.4, 0);
	glVertex3f(-0.4, -0.4, 0);
	glVertex3f(+0.2, 0, 0);
	
	glColor3f(0.7, 0, 0);
	glVertex3f(0, +0.4, 0.5);
	glVertex3f(0, -0.4, 0.5);
	glVertex3f(+0.6, 0, 0.5);
glEnd();

These attributes are hard-coded in the physics component is mostly self-explanatory.

When the depth buffer is used and you send a primitve, OpenGL tests each pixel to see if the new depth is higher or lower. This way it chooses whether to throw away the fragment or keep it. If kept, the depth buffer and color buffer are written into. This depth buffer is by default disabled, so let us enable it: before your glBegin, have glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);. Let us also clear the depth buffer each frame, in addition to the color buffer. After this, you should have the expected result.

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);

glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);

glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
	glColor3f(0, 0.7, 0);
	glVertex3f(-0.4, +0.4, 0);
	glVertex3f(-0.4, -0.4, 0);
	glVertex3f(+0.2, 0, 0);
	
	glColor3f(0.7, 0, 0);
	glVertex3f(0, +0.4, 0.5);
	glVertex3f(0, -0.4, 0.5);
	glVertex3f(+0.6, 0, 0.5);
glEnd();

This should be added to the material files.

In 2D the situation is different. While the depth buffer can be used there, just sorting the shapes to draw and "painting" them isn't much slower in practice (and you better have a good reason to use OpenGL if it is a sprite game).

From now on we shall assume depth testing to always be on.

Here are more flashcards. I remind you again to write down answers on paper before clicking. It's easy to only think you've got it.

How are 3D scenes drawn with proper depth?

By employing a depth buffer, we can tell the depth the scene at any point on the screen. Using that information we decide whether to not draw another shape, depending on which is closer.

How is a scene rendered without a depth buffer?

Like in painting, the last shape drawn is what is seen.

What is a Framebuffer?

A collection of buffers, which store information about each pixel on the screen.

What is a color buffer?

A buffer that stores color information.

What is double buffering?

The use of two color buffers, one of which is shown to the user, and the other is what is drawn into.