Android OpenGL Learning

Purpose

Preparation for CS428 (Games and the Virtual Environment) at the University of Idaho.

Goals

• [✓]To create an Android Aplication using OpenGL
• [✓]Create a basic shape
• [✓]Rotate an object
• [ ]Allow a user to move an object on the screen
• [ ]Allow a user to rotate an object or camera view

Tabs

Triangle

A triangle that spins faster as a user clicks farther away from the bottom left corner. The background also changes color based on click location.

Square

A square that transitions based on Sin(x) and Cos(x)

Cube

A cube that bounces up and down while rotating

References

• Custom Views - How to add a custom view to layout.xml
• Custom Views - Constructors - stackoverflow post for View constructor from layout.xml
• Android 3d Game tutorial - Basic OpenGL Application Tutorial
• Understanding OpenGL’s Matrices
• Android Action Bar (for navigation)
• Smithwick, Mike; Verma, Mayank (2012-01-25). Pro OpenGL ES for Android (Professional Apress) (Kindle Location 308). Apress. Kindle Edition.