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Foil 27 Programming Paradigm

From Overview of Java2D and Java3D Frameworks CPS616 Web Technologies -- Spring 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox
1 Scene Graph Programming Model
  • A tree-like hierarchy of graphic nodes and groups
2 Rendering Modes
  • Immediate Mode, Retained Mode, Compiled-Retained Mode
3 Extensibility
  • Java 3D does not have built-in support for: primitive geometry (box, cone, cylinder, sphere), specialized geometry (elevation grid, extrusion), etc.
  • All of these can be implemented on top of Java 3D
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