OpenGL for Mobile UI

Anil NarasipuramMobile First

What is OpenGL?

• The Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) is used for visualizing 2D and 3D data.

• OpenGL allows application developers to configure a 3D graphics pipeline and submit data to it.

• OpenGL for Embedded Systems (OpenGL ES) is a simplified version of OpenGL for mobile systems

What is OpenGL?

http://www.macresearch.org

Apple’s Core Animation Guide

Why OpenGL?

• Mobile has limited hardware resources• Utilizing Hardware Accelaration on GPU• Graphics operations have a highly parallel

structure • Effects - depth, blending, lighting, textures• Is under the hood for everything else

Source:http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p

Applications in User Inteface

• For complex effects – depth, transparency, lighting, shadows, reflections

• For performance and responsiveness• Much greater flexibility with design

• Instagram/Hipster/Viddy filters• Netflix/Fanhattan UI• iBook/Flipboard animations• Graphics for iOS/Android