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A Generic Approach to Computer Graphics

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This paper describes a generic approach to computer graphics. After many experiences with various graphics systems I found that there is a need for a generic graphics kernel consisting of well-defined, well-separated minimal interfaces, which may be used to implement a customized graphics kernel by adding definitions and specific functionality.

The way proposed allows the definition of arbitrary graphics kernels highly optimized for a given task and leaves behind general-purpose systems as commonly used today. The intersection between these kernels could be a well-defined, well-documented generic graphics kernel called Generic-3D.

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  1. Department of Computer Graphics, Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany

    Ekkehard Beier

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  1. Wissenschaftliche Visualisierung, Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin, Takustraße 7, D-14195, Berlin, Germany

    Hans-Christian Hege

  2. Fachbereich 3, Mathematik, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 136, D-10623, Berlin, Germany

    Konrad Polthier

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Beier, E. (1997). A Generic Approach to Computer Graphics. In: Hege, HC., Polthier, K. (eds) Visualization and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59195-2_15

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