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Topic		Author	Description
	A Singleton Texture Manager for OpenGL [Added: 7/18/2001]	Chris Smith	This article will discuss the need for, and creation of, a Singleton Texture Manager in OpenGL, providing a viable and simple means for managing a large number of textures at once.
	An OpenGL Update for Game Developers [Added: 2/22/2000]	Greg Passmore	A bit dated, perhaps, but it provides some important background information on OpenGL in Windows.
	Compiling OpenGL Code with MFC [Added: 4/16/2002]	David Nishimoto	This article is little more than code, but it should at least give you a framework for using OpenGL in MFC applications.
	Creating a GLSL Library [Added: 10/29/2007]	Don Olmstead	covers creating a shader library and writing a texturing and a lighting shader as a next step after reading through the Orange Book
	Fast OpenGL-based "in place" scale & bias technique [Added: 1/19/2002]	Mark Kilgard	Explains an approach using OpenGL's blending capabilities to perform the in place scale & bias as blended rendering.
	Fast OpenGL-rendering of Lens Flares [Added: 4/18/2000]	Mark Kilgard	How to implement the popular lens flare effect from one of the masters of OpenGL.
	Moving Beyond OpenGL 1.1 for Windows [Added: 4/21/2003]	Dave Astle	Explains OpenGL's extension mechanism, and how it can be used to access features beyond OpenGL 1.1 on the Windows platform.
	Object Abstraction in OpenGL [Added: 5/29/2004]	James Sharpe	Discusses managing OpenGL state using abstract objects.
	OpenGL Object Hierarchy [Added: 12/28/2000]	Arturo Montieri	Describes how to use OpenGL's matrix stack to attain an object hierarchy.
	OpenGL Texture Mapping: An Introduction [Added: 2/29/2000]	Nate Miller	An introductory tutorial covering OGL texture mapping basics.
	OpenGL Tutors [Added: 11/4/1999]	Nate Robins	Tutorial programs that demonstrate basic OpenGL functionality by allowing the user to modify the parameters of a function and see the effect on the scene.
	OpenGL Win32 Tutorial [Added: 8/30/2000]	Blaine Hodge	A good introduction for setting up Windows for OpenGL programming using WGL.
	Rendering a Magic Halo with OpenGL [Added: 11/18/1999]	Mark Kilgard	This tutorial describes how to render a halo around an object in OpenGL.
	Rendering efficient 2D sprites in OpenGL using Texture Rectangles [Added: 11/2/2007]	Brandon Fleming	Working on a 2D game using OpenGL? Want to have the same functionality of Direct3D's sprite interface (ID3DXSprite)? Learn to use texture rectangles using GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle or GL_ARB_texture_rectangle and make things easier
	Rendering Fast Reflections with OpenGL [Added: 11/18/1999]	Mark Kilgard	This is a good, brief tutorial on simple rendering of reflections with OpenGL.
	Rendering Grids with OpenGL Evaluators [Added: 1/19/2002]	Mark Kilgard	Shows a faster and more flexible way to draw a graph paper-like grid.
	Smooth Normal Generation with Preservation of Edges [Added: 2/17/2002]	Nate Robins	A brief description of the algorithm with full source code included.
	SuperQuadric Ellipsoids and Toroids, OpenGL Lighting, and Timing [Added: 8/8/2000]	Jonathan Metzgar	Covers superquadrics in OpenGL, a class wrapper for OpenGL lighting, and the basics of timing, complete with a demo and source code.
	Taking advantage of the new Quake compatible OpenGL drivers for Voodoo1/2 [Added: 2/24/2000]	Ryan Haksi	Describes how to guarantee hardware OpenGL support regardless of the card.
	Tiling in OpenGL [Added: 12/12/2000]	Martin Estevao	Covers basic tiling in OpenGL using textured quads to represent the tiles.
	Understanding and Using OpenGL Texture Objects [Added: 4/27/2000]	Richard Wright	Describes how to get major performance increases by using texture objects instead of normal texturing methods.

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