viⅲ Preface Finally,the Appendix,Where to Go From Here,explains where you can find more information about OSG and how you can become involved in the OSG community. Conventions This book uses the following style conventions: .Bold-OSG classes and namespace names,OSG and OpenGL API methods and entry points,OSG and OpenGL types. Italic-Variables,parameter names,arguments,matrices,and spatial dimensions (such as x,y,and. Monospace-Code listings,short code segments within a text paragraph, enumerants,and constants. Furthermore,URL Web addresses are set aside from the text and use a monospace font and italics are used to introduce new terminology. About the Author Paul Martz is the president of Skew Matrix Software LLC,which provides custom software development,documentation,and developer training services.Paul has been involved in 3D graphics software development since 1987 and is the author of OpenGL*Distilled [Martz06].He plays drums and provides music instruction,and is known to enjoy an occasional game of poker.viii Preface Finally, the Appendix, Where to Go From Here, explains where you can find more information about OSG and how you can become involved in the OSG community. Conventions This book uses the following style conventions: • Bold—OSG classes and namespace names, OSG and OpenGL API methods and entry points, OSG and OpenGL types. • Italics—Variables, parameter names, arguments, matrices, and spatial dimensions (such as x, y, and z). • Monospace—Code listings, short code segments within a text paragraph, enumerants, and constants. Furthermore, URL Web addresses are set aside from the text and use a monospace font and italics are used to introduce new terminology. About the Author Paul Martz is the president of Skew Matrix Software LLC, which provides custom software development, documentation, and developer training services. Paul has been involved in 3D graphics software development since 1987 and is the author of OpenGL® Distilled [Martz06]. He plays drums and provides music instruction, and is known to enjoy an occasional game of poker