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RockOnGom
RockOnGom

Reputation: 3961

What is the difference between webgl and opengl es?

I found webgl and opengl es for 3d games browser while searching on the internet. But I don't understand what is the difference between the two kinds of api.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1704

Answers (1)

datenwolf
datenwolf

Reputation: 162164

WebGL is based on OpenGL-ES, but with the difference that it is written with a HTML5 Canvas being the container for a GL context. Also it defines a new set of JavaScript functions available through a GL context enabled Canvas DOM.

OpenGL-ES is a specification for a plattform independent rendering API. The browser and HTML5 canvas is a plattform, and WebGL is a derivation of OpenGL-ES-2 for this plattform.

Upvotes: 5

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