A Standalone WebGL Supporting Architecture

WebGL is typically used with web browsers. In this paper, we represent a standalone WebGL execution environment, where the original WebGL source codes show the same result to those of WebGL-capable web browsers. This standalone environment enables us to run WebGL programs without web browsers and/or internet connections. Our implementation shows the same rendering results with typical web browser outputs. This standalone environment is suitable for low-tier devices and/or debugging purposes.

Authors:

• Nakhoon Baek

Keywords:

• WebGL
• OpenGL ES
• stand-alone
• architecture

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