The OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) working group at Khronos has also defined an updated version of the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL 1.5) and two profiles within OpenGL 3.2 for new application development - a streamlined Core profile and a Compatibility profile that provides full backwards compatibility with previous OpenGL versions. In the past, the industry group has been criticized for being slow to react to changes within the graphics industry, particularly compared to Microsoft’s rapid evolution of Direct3D. OpenGL 3.2 is billed as the third major update to OpenGL in the the past year. The new release adds features to improve performance, quality, accelerated geometry processing and easier portability of applications originally made using Direct3D, the opposing standard included in Windows as part of Microsoft’s DirectX API suite. The Khronos Group, the industry consortium responsible for the care and feeding of the OpenGL graphics standard, on Monday announced the release of 3.2.

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