Used in heavy-duty authoring tools such as Maya from Alias and by games including Doom 3 from id Software, OpenGL enables high-end 3D graphics. The state-of-the-art plumbing boosts the performance of OpenGL to a whole new level on Mac OS X, making it the ultimate PC platform for 3D games and eye-popping special effects.

Eye-popping Effects

What’s more, OpenGL lets such droolworthy technologies as Core Image, Core Video, Exposé, Fast User Switching and Dashboard use your high-end video card to accelerate onscreen effects. In fact, without OpenGL, much of the advanced graphics you take for granted today on Mac OS X would simply be impossible.

Model Technology

So go ahead, enjoy World of Warcraft and tons more games available for Mac OS X, thanks to OpenGL. And yes, Mac OS X does include a free game. Chess. Though playing with the Dashboard user interface can be just as entertaining a 3D experience.