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Z near Z far Z near Z far Z near Z far

B B B

A A A

(a) (b) (c)

Figure 10.3 Occlusion queries can be used to determine if (convex) objects A and B are
intersecting.

Table 10.1 Implementation of a collision test for two convex objects using OpenGL occlusion queries.

Pass Code

// Initialize depth buffer to far Z (1.0)
glClearDepth(1.0f);
glClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
// Disable color buffer writes
glColorMask(GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE);
// Enable depth testing
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
// Initialize occlusion queries
Gluint query[1], numSamplesRendered;
glGenQueries(1, query);

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// Set pixels to always write depth
glDepthFunc(GL_ALWAYS);
glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
// Draw front faces of object A
glCullFace(GL_BACK);
RenderObject(A);
// Pass pixels if depth is greater than current depth value
glDepthFunc(GL_GREATER);
// Disable depth buffer updates
glDepthMask(GL_FALSE);
// Render back faces of B with occlusion testing enabled
glBeginQuery(GL_SAMPLES_PASSED, query[0]);
glCullFace(GL_FRONT);
RenderObject(B);
glEndQuery(GL_SAMPLES_PASSED);

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