Intel Sandy Bridge Picks Up transform_feedback2, Should Allow WebGL 2.0 Support

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Sandy Bridge Picks Up transform_feedback2, Should Allow WebGL 2.0 Support

For those stuck with older Intel Sandy Bridge hardware, the integrated graphics with Mesa Git should be capable of supporting WebGL 2.0...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=WebGL-2.0-Sandy-Bridge

[franglais125]

I'm one of those poor souls. This is a welcome change for me!

[wdb974]

So... What can we do now that we couldn't before? (I got an SB laptop.)

[FireBurn]

So... What can we do now that we couldn't before? (I got an SB laptop.)

WebGL 2.0 as per the article title

[smitty3268]

So... What can we do now that we couldn't before? (I got an SB laptop.)

WebGL2 is brand new, so in practical terms probably not much. I think Unity targets it.

[wdb974]

WebGL2 is brand new, so in practical terms probably not much. I think Unity targets it.

I see. At least, I know I'm not gonna be left behind when more software uses WebGL 2.0, which is nice.

[Ladis]

WebGL1 = OpenGL ES2 = DirectX 9, WebGL2 = OpenGL ES3 = DirectX 10/11. So now you can run DX10 graphics in web games (e.g. created in Unity3D) without allowing and running a Win32 plugin in Linux Firefox (using Pipelight - or running whole FF in WINE). Also simplifies a lot porting mobile games to desktop.