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<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
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  <li><a href="#projection">Define a Projection</a></li>
  <li><a href="#camera-view">Define a Camera View</a></li>
  <li><a href="#transform">Apply Projection and Camera Transformations</a></li>
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  <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/graphics/opengl.html">OpenGL</a></li>
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<p>In the OpenGL ES environment, projection and camera views allow you to display drawn objects in a
way that more closely resembles how you see physical objects with your eyes. This simulation of
physical viewing is done with mathematical transformations of drawn object coordinates:</p>

<ul>
  <li><em>Projection</em> - This transformation adjusts the coordinates of drawn objects based on
the width and height of the {@link android.opengl.GLSurfaceView} where they are displayed. Without
this calculation, objects drawn by OpenGL ES are skewed by the unequal proportions of the view
window. A projection transformation typically only has to be calculated when the proportions of the
OpenGL view are established or changed in the {@link
android.opengl.GLSurfaceView.Renderer#onSurfaceChanged
onSurfaceChanged()} method of your renderer. For more information about OpenGL ES projections and
coordinate mapping, see <a
href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/graphics/opengl.html#coordinate-mapping">Mapping Coordinates for Drawn
Objects</a>.</li>
  <li><em>Camera View</em> - This transformation adjusts the coordinates of drawn objects based on a
virtual camera position. It’s important to note that OpenGL ES does not define an actual camera
object, but instead provides utility methods that simulate a camera by transforming the display of
drawn objects. A camera view transformation might be calculated only once when you establish your
{@link android.opengl.GLSurfaceView}, or might change dynamically based on user actions or your
application’s function.</li>
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<p>This lesson describes how to create a projection and camera view and apply it to shapes drawn in
your {@link android.opengl.GLSurfaceView}.</p>


<h2 id="projection">Define a Projection</h2>

<p>The data for a projection transformation is calculated in the {@link
android.opengl.GLSurfaceView.Renderer#onSurfaceChanged onSurfaceChanged()}
method of your {@link android.opengl.GLSurfaceView.Renderer} class. The following example code
takes the height and width of the {@link android.opengl.GLSurfaceView} and uses it to populate a
projection transformation {@link android.opengl.Matrix} using the {@link
android.opengl.Matrix#frustumM Matrix.frustumM()} method:</p>

<pre>
&#64;Override
public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 unused, int width, int height) {
    GLES20.glViewport(0, 0, width, height);

    float ratio = (float) width / height;

    // this projection matrix is applied to object coordinates
    // in the onDrawFrame() method
    Matrix.frustumM(mProjMatrix, 0, -ratio, ratio, -1, 1, 3, 7);
}
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<p>This code populates a projection matrix, {@code mProjMatrix} which you can then combine with a
camera view transformation in the {@link android.opengl.GLSurfaceView.Renderer#onDrawFrame
onDrawFrame()} method, which is shown in the next section.</p>

<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Just applying a projection transformation to your
drawing objects typically results in a very empty display. In general, you must also apply a camera
view transformation in order for anything to show up on screen.</p>


<h2 id="camera-view">Define a Camera View</h2>

<p>Complete the process of transforming your drawn objects by adding a camera view transformation as
part of the drawing process. In the following example code, the camera view transformation is
calculated using the {@link android.opengl.Matrix#setLookAtM Matrix.setLookAtM()} method and then
combined with the previously calculated projection matrix. The combined transformation matrices
are then passed to the drawn shape.</p>

<pre>
&#64;Override
public void onDrawFrame(GL10 unused) {
    ...

    // Set the camera position (View matrix)
    Matrix.setLookAtM(mVMatrix, 0, 0, 0, -3, 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);

    // Calculate the projection and view transformation
    Matrix.multiplyMM(mMVPMatrix, 0, mProjMatrix, 0, mVMatrix, 0);

    // Draw shape
    mTriangle.draw(mMVPMatrix);
}
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<h2 id="#transform">Apply Projection and Camera Transformations</h2>

<p>In order to use the combined projection and camera view transformation matrix shown in the
previews sections, modify the {@code draw()} method of your graphic objects to accept the combined
transformation matrix and apply it to the shape:</p>

<pre>
public void draw(float[] mvpMatrix) { // pass in the calculated transformation matrix
    ...

    // get handle to shape's transformation matrix
    mMVPMatrixHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(mProgram, "uMVPMatrix");

    // Apply the projection and view transformation
    GLES20.glUniformMatrix4fv(mMVPMatrixHandle, 1, false, mvpMatrix, 0);

    // Draw the triangle
    GLES20.glDrawArrays(GLES20.GL_TRIANGLES, 0, vertexCount);
    ...
}
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<p>Once you have correctly calulated and applied the projection and camera view transformations,
your graphic objects are drawn in correct proportions and should look like this:</p>


<img src="{@docRoot}images/opengl/ogl-triangle-projected.png">
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<strong>Figure 1.</strong> Triangle drawn with a projection and camera view applied.</p>


<p>Now that you have an application that displays your shapes in correct proportions, it's time to
add motion to your shapes.</p>