OpenGL – Build high performance graphics

Applying a projected texture

We can apply a texture to the objects in a scene as if the texture was a projection from a hypothetical "slide projector" located somewhere within the scene. This technique is often called projective texture mapping and produces a very nice effect.

The following images show an example of projective texture mapping. The flower texture on the left (Stan Shebs via Wikimedia Commons) is projected onto the teapot and plane beneath.

To project a texture onto a surface, all we need to do is determine the texture coordinates based on the relative position of the surface location and the source of the projection (the "slide projector"). ...