MedicalVisualization
OpenGL Redbook
Billboards With 2D Texturing
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A common example of simple 2D texturing are the so called bill boards: proxy-geometry for complex geometry.

Hint: Alpha test is used to discard transparent fragments of the bill board.
Live Demo: Bill-Board Texturing (T#18)
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