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+### libBoo
+
+**libBoo** is a cross-platform windowing and event manager similar to
+SDL and SFML, with additional 3D rendering functionality. 
+
+The exclusive focus of libBoo is 3D rendering using polygon-rasterization
+APIs like OpenGL or Direct3D. It exposes a unified command-queue API for 
+calling the underlying graphics API.
+
+The only per-platform responsibility of the client code is providing the 
+shaders' source. Drawing, resource-management and state-switching are
+performed using the unified API; these may be written once for all platforms.
+
+#### Supported Backends
+
+* OpenGL 3.3+
+* Direct3D 11/12
+* Apple Metal 1.1 (OS X 10.11 only for now)
+* **[Coming soon]** Vulkan