protected override void setupScene()
        {
            base.setupScene ();

            var mesh = SSAssetManager.GetInstance<SSMesh_wfOBJ> ("./drone2/", "Drone2.obj");

            // add drone
            SSObject droneObj = new SSObjectMesh (mesh);
            scene.AddObject (droneObj);
            droneObj.renderState.lighted = true;
            droneObj.AmbientMatColor = new Color4(0.1f,0.1f,0.1f,0.1f);
            droneObj.DiffuseMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            droneObj.SpecularMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            droneObj.EmissionMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            droneObj.ShininessMatColor = 10.0f;
            //droneObj.EulerDegAngleOrient(-40.0f,0.0f);
            droneObj.Pos = new OpenTK.Vector3(0,0,-15f);
            droneObj.Name = "drone 1";

            // add second drone

            SSObject drone2Obj = new SSObjectMesh(
                SSAssetManager.GetInstance<SSMesh_wfOBJ>("./drone2/", "Drone2.obj")
            );
            scene.AddObject (drone2Obj);
            drone2Obj.renderState.lighted = true;
            drone2Obj.AmbientMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            drone2Obj.DiffuseMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            droneObj.SpecularMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            drone2Obj.EmissionMatColor = new Color4(0.3f,0.3f,0.3f,0.3f);
            drone2Obj.ShininessMatColor = 10.0f;
            drone2Obj.EulerDegAngleOrient(-40f, 0f);
            drone2Obj.Pos = new OpenTK.Vector3(0f, 0f, 0f);
            drone2Obj.Name = "drone 2";

            // setup a sun billboard object and a sun flare spriter renderer
            {
                var sunDisk = new SSMeshDisk ();
                var sunBillboard = new SSObjectBillboard (sunDisk, true);
                sunBillboard.MainColor = new Color4 (1f, 1f, 0.8f, 1f);
                sunBillboard.Pos = new Vector3 (0f, 0f, 18000f);
                sunBillboard.Scale = new Vector3 (600f);
                sunBillboard.renderState.frustumCulling = false;
                sunBillboard.renderState.lighted = false;
                sunBillboard.renderState.castsShadow = false;
                sunDiskScene.AddObject(sunBillboard);

                SSTexture flareTex = SSAssetManager.GetInstance<SSTextureWithAlpha>(".", "sun_flare.png");
                const float bigOffset = 0.8889f;
                const float smallOffset = 0.125f;
                RectangleF[] flareSpriteRects = {
                    new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 1f, bigOffset),
                    new RectangleF(0f, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                    new RectangleF(smallOffset, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                    new RectangleF(smallOffset*2f, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                    new RectangleF(smallOffset*3f, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                };
                float[] spriteScales = { 20f, 1f, 2f, 1f, 1f };
                var sunFlare = new SimpleSunFlareMesh (sunDiskScene, sunBillboard, flareTex,
                                                       flareSpriteRects, spriteScales);
                sunFlare.Scale = new Vector3 (2f);
                sunFlare.renderState.lighted = false;
                sunFlareScene.AddObject(sunFlare);
            }

            // instanced asteroid ring
            //if (false)
            {
                var roidmesh = SSAssetManager.GetInstance<SSMesh_wfOBJ> ("simpleasteroid", "asteroid.obj");
                var ringGen = new BodiesRingGenerator (
                    120f, 50f,
                    Vector3.Zero, Vector3.UnitY, 250f,
                    0f, (float)Math.PI*2f,
                    1f, 3f, 1f, 0.5f
                    //10f, 30f, 1f, 20f
                );

                var ringEmitter = new SSBodiesFieldEmitter (ringGen);
                ringEmitter.particlesPerEmission = 10000;
                //ringEmitter.ParticlesPerEmission = 10;

                var ps = new SSParticleSystem(10000);
                ps.addEmitter(ringEmitter);
                Console.WriteLine ("Packing 10k asteroids into a ring. This may take a second...");
                ps.emitAll();
                asteroidRingRenderer = new SSInstancedMeshRenderer (ps, roidmesh, BufferUsageHint.StaticDraw);
                asteroidRingRenderer.simulateOnUpdate = false;
                asteroidRingRenderer.depthRead = true;
                asteroidRingRenderer.depthWrite = true;
                asteroidRingRenderer.Name = "instanced asteroid renderer";
                asteroidRingRenderer.renderState.castsShadow = true;
                asteroidRingRenderer.renderState.receivesShadows = true;
                scene.AddObject (asteroidRingRenderer);
            }

            // particle system test
            // particle systems should be drawn last (if it requires alpha blending)
            //if (false)
            {
                // setup an emitter
                var box = new ParticlesSphereGenerator (new Vector3(0f, 0f, 0f), 10f);
                var emitter = new SSParticlesFieldEmitter (box);
                //emitter.EmissionDelay = 5f;
                emitter.particlesPerEmission = 1;
                emitter.emissionInterval = 0.5f;
                emitter.life = 1000f;
                emitter.colorOffsetComponentMin = new Color4 (0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1f);
                emitter.colorOffsetComponentMax = new Color4 (1f, 1f, 1f, 1f);
                emitter.velocityComponentMax = new Vector3 (.3f);
                emitter.velocityComponentMin = new Vector3 (-.3f);
                emitter.angularVelocityMin = new Vector3 (-0.5f);
                emitter.angularVelocityMax = new Vector3 (0.5f);
                emitter.dragMin = 0f;
                emitter.dragMax = .1f;
                RectangleF[] uvRects = new RectangleF[18*6];
                float tileWidth = 1f / 18f;
                float tileHeight = 1f / 6f;
                for (int r = 0; r < 6; ++r) {
                    for (int c = 0; c < 18; ++c) {
                        uvRects [r*18 + c] = new RectangleF (tileWidth * (float)r,
                            tileHeight * (float)c,
                            tileWidth,
                            tileHeight);
                    }
                }
                emitter.spriteRectangles = uvRects;

                var periodicExplosiveForce = new SSPeriodicExplosiveForceEffector ();
                periodicExplosiveForce.effectInterval = 3f;
                periodicExplosiveForce.explosiveForceMin = 1000f;
                periodicExplosiveForce.explosiveForceMax = 5000f;
                periodicExplosiveForce.effectDelay = 5f;
                periodicExplosiveForce.centerMin = new Vector3 (-30f, -30f, -30f);
                periodicExplosiveForce.centerMax = new Vector3 (30f, 30f, 30f);
                //periodicExplosiveForce.Center = new Vector3 (10f);

                // make a particle system
                SSParticleSystem cubesPs = new SSParticleSystem (1000);
                cubesPs.addEmitter(emitter);
                cubesPs.addEffector (periodicExplosiveForce);

                // test a renderer
                var tex = SSAssetManager.GetInstance<SSTextureWithAlpha>(".", "elements.png");
                var cubesRenderer = new SSInstancedMeshRenderer (cubesPs, SSTexturedNormalCube.Instance);
                cubesRenderer.Pos = new Vector3 (0f, 0f, -30f);
                cubesRenderer.alphaBlendingEnabled = false;
                cubesRenderer.depthRead = true;
                cubesRenderer.depthWrite = true;
                cubesRenderer.Name = "cube particle renderer";
                cubesRenderer.renderState.castsShadow = true;
                cubesRenderer.renderState.receivesShadows = true;
                cubesRenderer.textureMaterial = new SSTextureMaterial (null, null, tex, null);
                scene.AddObject(cubesRenderer);
                //cubesRenderer.renderState.visible = false;

                // test explositons
                //if (false)
                {
                    SimpleExplosionRenderer aer = new SimpleExplosionRenderer (100);
                    aer.Pos = cubesRenderer.Pos;
                    scene.AddObject (aer);

                    periodicExplosiveForce.explosionEventHandlers += (pos, force) => {
                        aer.showExplosion(pos, force/periodicExplosiveForce.explosiveForceMin*1.5f);
                    };
                }
            }
        }
        protected virtual void setupScene()
        {
            scene = new SSScene (mainShader, pssmShader, instancingShader, instancingPssmShader);
            sunDiskScene = new SSScene ();
            sunFlareScene = new SSScene ();
            hudScene = new SSScene ();
            environmentScene = new SSScene ();

            scene.renderConfig.frustumCulling = true;  // TODO: fix the frustum math, since it seems to be broken.
            scene.BeforeRenderObject += beforeRenderObjectHandler;

            // 0. Add Lights
            var light = new SSDirectionalLight (LightName.Light0);
            light.Direction = new Vector3(0f, 0f, -1f);
            #if true
            if (OpenTKHelper.areFramebuffersSupported ()) {
                if (scene.renderConfig.pssmShader != null && scene.renderConfig.instancePssmShader != null) {
                    light.ShadowMap = new SSParallelSplitShadowMap (TextureUnit.Texture7);
                } else {
                    light.ShadowMap = new SSSimpleShadowMap (TextureUnit.Texture7);
                }
            }
            if (!light.ShadowMap.IsValid) {
                light.ShadowMap = null;
            }
            #endif
            scene.AddLight(light);

            #if true
            var smapDebug = new SSObjectHUDQuad (light.ShadowMap.TextureID);
            smapDebug.Scale = new Vector3(0.3f);
            smapDebug.Pos = new Vector3(50f, 200, 0f);
            hudScene.AddObject(smapDebug);
            #endif

            // setup a sun billboard object and a sun flare spriter renderer
            {
                var sunDisk = new SSMeshDisk ();
                var sunBillboard = new SSObjectBillboard (sunDisk, true);
                sunBillboard.MainColor = new Color4 (1f, 1f, 0.8f, 1f);
                sunBillboard.Pos = new Vector3 (0f, 0f, 18000f);
                sunBillboard.Scale = new Vector3 (600f);
                sunBillboard.renderState.frustumCulling = false;
                sunBillboard.renderState.lighted = false;
                sunBillboard.renderState.castsShadow = false;
                sunDiskScene.AddObject(sunBillboard);

                SSTexture flareTex = SSAssetManager.GetInstance<SSTextureWithAlpha>(".", "sun_flare.png");
                const float bigOffset = 0.8889f;
                const float smallOffset = 0.125f;
                RectangleF[] flareSpriteRects = {
                    new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 1f, bigOffset),
                    new RectangleF(0f, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                    new RectangleF(smallOffset, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                    new RectangleF(smallOffset*2f, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                    new RectangleF(smallOffset*3f, bigOffset, smallOffset, smallOffset),
                };
                float[] spriteScales = { 20f, 1f, 2f, 1f, 1f };
                var sunFlare = new SimpleSunFlareMesh (sunDiskScene, sunBillboard, flareTex,
                                                     flareSpriteRects, spriteScales);
                sunFlare.Scale = new Vector3 (2f);
                sunFlare.renderState.lighted = false;
                sunFlareScene.AddObject(sunFlare);
            }
        }