Patent ID: 7444595

Claim:
A computer-accessible memory medium comprising program instructions for creating a scene graph, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement: creating a data flow diagram in response to input, wherein said creating comprises: displaying a first plurality of nodes on a display, wherein each of the plurality of nodes is executable to create at least a portion of the scene graph; connecting the first plurality of nodes to create the data flow diagram, wherein the first plurality of nodes are connected to specify data flow among the plurality of nodes; executing the data flow diagram, wherein said executing creates the scene graph; and storing the scene graph in a memory medium after said executing; wherein the scene graph comprises nodes representing corresponding objects in a scene, wherein the nodes representing the objects are different from the nodes in the data flow diagram, wherein the scene graph specifies a plurality of objects and relationships between the objects, and wherein the scene graph is usable in rendering a graphical image of the plurality of objects.