Engel, Wolfgang F.
Beginning Direct3D game programming / Wolfgang F. Engel, Amir Geva. - Roseville, Calif. : Prima Tech, c2001. - xxii, 504 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Prima Tech's game development series / series editor Andre LaMothe .
Introduction. - Pt. 1. DirectX Graphics: Don't Hurt Me. Ch. 1. History of Direct3D/DirectX Graphics. Ch. 2. Overview on DirectX Graphics/HAL/COM. Ch. 3. C++/COM Programming Rules for DirectD. - Ch. 4. Geometry/Shading/Texture Mapping Basics. Ch. 5. The Basics. Ch. 6. First Steps to Animation. - Pt. II Knee-Deep in DirectX Graphics Programming. Ch. 7. Texture Mapping Fundamentals. Ch. 8. Using Multiple Textures. - Pt. III. Hardcore DirectX Graphics Programming. Ch. 9. Working with Files. Ch. 10. Quake 3 Model Files. Ch. 11. Game Physics (written by Amir Geva). Ch. 12. Collision Detection (written by Amir Geva). - Pt. IV. Appendices. - Appendix A. Windows Game Programming Foundation. - Appendix B: C++ Primer. - Appendix C. The Common Files Framework. - Appendix D: Mathematic Primer. - Appendix E. Game Programming . - Resource. - Index.
" Beginning Direct3D Game Programming covers all of the elements that are necessary to create a Direct3D game for your PC! You will learn the essentials of Direct3D game programming, including basic algorithms, texture mapping basics, 3D maths, lighting, use of depth buffers, and much more! This book also covers the transformation & Lighting Pipeline and how to use it to map texture objects with different effects, as well as different file formats and how to integrate them into your game engines. You'll go from the basics to hardcore Direct3D game programming in a matter of pages! " - Back cover.
Accompanied by : 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
0761531912
Direct3D.
Computer games--Programming.
Three-dimensional display systems.
794.81526 / ENG
Beginning Direct3D game programming / Wolfgang F. Engel, Amir Geva. - Roseville, Calif. : Prima Tech, c2001. - xxii, 504 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Prima Tech's game development series / series editor Andre LaMothe .
Introduction. - Pt. 1. DirectX Graphics: Don't Hurt Me. Ch. 1. History of Direct3D/DirectX Graphics. Ch. 2. Overview on DirectX Graphics/HAL/COM. Ch. 3. C++/COM Programming Rules for DirectD. - Ch. 4. Geometry/Shading/Texture Mapping Basics. Ch. 5. The Basics. Ch. 6. First Steps to Animation. - Pt. II Knee-Deep in DirectX Graphics Programming. Ch. 7. Texture Mapping Fundamentals. Ch. 8. Using Multiple Textures. - Pt. III. Hardcore DirectX Graphics Programming. Ch. 9. Working with Files. Ch. 10. Quake 3 Model Files. Ch. 11. Game Physics (written by Amir Geva). Ch. 12. Collision Detection (written by Amir Geva). - Pt. IV. Appendices. - Appendix A. Windows Game Programming Foundation. - Appendix B: C++ Primer. - Appendix C. The Common Files Framework. - Appendix D: Mathematic Primer. - Appendix E. Game Programming . - Resource. - Index.
" Beginning Direct3D Game Programming covers all of the elements that are necessary to create a Direct3D game for your PC! You will learn the essentials of Direct3D game programming, including basic algorithms, texture mapping basics, 3D maths, lighting, use of depth buffers, and much more! This book also covers the transformation & Lighting Pipeline and how to use it to map texture objects with different effects, as well as different file formats and how to integrate them into your game engines. You'll go from the basics to hardcore Direct3D game programming in a matter of pages! " - Back cover.
Accompanied by : 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
0761531912
Direct3D.
Computer games--Programming.
Three-dimensional display systems.
794.81526 / ENG