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Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX explores the ins-and-outs of DirectX, the most widely used game development API available. Anyone interested in learning how to program a game, you need to know DirectX. Written for game development students, hobby programmers with a basic to intermediate knowledge of C++, and beginner game and graphics programmers, the book details the complexities of DirectX in an easy-to-follow and practical style. Using the creation of an FPS game as the ultimate project in the book, programmers work through all aspects of DirectX beginning with an overview of Direct3D. From there they progress to lighting & objects, textures, and an essential math review. Next come collision detection, input & sound, animation, models, .X files, bone animation, world management, height maps, octrees, and BSP trees. With all of this knowledge, you'll be ready to work through the last part of the book where the FPS game is createdand you'll have the knowledge and skills you need to program your own games and high-quality animations.
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Allen Sherrod is an experienced author in the field of video game development. Allen's past works include two editions of Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX, Ultimate 3D Game Engine Design and Architecture, Game Graphics Programming, and Data Structures and Algorithms for Game Developers. Allen has also contributed to the Game Developer's Magazine, the Game Programming Gems 6 book, to the Gamasutra.com website, and is the creator of www.UltimateGameProgramming.com.
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Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Introduction to Direct3D 10 Chapter 3 Shader Model 4.0 Chapter 4 Shading and Surfaces Chapter 5 Advance Texture Mapping Chapter 6 Game Math Chapter 7 Direct Sound Chapter 8 XACT Audio Chapter 9 Direct Input and XINPUT Chapter 10 3D Models Chapter 11 Animations Chapter 12 Introduction to Lighting Chapter 13 Advance Lighting Chapter 14 Shadows Chapter 15 Creating a Top-Down Shooter Chapter 16 Conclusions Appendix A Resources Appendix B Answers to Chapter Questions
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Creating computer games is challenging. It requires plenty of technical skill, dedication, and creativity. Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX teaches you how to combine your existing skills and dedication for playing games with some basic C++ programming skills to create your own games. Written for game development students, beginning game programmers, and C++ programmers wanting to learn game development, this book covers every part of the process. Throughout the book, you'll be creating a first-person shooter game called Stranded. Beginning with an introduction to Direct X and Direct3D graphics, you'll build the game engine and complete game chapter by chapter. You'll learn the fundamental graphical techniques, essential mathematics, collision detection, input device detection and response, sound playback, scene management, animation, and model/character loading and drawing. Once you've built this game, you can easily expand upon it and customize it to add your own unique features. You'll also have the foundational knowledge and skills you need to build your own games and take on new programming challenges. If you have basic C++ programming skills, a love for games, and a desire to create your own, you'll find what you need here. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * The fundamentals of DirectX game development and Direct3D graphics * Foundational programming techniques that you can use for any game project * Essential mathematics and physics techniques * Basic graphics and animation techniques, including basic techniques include drawing basic shapes and objects, displaying images on top of surfaces, creating and displaying text to the screen, and learning how to work in 3D space. * Coverage of scene management topics rarely covered in books for C++ programmers and aspiring game programmers * A complete DirectX reference for game development, including the creation of a complete FPS game Creating computer games is challenging. It requires plenty of technical skill, dedication, and creativity. Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX teaches you how to combine your existing skills and dedication for playing games with some basic C++ programming skills to create your own games. Written for game development students, beginning game programmers, and C++ programmers wanting to learn game development, this book covers every part of the process. Throughout the book, you'll be creating a first-person shooter game called Stranded. Beginning with an introduction to Direct X and Direct3D graphics, you'll build the game engine and complete game chapter by chapter. You'll learn the fundamental graphical techniques, essential mathematics, collision detection, input device detection and response, sound playback, scene management, animation, and model/character loading and drawing. Once you've built this game, you can easily expand upon it and customize it to add your own unique features. You'll also have the foundational knowledge and skills you need to build your own games and take on new programming challenges. If you have basic C++ programming skills, a love for games, and a desire to create your own, you'll find what you need here. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * The fundamentals of DirectX game development and Direct3D graphics * Foundational programming techniques that you can use for any game project * Essential mathematics and physics techniques * Basic graphics and animation techniques, including basic techniques include drawing basic shapes and objects, displaying images on top of surfaces, creating and displaying text to the screen, and learning how to work in 3D space. * Coverage ofscene management topics rarely covered in books for C++ programmers and aspiring game programmers * A complete DirectX reference for game development, including the creation of a complete FPS game Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781584504580
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