Thisbookpresentsanintroductiontoprogramminginteractivecomputergraphics,withanemphasisongamedevelopment,usingDirect3D10.ItteachesthefundamentalsofDirect3Dandshaderprogramming,afterwhichthereaderwillbepreparedtogoonandlearnmoreadvancedtechniques.Thebookisdividedintothreemainparts.PartIexplainsthemathematicaltoolsthatwillbeusedthroughoutthisbook.PartIIshowshowtoimplementfundamentaltasksinDirect3D,suchasinitialization,defining3Dgeometry,settingupcameras,creatingvertex,pixel,andgeometryshaders,lighting,texturing,blending,andstenciling.PartIIIislargelyaboutapplyingDirect3Dtoimplementavarietyofinterestingtechniquesandspecialeffects,suchasworkingwithmeshes,terrainrendering,picking,particlesystems,environmentmapping,normalmapping,shadows,andrenderingtotextures.
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