3D Games Programming: Using Directx 10 and Open GL - Softcover

Rautenbach, Pierre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844808777 ISBN 13: 9781844808779

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2008

Synopsis

3D Game Programming focuses on all the elements making up a 3-D first-person shooter game engine using a bottom-up approach. By following the easy-to-read text, the reader will learn how to create his or her own next-generation 3-D game engine with support for vertex and pixel shading GPU techniques (via Cg and HLSL), dynamic lighting and shadowing (via stencil shadow volumes), geometric meshes, audio, artificial intelligence, physics, environmental reflections, refraction and advanced lighting techniques such as High Dynamic Range lighting. Dealing with the cross-platform programming of 3-D Games for both Linux/MacOS X (via OpenGL/GLUT) and Windows (via DirectX 10 or OpenGL/GLUT) platforms, this book bridges an existent rift in the game development community. In addition to covering these APIs in-depth, the reader is also introduced to other game programming topics such as game development techniques and methodologies, particle systems, shader-based special effects, physics-based animation and artificial intelligence, making this the most comprehensive game programming guide around.

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The Author's writing syle is ...a pleasure to read. --Dr Arjan Egges, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Synopsis

This work helps you to learn how to create your own next-generation 3-D game engine with 3D Game Programming. "3D Game Programming" is an easy to read text that focuses on all the elements making up a 3-D first-person shooter game engine. In this work, now you can learn how to create your own 3-D game engine with support for vertex and pixel shading GPU techniques (via Cg and HLSL), dynamic lighting and shadowing (via stencil shadow volumes), geometric meshes, audio, artificial intelligence, physics, environmental reflections, refraction and advanced lighting techniques such as High Dynamic Range lighting."3D Game Programming" covers cross-platform programming of 3-D Games for both Linux/MacOS X (via OpenGL/GLUT) and Windows (via DirectX 10 or OpenGL/GLUT) platforms. In addition, you will be introduced to other game programming topics such as game development techniques and methodologies, particle systems, shader-based special effects, physics-based animation and artificial intelligence, making this the most comprehensive game programming guide around.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844808777
• ISBN 13: 9781844808779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 688