Special Effects Game Programming With Direct X. With Cd-Rom (Game Development S.) - Softcover

McCuskey, Mason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931841063 ISBN 13: 9781931841061

Verlag: Premier press, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Ever look at a really cool effect in your favorite game and wonder, "How in the world did they do that?" This book teaches you the skills that you need to create effects that are just as awesome as the ones that first amazed you. New to DirectX? Don't worry! There are plenty of tips that will bring you up to speed quickly. Already an experienced programmer? Get ready to create some amazing effects that will get people hooked on your game! An entire section on 2D special effects shows you how to use your 3D card for effects like transitions and image warping. If it's 3D effects that you're after, this book has everything that you need to create cool effects like explosions, water, and magic spells. Special Effects Game Programming with DirectX is the next step in transforming your game from an application to an experience.

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"Game programming is without a doubt the most intellectually challenging field of computer science in the world. However, we would be fooling ourselves if we said that we are 'serious' people! Writing (and reading) a game programming book, should be an exciting adventure for both the author and the reader." Andre LaMothe, Series Editor

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This book teaches readers everything they will need to know about seventeen awesome effects for game programming; including dynamically generated landscapes, fog, motion blur, and environment mapping. Detailed explanations of each trick, along with easily dissected sample code, allow readers to turn their games from everyday doldrums into bleeding edge eye candy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Premier press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1931841063
• ISBN 13: 9781931841061
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 913
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar