Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C#
Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C#
ISBN: 1590590813
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 98
Pages: 98
Authors: Lynn Thomas Harrison
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Overview
- How This Book s Game Engine Project Differs
- Starting at the Beginning-Defining a Few Primitives
- Interfaces: The Integration Contract
- Process Flow Overview
- Developer Splash Screen
- Game Splash Screen
- Presenting the Options
- Playing the Game
- After Action Review: Player Scoring
- Looking at the C Code
- Summary
- Chapter 2: User Interface
- Getting Keyboard Input
- Getting Mouse Input
- Getting Joystick Input
- Unified Input Interface
- Drawing Splash Screens
- Drawing Option Screens
- Developing the Console
- Pulling It All Together
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Hanging Ten - A Ride Through the Rendering Pipeline
- Moving Cameras and Objects
- Animating Objects
- Checking Visibility and Performing Rough Culling
- Selecting Level of Detail (LOD)
- Converting Model Coordinates to the View Frame
- Back Face Culling
- Clipping
- Setting Up the Vertex Buffer
- Shading, Texturing, and Fog
- Rendering
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Basic 3D Objects
- Building the Skybox
- Traveling the Rolling Landscape
- Populating the Landscape: Billboards
- Adding Environmental Effects: Particle Systems
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Complex 3D Objects
- Developing the Model Class
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Camera - The Player s View of the World
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Adding Some Atmosphere - Lighting and Fog
- Piercing the Fog
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence - Adding the Competition
- Implementing the Artificial Intelligence System
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Game Audio - Let s Make Some Noise
- Hearing in Three Dimensions
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Game Physics - Keeping It Real
- Looking at Vehicle Dynamics
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Tools of the Trade
- Three-Dimensional Modeling Tools
- Level Editors
- Editing Images
- Audio Tools
- Summary
- Index
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Y
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Examples
Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C#
ISBN: 1590590813
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 98
Pages: 98
Authors: Lynn Thomas Harrison