DirectX

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• High Performance Windows Graphics Programming: Your High-End Guide for Creating Fast, High-Impact Graphics with Microsoft's DirectDraw API

  By Stan Trujillo Coriolis Group Books Paperback (400 pages) Product Description: Covers basic to advanced topics, including optimization, true-color display modes, alpha blending, and key framing. Includes lots of ready-to-run optimized graphics programs that readers can modify to use in their own applications. Features custom-written Visual C++ AppWizard that lets readers create full-fledged DirectDraw applications from within Visual C++. Provides ready-to-use C++ and MFC routines. List Price: $39.99 Lowest Used Price: $7.18 (As of 19:34 Pacific 10 Oct 2008 More Info) Buy It Now

  
  
  
• Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9 (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)

  By Frank D. Luna Wordware Publishing Inc. Paperback (400 pages) Product Description: This book instructs the reader from the beginning by teaching the underlying mathematics and 3D theory necessary to make sense of the DirectX 9 API. List Price: $49.95 Lowest New Price: $26.77 Lowest Used Price: $24.34 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 10:43 Pacific 10 Oct 2008 More Info) Buy It Now

  
  
  
• Real-Time 3D Terrain Engines Using C++ and DirectX 9 (Game Development Series) (Game Development Series)

  By Greg Snook Charles River Media Paperback (374 pages) Product Description: With recent advancements in programmable 3D rendering hardware, game developers can create engines capable of making complete outdoor landscapes. Many of today's popular games include entire outdoor environments, but making these environments realistic and fast is a challenge for even the best programmers. Real-Time 3D Terrain Engines Using C++ and DirectX 9 is written to help make the process more efficient, and to bring new programmers into the field of 3D computer game programming. The book is dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of programming a popular 3D engine type - the "Real-Time 3D Terrain Engine." Throughout the book, the focus is on the essential topics of outdoor terrain rendering. So whether you are new to 3D engine programming or a seasoned veteran, Real-Time 3D Terrain Engines Using C++ and DirectX 9 will teach you how to use the latest advancements in hardware-accelerated rendering, and provide all of the tips, tricks, and ideas you need to build your own, complete 3D terrain engine. Skills Needed: It is assumed that you are familiar with C++, Direct X, math, and geometry and that you're ready to move into 3D engine design and real-time terrain visualization. List Price: $49.95 Lowest New Price: $8.83 Lowest Used Price: $4.00 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 02:13 Pacific 11 Oct 2008 More Info) Buy It Now

  
  
  
• Windows Graphics Programming: Win32 GDI and DirectDraw (Hewlett-Packard Professional Books)

  By Feng Yuan Prentice Hall PTR Hardcover (1280 pages) Product Description: A handbook for delivering high-performance Windows applications using Win32 GDI and Direct Draw. Completely demystifies the creation of Windows graphics. The CD-ROM contains system-level tools, kernel mode drivers, sample code, and C++ classes. System requirements: Windows 95+, CD-ROM drive. DLC: Computer graphics. List Price: $59.99 Lowest New Price: $59.99 Lowest Used Price: $59.95 (As of 19:34 Pacific 10 Oct 2008 More Info) Buy It Now