Advanced Visual Effects with Direct3D by Peter Walsh
Are you ready to take your game development skills to the cutting edge? Advanced Visual Effects with Direct3D takes you on an incredible journey through the world of advanced game development. Learn the hottest topics and newest techniques to make your games a step above the rest. Using the Direct3D programming language, Advanced Visual Effects with Direct3D combines production-quality and fully optimized code with simple language so that you can quickly and easily expand your game development knowledge without being bogged down in confusing jargon or game development basics. This book covers the high-level skills that you are required to know in the competitive game development industry. You will learn everything from how to implement HLSL shaders into an engine to how to write an advanced particle system, how to use volumetric shadowing, and how to develop advanced vertex skinned animations - and everything in between! A sample application at the end of this book shows you the incredible results that come from combining these advanced level game development skills and techniques. Are you ready to be unstoppable?Peter Walsh, an expert in organizational design and the author of multiple New York Times best-sellers, is a television and radio presenter as well as an author of numerous New York Times best-sellers. With a little more order, Peter hopes to help people live wealthier, happier lives. Peter was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show for five seasons, where he was called the Get Your Life Organized Guy, which led to his own show on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Extreme Clutter (previously Enough Already!). Peter is currently a frequent contributor to The Rachael Ray Show on a monthly basis. Peter is also a regular Contributing Editor for O: The Oprah Magazine, and he previously had a show on the Oprah Radio XM and Sirius channels.
He's appeared on dozens of national television shows, including The Nate Berkus Show, The Talk, Good Morning America, The Revolution, The Marilyn Denis Show, and CNN's The Larry King Show, as well as on Canadian and Australian television. Thousands of newspaper, magazine, and website pieces around the world have featured his interviews.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781592009619 |
| ISBN 10 | 1592009611 |
| Title | Advanced Visual Effects with Direct3D |
| Author | Peter Walsh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Year published | 2005-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 600 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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