Paul Varcholik - Real-time 3D Rendering with DirectX and HLSL: A Practical Guide to Graphics Programming

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A Practical Guide to Graphics Programming

Paul Varcholik

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-96272-0
ISBN-10: 0-321-96272-9

Text printed in the United States on recycled paper at R.R. Donnelley in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

First printing: April 2014

Editor-in-Chief
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I designed and taught the technical curriculum at UCFs FIEA graduate program and was never satisfied with textbooks available for graphics programming. I wish I had Paul Varcholiks book then; it would make the list now.

Michael Gourlay, Principal Development Lead, Microsoft

Modern 3D rendering is a surprisingly deep topic; one that spans several different areas. Many books only focus on one specific aspect of rendering, such as shaders, but leave other aspects with little or no discussion. Real-Time 3D Rendering with DirectX and HLSL takes the approach of giving you a full understanding of what a modern rendering application consists of, from one end of the pipeline to the other.

Joel Martinez, Software Engineer, Xamarin

This practical book will take you on a journey of developing a modern 3D rendering engine through step-by-step code examples. I highly recommend this well-written book for anyone who wants to learn the necessary graphics techniques involved in developing a 3D rendering engine using the latest Direct3D.

Budirijanto Purnomo, GPU Developer Tools Lead, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

A great tour of the modern DirectX landscape, with a heavy emphasis on authoring HLSL shaders for common game rendering techniques for C++ developers.

Chuck Walbourn, Senior Design Engineer, Microsoft

I would like to thank the many people who helped make this book possible. First, to the wonderful team at Pearson, especially Laura Lewin, Olivia Basegio, and Songlin Qiu. You have made this a truly enjoyable experience.

Next, to my technical reviewers, Joel Martinez, Dr. Michael Gourlay, and Budi Purnomo, for your time and expert advice. Your insights have made this book so much better. A special thanks to Michael Gourlay, who contributed the code for the Runtime Type Information (RTTI) and Factory discussions.