Advanced 3D Game Programming with DirectX 10.0 (Wordware ...
 Great beginner's book: So, the title of this book is "Advanced 3D Game Programming With DirectX 10.0", which seems to imply that the text is designed for intermediate/experienced programmers who want to up their skills to the next level. This [... more]
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Microsoft DirectX 9 Programmable Graphics Pipeline ...
Shaders and shader programming: As of this writing, there doesn't seem to be a real reference manual for HLSL and the shader assembly language. This book makes a good effort at filling that role, however. The graphics programmer is likely to find this [... more]
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Introduction to Computer Game Programming With DirectX 8.0
Introduction to Programming With DirectX 8.0: The thing that the other reviewers didn't comprehend, is that this book is for beginners, notice the word "Introduction", this book isn't meant to be the book for learning all about DirectX 8.0, but [... more]
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Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9 ...
The best book I have found so far: This is the best intro to Direct3d book I have. For the game programming aspect, it sucks, but there are so many books that tell you how to make a certain type of game (Premier Press come to mind). The first section is [... more]
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Advanced Animation with DirectX (Focus on Game Development)
Unbiased review: First of all the retail price of the book is too much. The last section (video on texture and cloth simulation) which he thinks are the most advanced are just pretty lame. He could have better described how to export a skinned mesh [... more]
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ShaderX2: Introductions and Tutorials with DirectX 9.0
Nice book with some flaws: ShaderX2 is broken in to two volumes, with this volume intended as an introduction to shader related topics to prepare the reader for the other volume, or for other shader books. It fills that role fairly well, though it does [... more]
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DirectX 8 and Visual Basic Development (.Net)
Essential reading for the VB6->.NET programmer.: Keith Sink, DirectX8 and Visual Basic Development (Sams, 2002) It's 2003, now, and the world is slowly migrating to Microsoft's .NET standard (well, those who aren't using Linux, anyway). Here's a [... more]
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Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 10
Excellent Introduction to DirectX 10 Programming: As the title says, this book is an excellent introduction to Direct X 10 programming. If you are new to DirectX programming, this book is pretty much what you should start with. I have tried several [... more]
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Ultimate Game Programming With DirectX
Be CAREFUL If You Plan on Buying This Book: The Good : - Well organized. - Good examples. - The TEXT is easy to read. - The code can be complied, built, and run without receiving errors. The Bad : - The code included on the CD-ROM doesn't always match [... more]
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Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX
Be CAREFUL If You Plan on Buying This Book: The Good : - Well organized. - Good examples. - The TEXT is easy to read. - The code can be complied, built, and run without receiving errors. The Bad : - The code included on the CD-ROM doesn't always match [... more]
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Managed DirectX 9 Kick Start: Graphics and Game Programming
Decent approach, bad information: The way that this book approaches teaching Managed DirectX is a pretty good one compared to some other books I have looked at, provided that you are willing to do most of the work of trying to understand what you're [... more]
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Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C#
Misleading Title: This book is not an introduction to DirectX, D3D, or C#. It is a very high-level introduction to game engine design. One could almost gain as much from saying "Compartmentalise your objects" several times a day. The title [... more]
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