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Inside Direct3D (Dv-Mps Inside)

ISBN: 0735606137
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 1999
Pages: 131

Authors: Peter J Kovach, Jeffrey Richter

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• Cover
• LOC Page
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Dedication
• Chapter 1 -- DirectX Fundamentals
• The DirectX APIs
• How Direct3D Works as a DirectX API
• What You Need to Know to Use a DirectX API
• The Direct3D Framework
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2 -- Windows Code for Direct3D Programs
• How to Structure Your Windows Code
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3 -- Setting Up DirectDraw for a Direct3D Program
• DirectDraw and Multiple Monitors
• Setting Up DirectDraw
• Creating a Structure to Hold the Enumerated Devices
• Enumerating the DirectDraw Devices
• Creating a DirectDraw Object
• Enumerating the Display Modes
• Enumerating the Direct3D Devices
• Picking a Direct3D Device
• Initializing DirectDraw with the CD3DFramework7 Object
• Setting the Cooperative Level
• Creating Surfaces
• Flipping the Surfaces
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4 -- Direct3D for DirectX Applications
• Direct3D Immediate Mode Objects and Interfaces
• Creating an Immediate Mode Application
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5 -- Direct3D Vertices and the Transformation and Lighting Pipeline
• Overview of the TL Pipeline
• Vertices
• Setting Up the TL Pipeline Matrices
• The Viewport
• Lighting
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6 -- Rendering 3D Primitives
• The BeginScene and EndScene Methods
• Indexed and Nonindexed Primitives
• The DrawPrimitive Methods
• Primitive Types
• Setting Render States
• Interpolants: Gouraud Shading and Specular Lighting
• Creating a 3D Application
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7 -- Keyboard and Joystick Input
• Creating a DirectInput Object
• Getting the Keyboard, the Mouse, or the Joystick
• Force Feedback
• Conclusion
• Chapter 8 -- Texturing
• Texture Coordinates
• Creating Texture Surfaces
• Texture Management
• Texture Compression
• Mipmaps
• Texture Filtering
• Texture Interface Pointers
• Texture Stages
• Texture Blending
• Texture-Addressing Modes
• Texture Wrapping
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9 -- Fog
• Fog Formulas
• Setting Up Fog
• Pixel Fog
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10 -- Alpha Blending
• Blending with the Frame Buffer
• Special Effects
• Alpha Testing
• Color-Key Transparency
• Alpha-Capable Palettized Textures
• Texture Stages Using Alpha
• Legacy Blending Modes and Texture Stages
• Premultiplied vs. Nonpremultiplied Alpha
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11 -- Light Mapping and Environment Mapping
• Light Mapping
• Environment Mapping
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 12 -- Stencil Buffers
• Creating a Stencil Buffer
• Clearing a Stencil Buffer
• Configuring the Stenciling State
• Creating Effects
• The ShadowVol and ShadowVol2 Demos
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 13 -- Loading and Animating 3D Models
• Animated Characters
• Loading and Handling RoadRage Models
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 14 -- Optimizing a Direct3D Application
• The Direct3D Framework
• Conserving Texture Memory
• Enhancing Your 3D Effects
• Optimizing Your Geometry Handling
• Minimizing Resources
• Conclusion
• Chapter 15 -- Integrating DirectPlay
• DirectPlay Concepts
• Getting Started
• The Multiplayer Connect Dialog Box
• The Multiplayer Games Dialog Box
• DirectPlay Messages
• The Code So Far
• Conclusion
• Chapter 16 -- Conclusion
• Games
• Simulation and Virtual Reality
• Good Luck and Enjoy
• About the Author
• About This Electronic Book