Table of Contents

•	Table of Contents
•	Index
•	Examples

Beginning 3D Game Programming
By Tom Miller
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: December 03, 2004
ISBN	: 0-672-32661-2
Pages	: 432

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Reader Services
		Introduction
			So You Want to be a Game Developer
			Who Should Read This Book?
			Why Would I Want to Use the .NET Framework
			Why This Book?
		Part I.  Introduction to Microsoft .NET
			Chapter 1.  Game Development and Managed Code
				What Is .NET?
				What Is Managed Code?
				Writing Code with the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE
				Compiling .NET Code on the Command Line
				Introducing Game Development
				The Developers
				The Process
				The Tools
				Summary
		Part II.  Introducing Graphics, Game 1
			Chapter 2.  Planning Your First Game
				Coming Up with the Game Idea
				Understanding the Need for a 3D Game
				The Specification
				Summary
			Chapter 3.  Understanding the Sample Framework
				Creating Your Project
				Enumerating All Device Options
				Summary
			Chapter 4.  Show Something Onscreen!
				Creating Your Device
				Time to Render
				Loading and Rendering a Mesh
				Adding a Camera to Your Scene
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  Finishing Up the Support Code
				Understanding the High-Resolution Timer
				Handling Lost Devices
				Adding Frame Rate Output
				Designing a UI Screen
				Designing a Button
				Summary
			Chapter 6.  Implementing the User Interface
				Designing the Main Menu
				Plugging into the Game Engine
				Selecting Your Character (Loopy)
				Updating the Game Engine with This New Screen
				Summary
			Chapter 7.  Implementing the Player and Blocks
				Writing the Player Object
				Designing the Blocks
				Summary
			Chapter 8.  Implementing the Level Object
				Implementing the Level
				Controlling Player Movement
				Handling Level Updates
				Summary
			Chapter 9.  Putting the Pieces Together
				Including the Player
				Hooking Up the Level
				Implementing the Quit Screen
				Finishing Up
				Summary
		Part III.  Basic Math Principles
			Chapter 10.  A Quick 3D-Math Primer
				2D? 3D? What Are You Talking About?
				Using These 3D Points
				Manipulating 3D Objects
				Math Structures
				Vectors
				Matrices
				Summary
		Part IV.  Intermediate Graphics, Peer- to-Peer Networking, Game 2
			Chapter 11.  Now Let's Really Get Started
				TankersThe Next Game Idea
				Creating the Tankers Project
				Getting the Project Rendering
				Building an Object Pool for Textures
				Summary
			Chapter 12.  Developing a More Advanced User Interface
				Using Blockers Base Classes
				Adding New Base Classes
				Implementing the Main Screen
				Rendering Your 3D Model with Your User Interface
				Summary
			Chapter 13.  Rendering a Realistic Tank
				Understanding a Mesh Hierarchy
				Loading a Tank Hierarchy
				Rendering a Mesh Hierarchy
				Manipulating the Tanks
				Tank Properties
				Creating the Camera Class
				Summary
			Chapter 14.  The Sky? A Level? The Player!
				A World Without a Sky Would Be Black
				You Have a Sky, but the Tank Can't Drive There
				Someone Has to Control the Tanks
				IMoveableObject Indeed
				A Basic Collision Detection
				Summary
			Chapter 15.  Ready. Aim. Fire!
				Implementing the Ammunition Class
				A Bullets Collection
				Finishing Up the Player
				Adding Sound
				Summary
			Chapter 16.  Playing Alone Isn't Fun
				Using DirectPlay
				Hosting the Session
				Joining the Session
				The Event Handlers
				Sending and Receiving Data
				Summary
			Chapter 17.  Finally, Finishing Tankers
				Plugging into the Game Engine
				Rendering the Game
				Summary
		Part V.  Advanced Graphics, Client/Server Networking, Game 3
			Chapter 18.  Adding Special Effects
				Implementing a Basic Particle System
				Rendering the Particle System
				Putting the Pieces Together
				Summary
			Chapter 19.  Building Your Own Game
				Formulating the Idea
				Creating Your Project
				Designing the User Interface
				Summary
			Chapter 20.  The Programmable Pipeline
				Defining the Programmable Pipeline
				Using HLSL
				Writing a Vertex Shader
				Adding Realism Using Shading
				Adding the Pixel Shader
				Summary
			Chapter 21.  Controlling the Level of Detail
				Simplifying a Mesh
				Using a Simplification Mesh
				Controlling the Level of Detail Using a Progressive Mesh
				Summary
			Chapter 22.  Using Render Targets for Effects
				Rendering a Track and Multiple Go-Karts
				Creating Render Targets and Surfaces
				Rendering a Scene to a Render Target
				Displaying the Rear-View Mirror
				Summary
			Chapter 23.  Understanding the High-Level Shader Language
				Understanding Limits on Older Shader Models
				Adding Specular Highlights to Kart
				Making Specular Highlights Per Pixel
				Summary
			Chapter 24.  Performance Considerations
				The Event Model and Managed DirectX
				Native Assembly Generation
				The Horrors of Boxing
				The Speed of Managed DirectX
				Understanding the Cost of Methods
				Summary
		Part VI.  Appendix
			Appendix A.  Developing a Level Creator
				Writing the Level Creator
		Index