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•	Table of Contents
•	Index
•	Examples

Managed DirectX® 9 Kick Start: Graphics and Game Programming
By Tom Miller
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: October 22, 2003
ISBN	: 0-672-32596-9
Pages	: 432

		Copyright
		Foreword
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Introduction
			The History of Managed DirectX
			Namespaces Included
			Getting Started
		Part I.  Beginning Graphics Concepts
			Chapter 1.  Introducing Direct3D
				Getting Started
				The Direct3D Device
				Making Our Triangle Three Dimensional
				Automatic Device Resets During a Resize
				We've Got Camera and Action; What About Lights?
				Device States and Transforms
				Swapchains and RenderTargets
				In Brief
			Chapter 2.  Choosing the Correct Device
				Enumerating Your System's Adapters
				Determining Whether a Hardware Device Is Available
				Checking Device Capabilities
				In Brief
			Chapter 3.  Rendering Using Simple Techniques
				Using Vertex Buffers
				Texturing Our Objects
				In Brief
			Chapter 4.  More Rendering Techniques
				Rendering Other Primitive Types
				Using Index Buffers
				Using Depth Buffers
				In Brief
			Chapter 5.  Rendering with Meshes
				Defining the Mesh
				Using Materials and Lighting
				Using Meshes to Render Complex Models
				In Brief
			Chapter 6.  Using Managed DirectX to Write a Game
				Choosing the Game
				Writing the Game
				Adding a Movable Car into Your Scene
				Adding Obstacles
				Implementing the Finishing Touches
				In Brief
		Part II.  Intermediate Graphics Concepts
			Chapter 7.  Using Advanced Mesh Features
				Cloning Mesh Data
				Optimizing Mesh Data
				Simplifying Existing Meshes
				Welding Vertices in a Mesh
				Making Lots of Little Meshes Out of One Big One
				In Brief
			Chapter 8.  Understanding Resources
				Starting with the Resource Class
				Using the Vertex and Index Buffers
				Locking Our Buffers
				Controlling How Buffers Are Locked
				Using Texture Resources
				Locking Textures and Getting Descriptions
				In Brief
			Chapter 9.  Using the Other Mesh Types
				Simplifying Meshes
				Controlling the Level of Detail with Progressive Meshes
				Rendering Patch Meshes
				Seeing the Tessellation Levels
				In Brief
			Chapter 10.  Using the Helper Classes
				Drawing Lines
				Drawing Text
				Rendering to Surfaces
				Rendering Environment Maps
				In Brief
		Part III.  Advanced Graphics Concepts
			Chapter 11.  Introducing the Programmable Pipeline with the High Level Shader Language
				Rendering a Single Triangle Without Using the Fixed-function Pipeline
				Rendering Shader Programs with Techniques
				Rendering Meshes Using the Programmable Pipeline
				Using HLSL to Write a Pixel Shader
				In Brief
			Chapter 12.  Using the High Level Shader Language
				Using Simple Formulas to Simulate Animation
				Determining Color by Blending Textures
				Lighting Textures
				Adding Specular Highlights
				In Brief
			Chapter 13.  Rendering Skeletal Animation
				Creating the Frame Hierarchy
				Loading Meshes with Animation
				Rendering Animated Meshes
				In Brief
		Part IV.  Sound and Input
			Chapter 14.  Discovering the Wonders of Sound
				Including the Sound Namespace
				Loading and Playing a Static Sound
				Using Sounds in 3D
				Manipulating the Listener
				Using Effects with Your Sounds
				In Brief
			Chapter 15.  Controlling User Input
				Detecting the Devices You Can Use
				Using the Keyboard Device
				Using the Mouse Device
				Using Game Pads and Joysticks for User Input
				Using Force Feedback
				In Brief
		Part V.  2D Graphics
			Chapter 16.  Using Direct3D for 2D Graphics
				Creating a Full Screen Rendering Device
				Rendering Sprites
				Animating Your Sprites
				In Brief
			Chapter 17.  Using DirectDraw for 2D Rendering
				Creating a Full Screen DirectDraw Device
				Animating Your Sprites
				In Brief
		Part VI.  Adding Networking
			Chapter 18.  Implementing Peer-to-Peer Networking Using DirectPlay
				Understanding DirectPlay Addresses
				Creating a Peer Connection
				Getting into a Session
				Using the Event Model
				Performing Actions in Our Session
				Handling Lost Sessions
				In Brief
			Chapter 19.  Creating a Client/Server Session
				Creating a Dedicated Server Session
				Connecting a Client
				Detecting Users Joining and Leaving Your Session
				Sending Data Packets
				Making the Client React
				Handling the Server Lost Event
				In Brief
			Chapter 20.  Understanding Advanced Networking Features
				Having a Detailed Look at the Event Model
				Detecting Bandwidth and Network Statistics
				Launching Applications Using a Lobby
				Making Your Application Lobby Aware
				Adding Voice Chat to Your Sessions
				In Brief
			Chapter 21.  Achieving Maximum Performance
				Using Value Types as Objects
				Understanding the Performance Implications of the Event Model
				Understanding the Cost of Methods
				In Brief
		Part VII.  Appendices
			Appendix A.  Using the Diagnostics Assemblies
				Enumerating Everything in the System
				Enumerating Specific Items You Care About
			Appendix B.  Playing Music and Videos
				Playing Back an Audio or Video File Simply
				Using the Features of Video Files
				Using Video as Textures
		Index