This color book presents ready-to-use ideas and procedures that can help solve many day-to-day graphics programming challenges. Focusing on interactive media and games, the book covers up-to-date methods as well as practical tips and tricks for creating real-time graphics. It explains how to render real-time special effects and visualize data on common consumer software platforms, such as PCs, video consoles, and mobile phones. Example programs and source code are available for download on the book’s CRC Press web page.