This updated bestseller provides an introduction to programming interactive computer graphics, with an emphasis on game development using DirectX 11. The book is divided into three main parts: basic mathematical tools, fundamental tasks in Direct3D, and techniques and special effects. It includes new Direct3D 11 features such as hardware tessellation, the compute shader, and covers advanced rendering techniques such as ambient occlusion, real-time reflections, normal and displacement mapping, shadow rendering, programming the geometry shader, particle systems, and character animation. Includes a companion DVD with code, animation and 4-color figures.

FEATURES
+ Work with new Direct3D 11 features such as hardware tessellation and the compute shader
+ Thoroughly covers 3D rendering fundamentals such as lighting, texturing, blending and stenciling
+ Learn advance rendering techniques such as ambient occlusion, real-time reflections, normal and displacement mapping, shadow rendering, programming the geometry shader, particle systems, and character animation
+ End-of-chapter exercises included to test understanding and provide hands on experience working with DirectX 11

Table of Contents: Part I — Mathematical Prerequisites. Vector Algebra. Matrix Algebra. Transformations. Part II — Direct3D Foundations. Direct3D Initialization. The Rendering Pipeline. Drawing in Direct3D. Lighting. Texturing. Blending. Stenciling. The Geometry Shader. The Compute Shader. The Tessellation Stages. Part III —Topics. Building A First Person Camera. Instancing and Frustum Culling. Picking. Cube Mapping. Normal Mapping and Displacement Mapping. Terrain Rendering. Particle Systems and Stream-Out. Shadow Mapping. Ambient Occlusion. Meshes. Quaternions. Character Animation. Appendices. Introduction to Windows Programming. High-Level Shading Language Reference. Some Analytic Geometry. Solutions. Bibliography. Index.