Microsoft Direct3D programming : kick start

directx 9, A Brand-new Version Of Microsoft's Multimedia Libraries, Features The Latest 3d Graphics Technology In The Form Of Direct3d 9. Direct3d Programming Will Cover Everything A C++ Programmer Needs To Know In Order To Use Direct3d 9 To Create Interactive 3d Worlds. The Book Begins With An Overview Of Basic Windows And 3d Programming Techniques And Works Its Way Through The Library, Starting With Getting Direct3d Up-and-running All The Way To More Advanced Topics Such As Textures, Lighting, And Fog. All Concepts And Programming Techniques Are Demonstrated In Example Programs That The Reader Can Build Himself Using Detailed Step-by-step Instructions. Microsoft® Direct3D Programming Kick Start......Page 2 Copyright © 2003 by Sams Publishing......Page 3 Contents at a Glance......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 11 About the Author......Page 12 We Want to Hear from You!......Page 13 Who Should Read This Book......Page 14 On the Web Site......Page 15 What Is Direct3D?......Page 16 The Direct3D Library......Page 17 What Direct3D Can Do......Page 18 Direct3D Architecture on Windows......Page 20 Direct3D Example Applications......Page 21 In Brief......Page 24 Windows the Old-Fashioned Way......Page 26 The Minimum Windows Application......Page 27 Digging into the Program......Page 30 Building a Basic Windows Application......Page 38 In Brief......Page 44 Understanding Screen and Cartesian Coordinates......Page 46 Defining Vertex and Shape Data Types......Page 51 Transforming Shapes......Page 52 Using Matrix Math in Transformations......Page 62 Building a 2D Graphics Application......Page 71 Running the Graphics2D Application......Page 88 Understanding How the Graphics2D Program Works......Page 90 Exploring the Program Listings......Page 91 In Brief......Page 100 Understanding the 3D Coordinate System......Page 102 Defining a 3D Object......Page 103 Moving from Local Coordinates to Screen Coordinates......Page 106 Transforming 3D Objects......Page 110 Building a 3D Graphics Application......Page 116 Running the Graphics3D Application......Page 137 How the Graphics3D Program Works......Page 139 Presenting the Program Listings......Page 141 In Brief......Page 155 Creating a Direct3D Object......Page 156 Creating a Direct3D Device......Page 157 Releasing Direct3D Objects......Page 161 Your First Direct3D Program......Page 162 Understanding Display Modes......Page 169 Checking for Display-Mode Availability......Page 171 Windowed Versus Full-Screen Applications......Page 172 Drawing to the Display......Page 175 Programming a Windowed Application......Page 177 In Brief......Page 179 Exploring Direct3D Surfaces......Page 180 Transferring Image Data Between Surfaces......Page 185 Using Surfaces for Real......Page 187 Building the CopyRectsApp Application......Page 198 Exploring the CopyRectsApp Program......Page 205 Performing Computer Animation with Surfaces......Page 209 Building the AnimationApp Application......Page 214 In Brief......Page 222 Defining a Point......Page 224 Defining a Shape with Vertices......Page 226 Using Vertex Buffers......Page 227 Rendering Graphics Primitives......Page 231 In Brief......Page 255 Understanding Direct3D Transformations......Page 256 Building the MatrixTriangleApp......Page 262 Seeing Transformations in Action......Page 272 Building 3D Objects from Polygons......Page 276 Performing Multiple Transformations......Page 286 Understanding the Order of Transformations......Page 289 In Brief......Page 293 Understanding Types of Source Light......Page 296 Types of Reflective Light......Page 297 Defining a Direct3D Light......Page 298 Defining an Object’s Material......Page 301 Defining Normals......Page 302 Building the LightApp Application......Page 303 Experimenting with Lights......Page 311 In Brief......Page 330 Creating a Texture Surface......Page 332 Understanding Texture Coordinates......Page 333 Using Texture Coordinates......Page 334 Rendering Textures......Page 337 Creating the TextureApp Application......Page 339 Implementing Transparency......Page 345 Creating the TransparencyApp Application......Page 348 In Brief......Page 352 Introducing Transparency with Alpha Blending......Page 354 Understanding Alpha Blending......Page 355 Creating the VertexAlphaApp Application......Page 357 Using Fog......Page 367 Creating the VertexFogApp Application......Page 369 In Brief......Page 379 Introducing Direct3DDemoApp......Page 380 Exploring the Program......Page 388 Exploring the Full Program......Page 409 In Brief......Page 438 Index......Page 440 Learn 3D graphics programming utilizing Direct3D 9.0.