Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book (Special Edition)

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Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book (Special Edition) ISBN  1576101746 Release Date  09 July 1997 Category  Design & Graphics Tags  graphics,   graphic,   abrash,   "black book",   black,   graphics gems,   "graphics programming",   computer graphics,   c graphics,   graphics under c,   black book,   graph,   windows forms 2.0 programming (2nd edition) by chris sells and michael weinhardt,   2d graphics,   special,   graphics and programming and black,   graph theory,   graphics vb,   graphic and programming,   computer graphic,   1576101746,   black box,   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book is a collection of the author's previous books on assembly language and graphics programming, as well as past columns for Dr. Dobb's magazine. Though much of the book (such as 8088/286/386 assembly language optimization and VGA graphics programming) is out-of-date by now, the reader can see some of the larger tendencies in the author's work over the years--a reliance on profiling in order to test code, and creative thinking to improve performance wherever possible. This text features assembler optimization for a variety of problems including searching algorithms, and records the author's approaches to optimizing code for the evolving line of Intel CPUs, from the 8088 on to the early Pentium lines. The last few chapters of this book are more relevant, and include a series of explorations of some of the technology behind the popular Doom and Quake 3-D games by id Corporation (where the author worked). Optimized solutions to 3-D graphics problems from texture mapping, hidden surface removal, and Binary Space Partitioning (BSP) trees are explained. Current gaming and 3-D technology, such as Direct3D and VRML is left out, but it's clear that game programmers like the author will continue to push the limits of current hardware technology in inventive ways. This book is clearly targeted at game developers and serious assembly language programmers, not for the general reader. Other books on Design & Graphics Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery Mobile Image Communication Using JPEG2000 Compositing Visual Effects: Essentials for the Aspiring Artist Mobile 3D Graphics: with OpenGL ES and M3G (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) Data-Driven 3D Facial Animation 3D Imaging for Safety and Security (Computational Imaging and Vision) Painter X for Photographers: Creating Painterly Images Step by Step Essential RenderMan® Century of Graphic Design, A: Graphic Design Pioneers of the 20th Century View-Dependent Character Animation Character Animation: 2D Skills for Better 3D, Second Edition X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics for Web Authors (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology) Introducing Character Animation with Blender mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist's Guide to Rendering Digital Photography for 3D Imaging and Animation