Programming Vertex & Pixel Shaders (Programming Series)

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Programming Vertex & Pixel Shaders (Programming Series) ISBN  1584503491 Release Date  03 September 2004 Category  Game Programming Tags  shader,   shaders,   programming vertex and pixel shaders,   vertex,   pixel,   pixel shader,   tex,   vertex shader,   "programming vertex",   pix firewall,   "programming vertex & pixel shaders (programming series)",   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description When newer graphics cards started offering a programming interface to their graphics-processing unit (GPU), there was a fundamental change from fixed-function to programmable graphics hardware. This evolution offers a completely new level of opportunities for real-time graphics programmers. Using shaders not only allows them to create unique games and graphics, but it allows them to be far more creative.Programming Vertex and Pixel Shaders provides intermediate and advanced graphics and game programmers with a definitive guide to shader programming. It uses a wide variety of examples throughout to teach various techniques, ranging from simple real-time lighting to advanced, cutting-edge rendering. These topics include spherical harmonics, \berlicht, and high-dynamic range lighting. The book covers DirectX vertex and pixel shader programming with the vertex shader version vs_3_0 and the pixel shader version ps_3_0 in shader assembly, and the DirectX High-Level Shading Language (HLSL). Coverage starts from the beginning, so no existing knowledge of shader programming is required. The book does assume a basic understanding of the math typically used in a game engine and an intermediate understanding of the Direct3D API. This is the one resource developers need to program advanced shaders for next generation games and graphics! Other books on Game Programming The Complete Guide to Game Audio: For Composers, Musicians, Sound Designers, and Game Developers Postmortems from Game Developer: Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Age of Empires, and Other Top-Selling Games Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Second Edition: A Programmer's Guide Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional Nintendo Wii Flash Game Creator's Guide Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius Game Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games Beginning Java Game Programming Second Edition Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional) Algorithmic Game Theory GPU Gems 3 Microsoft(R) XNA(TM) Unleashed: Graphics and Game Programming for Xbox 360 and Windows (Unleashed) Introduction to Game Programming with C++ (Wordware Game Developer's Library) Professional XNA Game Programming: For Xbox 360 and Windows Pro Java 6 3D Game Development: Java 3D, JOGL, JInput and JOAL APIs (Expert's Voice in Java)