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Im looking for a book thatll help me out with directx, mainly focusing on the basics of direct3d. Ive seen alot and gotten alot of input but id like to see what you guys would suggest.
I would recommend 3D Game Programming With DirectX 9.0 by Frank Luna.
Unlike most DX books, this one skips the standard 3 chapters on Win32 and focuses solely on D3D (after a brief chapter on 3d math). Luna does an excellent job of explaining the basics and writes pretty good introductory chapters on more advanced topics like creating a particle system and a terrian engine. The last part of the book gives a good introduction to shaders and the effects framework.
Unlike most DX books, this one skips the standard 3 chapters on Win32 and focuses solely on D3D (after a brief chapter on 3d math). Luna does an excellent job of explaining the basics and writes pretty good introductory chapters on more advanced topics like creating a particle system and a terrian engine. The last part of the book gives a good introduction to shaders and the effects framework.
Intro to 3D game programming with DirectX9.0 is pretty good. Goes over just about everything. I just didn''t like his time system though, seemed really glitchy and slow when used. The author has a website too and replies to any questions in regards to the book.
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