Expert graphics instructor Paul Varcholik starts with a tour of the Direct3D graphics pipeline, a 3D math primer, and an introduction to the best tools and support libraries. He moves on to shader authoring with HLSL, covering lighting models and shaders to support point lights, spotlights, environment mapping, fog, color blending, normal mapping, and more.

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Author: Paul Varcholik
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Date: May 19, 2014
Pages: 592
ISBN: 978-0321962720

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