Ultimate Game Programming With DirectX

by Sherrod, Allen

• ISBN13: 9781584504580
• ISBN10: 1584504587
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-11
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Creating computer games is challenging. It requires plenty of technical skill, dedication, and creativity. Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX teaches you how to combine your existing skills and dedication for playing games with some basic C++ programming skills to create your own games. Written for game development students, beginning game programmers, and C++ programmers wanting to learn game development, this book covers every part of the process. Throughout the book, you'll be creating a first-person shooter game called Stranded. Beginning with an introduction to Direct X and Direct3D graphics, you'll build the game engine and complete game chapter by chapter. You'll learn the fundamental graphical techniques, essential mathematics, collision detection, input device detection and response, sound playback, scene management, animation, and model/character loading and drawing. Once you've built this game, you can easily expand upon it and customize it to add your own unique features. You'll also have the foundational knowledge and skills you need to build your own games and take on new programming challenges. If you have basic C++ programming skills, a love for games, and a desire to create your own, you'll find what you need here. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * The fundamentals of DirectX game development and Direct3D graphics * Foundational programming techniques that you can use for any game project * Essential mathematics and physics techniques * Basic graphics and animation techniques, including basic techniques include drawing basic shapes and objects, displaying images on top of surfaces, creating and displaying text to the screen, and learning how to work in 3D space. * Coverage of scene management topics rarely covered in books for C++ programmers and aspiring game programmers * A complete DirectX reference for game development, including the creation of a complete FPS game

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
DirectX Introduction	1	(54)
Overview of This Book	2	(2)
Game Plan	4	(6)
DirectX Background	10	(4)
Setting Up a Window Manually	14	(14)
Demo Applications	28	(25)
Summary	53	(2)
The Game Stranded	55	(32)
Introduction to the Game Plan	56	(1)
Game Planning	57	(4)
Engine Planning	61	(2)
Game Project Overvie	63	(3)
Game Project Part 1: Starting the Project	66	(19)
Summary	85	(2)
Direct3D Lighting and Objects	87	(28)
Introduction to Direct3D Lighting	89	(8)
Creating Objects with Direct3D Functions	97	(5)
Creating Lights in Direct3D	102	(6)
Game Project Part 2: Adding Support for Hardware Lighting	108	(4)
Summary	112	(3)
Textures	115	(54)
Introduction to Textures in Direct3D	118	(1)
Creating and Applying Textures	119	(19)
Sprites	138	(5)
Bump Maps	143	(4)
Saving Textures	147	(3)
Off-screen Rendering	150	(6)
Game Project Part 3: Adding Texture Support	156	(11)
Summary	167	(2)
Direct3D Text and GUI	169	(54)
Displaying Text to the Screen	171	(6)
Calculating the Frames-Per-Second	177	(1)
Creating and Displaying a GUI	178	(24)
Game Project Part 4: Adding Text and GUI Support	202	(20)
Summary	222	(1)
Special Effects	223	(34)
Multisampling	224	(4)
Fog	228	(4)
Detail Mapping	232	(4)
Particle Systems	236	(12)
Game Project Part 5: Adding Special Effects	248	(7)
Summary	255	(2)
Basic Scripting Systems	257	(46)
Introduction to Scripting	258	(1)
Property Scripting Systems	259	(17)
Command Scripting Systems	276	(16)
Token Streams	292	(7)
Additional Types of Scripting Systems	299	(1)
Game Project Part 6: Adding Scripting Support	300	(1)
Summary	301	(2)
Game Math Review	303	(56)
Introduction to Game Math	304	(1)
Vector Math and Review	305	(4)
Matrix Math	309	(6)
Quaternion Math	315	(2)
Ray Math	317	(1)
Plane Math	318	(7)
Triangles and Polygons	325	(1)
Physics	326	(1)
Game Project Part 7: Creating the Math Library	326	(30)
Summary	356	(3)
Collision Detection	359	(38)
Collision Introduction	360	(1)
Bounding Boxes	361	(3)
Bounding Spheres	364	(3)
Plane Collisions	367	(1)
Demo Applications	368	(19)
Game Project Part 8: Adding Collision Detection	387	(9)
Summary	396	(1)
Input Detection and Response	397	(36)
Using DirectInput	398	(3)
DirectInput Demo Application	401	(14)
Game Project Part 9: Adding an Input System	415	(16)
Summary	431	(2)
Sound	433	(30)
Introduction to Sound	434	(2)
Using DirectSound and DirectMusic	436	(6)
Sound Demo Application	442	(10)
Game Project Part 10: Adding Sound	452	(8)
Summary	460	(3)
Model Loading	463	(70)
Introduction to Model Loading	464	(1)
Working with .X Files	465	(11)
Working with .OBJ Files	476	(16)
Working with .UMF Files	492	(14)
Game Project Part 11: Loading Models	506	(26)
Summary	532	(1)
Model Animation	533	(64)
Introduction to Animation	534	(1)
Animation Paths	534	(29)
Bone Animation	563	(8)
X Model Animation	571	(21)
Game Project Part 12: Adding Support for Animations	592	(2)
Summary	594	(3)
Scene Management	597	(10)
Introduction to Scene Management	597	(1)
Scene-Management Techniques	598	(6)
Summary	604	(3)
Finishing the Game Engine	607	(30)
Logging System	608	(4)
3D Camera System	612	(7)
Frustum Culling	619	(10)
Game Project Part 13: Finishing the Engine	629	(5)
Summary	634	(3)
Making the Game: Stranded	637	(54)
Overview of This Chapter	638	(1)
Organizing the Game Source	639	(12)
Loading and Displaying the Final Level	651	(8)
Camera Movements and Collision Detection	659	(8)
Game Elements	667	(11)
Agent Characters	678	(10)
Wrap Up	688	(1)
Summary	689	(2)
Conclusions	691	(2)
Final Thoughts	691	(1)
The Next Step	692	(1)
Appendix A Recommended Books and Web Sites	693	(6)
Recommended Books	693	(3)
Recommended Web Sites	696	(3)
Appendix B C++ Primer	699	(16)
Basics of C++	699	(9)
Dynamic Memory and File Input/Output	708	(3)
Structures and Classes	711	(3)
Summary	714	(1)
Appendix C About the CD-ROM	715	(2)
System Requirements	715	(1)
Folders	715	(1)
Software	716	(1)
Index	717