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Direct3D Rendering Cookbook

For C# .NET developers this is the ultimate cookbook for Direct3D rendering in PC games. Covering all the latest innovations, it teaches everything from debugging to character animation, supported throughout by illustrations and sample code.

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
By: Justin Stenning  
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|Sep 2025
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Key Features

    Book Description

    This is a practical cookbook that dives into the various methods of programming graphics with a focus on games. It is a perfect package of all the innovative and up-to-date 3D rendering techniques supported by numerous illustrations, strong sample code, and concise explanations. Direct3D Rendering Cookbook is for C# .NET developers who want to learn the advanced rendering techniques made possible with DirectX 11.2. It is expected that the reader has at least a cursory knowledge of graphics programming, and although some knowledge of Direct3D 10+ is helpful, it is not necessary. An understanding of vector and matrix algebra is required.

    What you will learn

    • Set up a Direct3D application and perform realtime 3D rendering with C# and SharpDX
    • Learn techniques for debugging your Direct3D application
    • Render a 3D environment with lights, shapes, and materials
    • Explore character animation using bones and vertex skinning
    • Create additional surface detail using tessellation with displacement mapping and displacement decals
    • Implement image postprocessing tasks within compute shaders
    • Use realtime deferred rendering techniques to implement improved shading for lighting and shadows
    • Learn to Program the graphics pipeline with shaders using HLSL implemented by Shader Model 5

    Who this book is for

    Table of Contents

      PDF ISBN: 978-1-84969-711-8
      Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
      Copyright owner: © 2014 Packt Publishing Limited
      Publication date: 2025
      Language: English
      Pages: 430

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