3D Game programming with C++

• Foreword by Andre LaMothe, bestselling author of Black Art of 3D Game Programming (Waite Group Press) and Game Programming for Dummies (IDG).
  
• Includes a full source code game engine written in C++--a great value add to the book, since typically these engines are expensive.
  
• Provides full source code and a detailed blueprint for
  building a professional-quality 3D game engine that
  exploits DirectX high-performance features.
  
• Covers the hot new topic of creating artificial characters
  in 3D using AI techniques and realistic simulations.
  
• Presents advanced techniques on collision detection and
  rigid-body dynamics—key technologies for all “cutting-edge”
  3D games.
  

• Includes a suite of professional-quality game development
  tools either written or hand picked by the
  author—for everything from realistic 3D characters to game
  backgrounds to awesome sound effects.
  
• Provides full C++ source code for sample games, which can
  be used as a model to develop new and exciting fast-action
  3D games.
• DirectX 7 SDK, filled with help files, tutorials, source code, and all the libraries and headers necessary to write DirectX 7-based games.
• Trial versions of trueSpace 4.3, the hottest 3D game modeling tool on the market
  

The book covers the fundamental principles of 3D game development, vector and matrix mathematics, trigonometry, artificial intelligence, basic physics simulation, 3D collision detection and environmental sensing, 3D optimization techniques, the theory of sound, the architecture of Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM), and, most importantly, how to use and get the most out of DirectDraw, DirectInput, DirectSound, and Direct3D Immediate Mode -- the most important components of DirectX.

The text introduces each DirectX component with a clutter-free, easy-to-understand architectural overview, and then follows the overview with a step-by-step tutorial packed with source code examples. Once readers have exhausted the overviews and tutorials, they can turn to the four detailed, reader-friendly appendices that completely document the structures, functions, macros, and interfaces for DirectSound, DirectInput, and Direct3D Immediate Mode.

Content at a Glance
Part 1 The fondation of 3D Programming 11
Part 2 Programming with DirectX 307
Part 3 DirectX Reference 679
Part 4 Trig, points and vectors 769