Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C#

Microsoft DirectX is an advanced suite of multimedia APIs built directly into Microsoft Windows operating systems. DirectX provides a standard development platform for Windows-based PCs by enabling software developers to access specialized hardware features without having to write hardware-specific code. DirectX was first introduced in 1995 and is the recognized standard for multimedia application development on the Windows platform. Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C# will illustrate the process of creating a simple 3D game engine. During this process many facets of the DirectX 9 software will be demonstrated. The C# language is used to show the power of developing a game using a Rapid Application Development (RAD) language. During the course of the book, readers will learn to develop an off-road driving game that brings such features as management of large scenes, environmental effects, and physics into play.

1 Overview.- 2 User Interface.- 3 Hanging Ten: A Ride Through the Rendering Pipeline.- 4 Basic 3D Objects.- 5 Complex 3D Objects.- 6 Camera: The Player’s View of the World.- 7 Adding Some Atmosphere: Lighting and Fog.- 8 Artificial Intelligence: Adding the Competition.- 9 Game Audio: Let’s Make Some Noise.- 10 Game Physics: Keeping It Real.- 11 Tools of the Trade.

Lynn Thomas Harrison is both a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), and is employed as a senior systems engineer for Diamond Visionics Company, a visualization engineering company. He lives in Binghamton, New York with his wife, Gerri, and son, Michael. Lynn has been active in the simulation and graphics industries for over 22 years.