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Beginning WebGL for HTML5

Apress, 2012

WebGL (Web-based Graphics Language) is a wonderful and exciting new technology that lets you create

powerful 3D graphics within a web browser. The way that this is achieved is by using a JavaScript API that interacts with the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). This book will quickly get you on your way to demystify shaders and...

OpenGL SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference (5th Edition)

Addison Wesley, 2010

OpenGL® SuperBible, Fifth Edition is the definitive programmer’s guide, tutorial, and reference for the world’s leading 3D API for real-time computer graphics, OpenGL 3.3. The best all-around introduction to OpenGL for developers at all levels of experience, it clearly explains both the API...

Essential XNA Game Studio 2.0 Programming

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008

Essential XNA Game Studio 2.0 Programming provides both hobbyists and experienced programmers with the information they need to take advantage of Microsoft s powerful XNA Framework and XNA Game Studio to produce professional-level games for both the PC and the Xbox 360. Beginners learn the fundamentals of 2D game development, creating a...

Mastering Maya 2009

Sybex, 2009

The Ultimate Maya 2009 Resource for Intermediate to Advanced Users

If you already know the basics of Maya, now you can elevate your skills with Maya 2009 and the advanced coverage in this authoritative new reference and tutorial. From modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film, television, games,...

Guide to Graphics Software Tools

Springer, 2008

Current graphics software and hardware combine to allow multiple-level functionality and open up new application areas for scientists of all disciplines, and for computer scientists and engineers in particular.

This thoroughly revised edition of this integrated guide explains and lists readily available graphics software tools and their...

OpenGL(R) Programming on Mac OS(R) X: Architecture, Performance, and Integration

Addison Wesley, 2007

The Mac has fully embraced OpenGL throughout its visual systems. In fact, Apple's highly efficient, modern OpenGL implementation makes Mac OS X one of today's best platforms for OpenGL development. OpenGL^® Programming on Mac OS^® X is the first comprehensive resource for every graphics...

mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist's Guide to Rendering

Sybex, 2007

Render them speechless with this in-depth guide to mental ray

Turn 3D models into film-worthy digital animations by mastering mental ray rendering once and for all. This must-have guide is the only book on the market to focus exclusively on mental ray in Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI, and it's packed with techniques and insights...

Microsoft® XNA Game Studio Creators Guide

McGraw-Hill, 2007

This book shows you how to write complete 3D games from scratch. It will teach you the math, graphics, audio effects, and algorithms for all the features you would expect in a quality 3D game. This text explains how to set up your environment to write your XNA and shader code. It also explains how to create 3D models on a budget and how to use...

Manual of Psychiatric Therapeutics

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002

Thoroughly updated in a Third Edition, Dr. Shader's popular Spiral(R) Manual is a practical, authoritative, easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This edition features new chapters on pharmacotherapy for children and youth and on pain management and an expanded chapter on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder...

Professional XNA Game Programming: For Xbox 360 and Windows

Wrox Press, 2007

You haven't experienced the full potential of Xbox 360 or Windows until you've created your own homebrewed games for these innovative systems. With Microsoft's new XNA Framework, the only thing limiting you is your imagination. Now professional game developer and Microsoft DirectX MVP Benjamin Nitschke shows you how to take advantage of the XNA...

Rendering with mental ray & 3ds Max

Focal Press, 2007

Realize your vision with stunning renders of your 3ds Max projects that can only be achieved with a powerful engine like mental ray. Beginning with a concise review of the essential concepts, you proceed to step-by-step tutorials that teach you how to render scenes with

Indirect illumination options including Final Gather, Caustics,...

Microsoft(R) XNA(TM) Unleashed: Graphics and Game Programming for Xbox 360 and Windows

Sams Publishing, 2007

Many developers became interested in programming because they saw a video game and thought, “How did they do that?” This book helps demystify what is required to make video games. Being able to write games on a next-generation console like the Xbox 360 has never been an option for the masses before. Now with the XNA Framework, games can...

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