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3D Game Programming With Directx 8.0 (Game Development Series) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Clayton E Crooks (Author)

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Publication Date: December 20, 2001 | Series: Game Development Series

Using DirectX 8.0, this book and CD-ROM covers every aspect of a game project cycle including developing music, sound effects, 2D and 3D graphics, and the programming of a first person shooter game. Written for beginner to intermediate level programmers and/or designers, this invaluable resource provides models, complete source code, and all the tools needed to create a complete game. The program used throughout is DirectX 8.0, an engine that can be used by Visual Basic developers and still maintain excellent frame rates. The book explores the creation of graphics and provides the skills and software needed to complete a project, so it is a "must-have" for anyone with the desire to design 2D or 3D games with DirectX 8.0.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Using DirectX 8.0, this book and CD-ROM covers every aspect of a game project cycle including developing music, sound effects, 2D and 3D graphics, and the programming of a first person shooter game. Written for beginner to intermediate level programmers and/or designers, this invaluable resource provides models, complete source code, and all the tools needed to create a complete game. The program used throughout is DirectX 8.0, an engine that can be used by Visual Basic developers and still maintain excellent frame rates. The book explores the creation of graphics and provides the skills and software needed to complete a project, so it is a "must-have" for anyone with the desire to design 2D or 3D games with DirectX 8.0.

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About the Author

Clayton E. Crooks II (Knoxville, TN) is a partner in Advanced Information Systems, a consulting company specializing in custom hardware and software solutions for education, small business, and government entities. His articles have appeared in Dr. Dobbs, and he is the author of Awesome Game Creation 2/E.

Product Details

Paperback: 382 pages
Publisher: Charles River Media; 1 edition (December 20, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1584500867
ISBN-13: 978-1584500865
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,727,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: NOT A PROGRAMMING BOOK, January 31, 2002

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This review is from: 3D Game Programming With Directx 8.0 (Game Development Series) (Paperback)

The title of this book is a total lie! This book does not cover programming at all. Instead, it teaches you how to use software like Paint Shop Pro or a 3D modeller. If you are reasonablly acquainted with these types of things (e.g. you know how to add noise to a grey background in Paint Shop Pro) then there is absolutely nothing you can learn from this book. True, there is a "programming" section but beware: you do not actually code anything. Instead of teaching you something the author says that building an engine is too hard and that you should give up now (isn't the whole point of this book to learn how to?) and gives you a pre-built engine to use as a COM interface in VB. So, you basically end up writing about 5 lines of code which are calls to the COM database (TrueVision.Initialize, TrueVision.LoadModel, TrueVision.GenerateTerrain) and you're done. Congradulations ! You've just learned, in this short review, how to program a game according to Crooks.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Game Programming it is not..., May 6, 2002

"rgrimes007" (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3D Game Programming With Directx 8.0 (Game Development Series) (Paperback)

Pre-ordered this book after reading editorial but was a waste of money.

1. I'm half way through the book and not 1 like of DX code yet

2. Majority of book is screen shots - I counted over 50 pages of screen shots showing the setup wizard for the various tools!

3. Up to page 220 is simple tutorials for using the shareware tools: much better tutorials supplied in online help for the tools themselves.

4. Another load of pages dedicated to showing up how to put together a VB Form.

Don't buy it without previewing some of the content first.

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3.0 out of 5 stars It does NOT teach you DirectX, January 21, 2002

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The title of this book is kinda NOT true. This book has very little information about direct-x.

BUT this does not make this a bad book. If you want to learn to make games with VB this might be the book for you. The book explains about 3d programs, music programs. It also has the builders own 3d lib and stuff. That is why I gave it three stars.

Now for a book that really teaches VB-coders to work with Dirext-X.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but good.
While there is a little less programming than I would have liked, the book is pretty good overall. It teaches a great deal about other things such as modelling and graphics. Read more

Published on May 17, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Game Development
I normally don't spend time rating books. Getting time to read them is enough of a problem! After reading this over, I decided to list its strong and weak points:

Strong:... Read more

Published on February 5, 2002 by Robert Delgado

2.0 out of 5 stars Now we know computer books also ship with bugs
The first part of the book is a nice little tutorial on creating the different parts of a computer game. Read more

Published on January 25, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introductory Book About Many Topics
This is a good introductory book about many topics. Not sure why so many people are taking such a "hard-nosed" stand on their reviews. Read more

Published on January 19, 2002 by Heipen Suzar

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete joke
Do not buy this book, not even if you are a newcomer to DirectX. The topics that covers DirectX starts from page 213 and ends on page 254. Read more

Published on January 14, 2002 by Henrik Laursen

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope VB.NET Book Is This Good
This is the second Crooks (sorry, that's his name) book that I've gotten. Also purchased a VB book and I see from the description that he is doing a VB.NET book. Read more

Published on January 12, 2002 by Bob Howard

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Variety
The first half of this book deals mainly with the software that comes with it. It is a great basis for creating graphics, models, sound, and music for anything you might need... Read more

Published on January 11, 2002 by Dound

1.0 out of 5 stars worthless, MISLEADING title, promotes software, useless
more like a prompo for other software packages like milkshake, etc., and pages of pictures of dialogs if you want to buy other software. Read more

Published on January 10, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Would give it a Six if Possible!
This is a great book. It covers everything about development including creating low poly models, music, sfx and then puts it into a final project. Read more

Published on January 9, 2002 by Dan Minster

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst DirectX book I have ever read
I don't mean to be harsh, but all the other books I've read on DirectX have been far more comprehensive and all around educational. Read more

Published on January 8, 2002 by R. Ryan

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