Win32 Game Developers Guide With Directx 3 [Paperback]

Jason Kolb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997

This text and CD-ROM package takes the reader through the entire game creation process, providing all the tools needed to create their own Windows 95 game. It covers every aspects of creating games with sound, animation, 3D graphics and multi-player capabilities.

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DirectX 3 is one of the hottest Windows 95 game development environments available. This book shows developers how to program stunning graphically-enhanced games that are as fast as they are attractive. - Shows how to create multiplier games that can be played over a modem

- Teaches how to use DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound, sprites, and more

- CD-ROM contains all the source code, binaries, and many useful utilities

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Waite Group Pr (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571690301
• ISBN-13: 978-1571690302
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,148,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Graphics & Multimedia > DirectX

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst DirectX Book Of All Time, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Win32 Game Developers Guide With Directx 3 (Paperback)

Absolutely the worst DirectX book ever written (so far) for the following reasons: 1. Obtuse explanations. 2. Poor writing style. Needed better outlining and "headings" for organizational purposes. 3. In my opinion, the worst class library ever developed in the history of class libraries. 4. Just pasted code sections of his horrible class library and went over it few lines at a time. 5. And speaking of code, he put some of the "ugiliest" code I have ever seen on those pages - what a waste of paper.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The good, the bad, and the ugly, July 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Win32 Game Developers Guide With Directx 3 (Paperback)

The good aspect of this book was it explained the basics of DirectX fairly well and easy to understand. What was important to me was understanding the basic concepts of DirectX and I like the book in that regards. The bad aspect of this book was some sections of the DirectX were not fully developed such as the DirectPlay section which could have used more examples. There were other sections I felt were not fully developed either but the biggest for me was the DirectPlay section. And the ugly aspect of this book was when I would compile (Borland C++) the books source code there would be several warnings and errors in the compilation. I would have to go manually into the source code and fix the bugs, this tended to make me a little angry at times. :

1.0 out of 5 stars A TERRIBLE BOOK, August 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Win32 Game Developers Guide With Directx 3 (Paperback)

This is a terrible book on DirectX. It seems that the author doesn't want to teach you DirectX, but would rather just have you cut and paste his code into your program and use it without understanding how it works. Example: "We won't dig into code here; we'll just skim over it..."(166). That is no way to teach someone. He makes DirectDraw much more complicated than it really is. I do know a good bit of DirectX now, but no thanks to this book. Also, all of his programs are poor quality. I still consider myself a beginner DirectX programmer, but I can thow together better programs in one day, no joke, they're that bad!