Design and play your own games without worrying about the technical details of programming DirectX. DarkBasic handles the entire game engine for you! By the end of the book, you will have written complete 2D and 3D games.

This resource serves as a comprehensive guide for learning DirectX graphics programming while allowing you to start with the basics and ease your way into graphics and animation.

To even try to keep pace with the rapid evolution of game development, you need a strong foundation in core programming techniques-not a hefty volume on one narrow topic or one that devotes itself to API-specific implementations. Finally, there's a guide that delivers! As a professor at the Spanish university that offered that country's first master's degree in video game creation, author Daniel Sanchez-Crespo recognizes that there's a core programming curriculum every game designer should be well versed in-and he's outlined it in these pages! By focusing on time-tested coding techniques-and providing code samples that use C++, and the OpenGL and DirectX APIs-Daniel has produced a guide whose shelf life will extend long beyond the latest industry trend. Code design, data structures, design patterns, AI, scripting engines, 3D pipelines, texture mapping, and more: They're all covered here-in clear, coherent fashion and with a focus on the essentials that will have you referring back to this volume for years to come.

Details what ordinary life was like during the extraordinary years of the reign of Soviet Union. Thirty-six illustrations, thematic chapters, a glossary, timeline, annotated multimedia bibliography, and detailed index make it a sound starting point for looking at this powerful nation's immediate past. What was ordinary life like in the Soviet police state? The phrase daily life implies an orderly routine in a stable environment. However, many millions of Soviet citizens experienced repeated upheavals in their everyday lives. Soviet citizens were forced to endure revolution, civil war, two World Wars, forced collectivization, famine, massive deportations, mass terror campaigns perpetrated against them by their own leaders, and chronic material deprivations. Even the perpetrators often became victims. Many millions, of all ages, nationalities, and walks of life, did not survive these experiences. At the same time, millions managed to live tranquilly, work in factories, farm the fields, serve in the military, and even find joy in their existence. Structured topically, this volume begins with an historical introduction to the Soviet period (1917-1991) and a timeline. Chapters that follow are devoted to such core topics as: government and law, the economy, the military, rural life, education, health care, housing, ethnic groups, religion, the media, leisure, popular culture, and the arts. The volume also has two maps, including a map of ethnic groups and languages, and over thirty photographs of people going about their lives in good times and bad. A glossary, a list of student-friendly books and multimedia sources for classroom and/or individual use, and an index round out the work, making it a valuable resource for high school as well as undergraduate courses on modern Russian and Soviet history. Copious chapter endnotes provide numerous starting points for students and teachers who want to delve more deeply.

This text features a look into the most advanced interactive music and audio development system in history. DirectX Audio, a suite of tools and technologies allows software engineers and content creators to create interactive, adaptive audio content.

Книга Тома Миллера "Managed DirectX 9 с управляемым кодом. Программирование игр и графика" дает возможность изучить возможности использования Управляемого DirectX при разработке различных графических и мультимедийных приложений. Автору текста не в новинку разработки приложений с помощью DirectX с Управляемым кодом. Он является своего рода первоисточником информации в данной области. Здесь описаны как основы программирования 3D-графики, так и более сложные разделы, например, управление уровнями детализации mesh-объектов, использование высокоуровневого языка шейдеров и символьной анимации, а так же рассмотрены такие главные задачи, как управление звуком и устройствами ввода или добавление звуковых эффектов и джойстика с обратной связью. Тема книги "Managed DirectX 9" направлена в большей степени на непосредственное создание полнофункциональных мультимедийных приложений, нежели на изучение излишнего языкового синтаксиса. Пользователю, знающему язык С# (или Visual Basic .NET) и среду .NET Runtime, будет полезна эта книга.

Build fast, high-performance Java database applications with Hibernate. Hibernate makes it far easier to build robust, high-performance database applications with Java. Now there's a practical, hands-on guide to using Hibernate's flexible, fast object/relational persistence and query services. Will Iverson covers every facet of development with Hibernate, from its mapping system to its advanced query mechanisms and transaction support. Iverson shows you how to build Hibernate solutions that can integrate with Swing, with JSP, and even with EJBs utilizing bean-managed persistence. Using realistic examples, he demonstrates how to work with persistent objects, manage schema, and optimize database application performance. After you've mastered Hibernate's core techniques, Iverson presents best practices, tips, tricks, and style guidance for even more effective development

History Lessons starts from the assumption that management, at any level, has a lot to do with leadership. An effective manager needs a whole array of talents, and now that we have begun to take on board the concept that people should not be managed at all, rather that managers should ideally lead their teams to the successful fulfilment of their tasks, so leadership skills for managers have come to the fore. This book is based on the premise that there is no one kind of perfect manager or leader and that a search for the set of characteristics and skills that represent the ideal leader is doomed (happily) to failure. Leaders, like the rest of us, come in all different shapes and sizes: meticulous and visionary; outgoing and retiring; impulsive and cautious; subtle and direct. This book sets out to look at what the great leaders from history have actually done—to see how they behaved; to learn what we can from their actions. History Lessons attempts to give readers enough history to provide some sort of insight into the real issues faced by each of the leaders, and the context in which they made their decisions. There is also, I hope, enough detail about these leaders’ lives to give some idea of the kind of people that they were; of the personal background and historical context that helped to shape their personalities and influence the decisions that they took and the plans of action that they devised. Leadership and management are intensely human activities—the leaders of the past were essentially no different from the leaders and managers of today. It is from their entirely recognisable human qualities that we can learn the most useful lessons.

This text provides an introduction to programming interactive 3D computer graphics using DirectX 9.0, with an emphasis on game development.

This is a how-to guide to coding in the world of .NET, without any need for developing COM, DCOM, COM+, or ActiveX components. Readers will also learn the sytax of C++.

Managed DirectX was released with the latest version of the core DirectX libraries in DirectX9. It enables developers using the new .NET languages (i.e. C#, VB.NET, etc.) to develop rich multimedia applications with DirectX. Unfortunately the Managed DirectX runtime was released without adequate documentation, and developers are having a hard time figuring out the best way to write managed applications. This book covers how to use the Managed DirectX objects, how they differ from the core DirectX libraries, and how to create these rich multimedia applications in C#. It also covers in depth graphics techniques and the new high-level shader language shipping with DirectX9.

Книга позволяет изучить возможности использования Управляемого DirectX при разработке различных графических и мультимедийных приложений. В данной книге рассмотрены как основы программирования 3D-графики, так и более сложные разделы, например, управление уровнями детализации mesh-объектов, использование высокоуровневого языка шейдеров и символьной анимации. В книге уделено достаточное внимание таким важным вопросам, как управление звуком и устройствами ввода или добавление звуковых эффектов и джойстика с обратной связью. Материал книги "Managed DirectX 9" направлен в большей степени на непосредственное создание полнофункциональных мультимедийных приложений, нежели на изучение излишнего языкового синтаксиса. Мы полагаем, что читатель этой книги уже знаком с языком С# (или Visual Basic .NET) и средой .NET Runtime. Автор этой книги имеет огромный опыт разработки приложений с помощью DirectX с Управляемым кодом и является своего рода первоисточником информации в данной области.

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25-Word Description Teach yourself Visual C++ .NET version 2003--and begin developing Microsoft .NET-connected applications--one step at a time. Master core skills with step-by-step lessons and challenge yourself with simple to complex coding problems. 75-Word Description Teach yourself Visual C++ .NET version 2003--and begin developing applications and services for Microsoft .NET--one step at a time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through the fundamentals--from writing managed code to running and debugging your first .NET-ready programs. Work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to learn essential techniques. And accelerate your productivity by working with instructive code and best development practices for Visual C++ .NET version 2003. Topics include inheritance and object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques, debugging, exception handling, operator overloading, the .NET Framework version 1.1, integration with Microsoft Windows(R) .NET Server 2003, Windows Forms, Web services, ATL, data access with XML and Microsoft ADO.NET, migrating legacy applications, and more. The authors are highly respected C++ programmers, trainers, and consultants who know how to quickly advance your expertise. Positioning Statement: Your hands-on, self-study guide for building applications and services with Visual C++ .NET version 2003

Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Kick Start is targeted toward developers interested in making the jump to .NET, working programmers already familiar with another programming language or the previous version of VS. Visual C++ .NET 2003 Kick Start speeds through basic concepts and focuses on practical examples and benefits of moving to VC++ .NET. This book explains how VC++ code interacts with the .NET Framework, the extra capabilities of VC++ compared to VB.NET and C# in .NET code interoperability, how to use Windows Forms (a new feature for VC++ .NET in the 2003 edition), and how to migrate from Visual Studio 6 and COM. The author covers the use of managed and unmanaged Visual C++ code, using both types for most examples. Full of code examples, tips, and professional insights, this book provides maximum learning with minimum investment of time and effort.