Ever since Lorensen and Cline published their paper on the Marching Cubes algorithm, isosurfaces have been a standard technique for the visualization of 3D volumetric data.
Based on course notes of SIGGRAPH course teaching techniques for real-time rendering of volumetric data and effects; covers both applications in scientific visualization and real-time rendering.
This undergraduate-level computer graphics text provides the reader with conceptual and practical insights into how to approach building a majority of the interactive graphics applications they encounter daily.
Important elements of games, movies, and other computer-generated content, shadows are crucial for enhancing realism and providing important visual cues.
As animation software becomes more advanced and graphics become more refined, the opportunity to create informative detail becomes more achievable in your characters.
Written for game programmers and developers, this book covers GPU techniques and supporting applications that are commonly used in games and similar real-time 3D applications.
Implementing physical simulations for real-time games is a complex task that requires a solid understanding of a wide range of concepts from the fields of mathematics, physics, and software engineering.
This book addresses the new interaction modalities that are becoming possible with new devices by looking at user interfaces from an input perspective.
GPU Pro3, the third volume in the GPU Pro book series, offers practical tips and techniques for creating real-time graphics that are useful to beginners and seasoned game and graphics programmers alike.
This book unveils the secrets of extraordinarily successful games and hands you a smarter way to create exceptional engagement and convert it into revenue.
The latest edition of this bestselling game development reference offers proven tips and techniques for the real-time rendering of special effects and visualization data that are useful for beginners and seasoned game and graphics programmers alike.
Founder of BlenderMadeEasy, Stephen Pearson, will take your Blender skills to the next level by helping you create realistic simulations like fire, water, and explosions in this beginner-friendly illustrated guideKey FeaturesGain in-depth knowledge of each physics-based simulation that Blender has to offerConstruct advanced fire, smoke, and liquid animations using Blender's built-in Mantaflow systemCreate nine different realistic animations with step-by-step guides using every simulation in BlenderPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionReady to unleash the power of visual effects?
Make More Immersive and Engaging Magic Systems in GamesGame Magic: A Designer's Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice explains how to construct magic systems and presents a compendium of arcane lore, encompassing the theory, history, and structure of magic systems in games and human belief.
Designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses, 3D Graphics for Game Programming presents must-know information for success in interactive graphics.
Founder of BlenderMadeEasy, Stephen Pearson, will take your Blender skills to the next level by helping you create realistic simulations like fire, water, and explosions in this beginner-friendly illustrated guideKey FeaturesGain in-depth knowledge of each physics-based simulation that Blender has to offerConstruct advanced fire, smoke, and liquid animations using Blender's built-in Mantaflow systemCreate nine different realistic animations with step-by-step guides using every simulation in BlenderPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionReady to unleash the power of visual effects?
This book unveils the secrets of extraordinarily successful games and hands you a smarter way to create exceptional engagement and convert it into revenue.
Award-winning action-adventure designers Christopher Totten and Adrian Sandoval guide you on a quest to create levels for different styles of 2D action-adventure games, from top-down dungeon-crawler adventures to side-scrolling non-linear "e;Metroidvania"e; titles.
This book provides an industry professional's first-hand perspective on narrative design's practical usage, day-to-day roles and responsibilities, and keys to breaking in and succeeding.
Allegorithmic: The Company That Brought Substance to the World of 3D explores the journey of Allegorithmic, the software company behind Substance, a suite of tools that revolutionized texturing in computer graphics.
Expert Guidance on the Math Needed for 3D Game ProgrammingDeveloped from the authors' popular Game Developers Conference (GDC) tutorial, Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Third Edition illustrates the importance of mathematics in 3D programming.