Direct 3d Books

[rifter1818]

I Have just finished the Kick Start book http://www.xtremedotnettalk.com/showthread.php?p=413964#post413964

And i do agree with DrunkenHenya. So i wondered what should i read next and what better place to ask then here? So what im looking for What are the best D3D books more in depth than the Direct 3d Kick Start. I was also wondering what some good books on HLSL.

Edited April 13, 2004 by rifter1818

[ThePentiumGuy]

ok howbout now?....

???

 

ignoring that :-p, i'd say move into C++,

but since you wanted a book that deals a lot with HLSL:

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/193184139X/ref=pd_sxp_elt_l1/102-8059593-6880153

 

www.amazon.com[/url] :p]

With a detailed explanation of vertex and pixel shader programming, coverage of the new Microsoft HLSL (High Level Shader Language), and greater concentration of the fixed function pipeline, the second edition of this popular reference guide will take you farther than you ever imagined!

 

i havent read the bok myself, but i think its good(if you know C++)

[ThePentiumGuy]

im probably ordering

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556229135/qid%3D1081951392/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/002-4926106-9696829

and

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556229682/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_3/002-4926106-9696829

online (my parents are thinking about getting it)

 

if i get it, ill let you know if i find it useful,

since you already read the book that you mentioned, i'd say check out the latter book i mentioned :D

 

edit: oh by the way rifter, thanks for editing your message out after ive quoted it :p lol

[ThePentiumGuy]

rifter, i ordered Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9.0

it should be coming in in a week or so

 

ill let you kniow whether its In Depth and deals w/ HLSL,

however its in unmanaged C++ ...i dunno if that's what you're looking for becuase the book you mentioned above is a .net book...

 

pent

[ThePentiumGuy]

..amazon has taken almost more than 2 weeks,

apparently they "just shipped it today", as i got in my mail

[ThePentiumGuy]

hello? am i talking to myself here ? :)

 

in either case, i hope u get this message:

the book was great,

it goes into most of the DirectX functions..etc

it goes in depth as you wanted,

it provides severa; chapters on HLSL

 

my opinion: its a good book,

but its not an easy read - it needs to be read like a textbook,

 

pent

[rifter1818]

Thanks for the Advice

 

Ill look into buying that when i have some $.