Tricks of the 3D Game Programming
Gurus-Advanced 3D Graphics and
Rasterization (Other Sams) by Andre
LaMothe
Good Source For Beginners
To be an ordinary programmer is one thing: You need only learn how to
interact with the computer on its own terms, creating buttons and combo
boxes that have no significance away from the screen. To be a game
programmer--particularly one that writes games with environments that
appear three-dimensional to their players--is something else entirely. Such
work requires that the flat screen simulate the real world, complete with
light, shading, texture, gravity, and momentum. Its all quite complicated.
Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus helps its readers make great
progress in creating 3D worlds and the action that goes on in them. That
this large, dense book manages to explain how to design and implement a
3D game while neither glossing over too many details nor swamping the
reader with trivia is a credit to author André LaMothe. He opens by

showing (and explaining) the C++ source code of a simple but full-fledged
3D spaceflight shooter game--a real boost to the readers confidence. From
there, he explains the complicated geometric concepts and mathematics
that underlie realistic games (always with an eye toward software
algorithms) and shows how to use the many APIs and libraries (including
Microsoft DirectX 9.0) that make the world-builders job easier. Make no
mistake: Designing and building convincing games with 3D visuals and
behaviors that convincingly approximate real-world physics is hard work. In
this book, LaMothe helps you get it done and enjoy the process. --David
Wall Topics covered: How to design and build 3D worlds and the goings-
on within them. Aside from mathematics and geometry, this book focuses
on wireframe models, shading, rendering, and animation. Microsoft DirectX
9.0 gets special attention.
Personal Review: Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus-
Advanced 3D Graphics and Rasterization (Other Sams) by Andre
LaMothe
This book provides excellent information for anyone who is looking to
understand 3D game programming built from the ground up. It does not
focus on coding styles and practices. Instead, it takes the reader step-by-
step through the process of creating a 3D game engine and explains the
mathematics and optimization techniques behind each system. If you've
ever wondered how to make a 3D game from scratch, this book will teach
you. Note that this book expands on code from LaMothe's "Tricks of the
Windows Game Programming Gurus", which covers similar material in 2D.
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