Discover the exciting world of game programming and 3D graphics creation using DirectX 10! "Beginning DirectX® 10 Game Progmramming" is an introductory guide to creating fantastic graphics, amazing creatures, and realistic worlds for games. Written specifically for the beginner programmer, the book uses step-by-step instructions to teach the basics of DirectX 10, introducing skills that can be applied to creating games for both PC and game console platforms. You’ll start by learning how to install the DirectX SDK and how to get your first application up and running. From there you’ll be introduced to the 2D and 3D graphics components of DirectX allowing you to draw animated sprites and create 3D objects. Put your new skills to the test with a final, hands-on project that shows how to bring together everything you’ve learned. If you have a basic knowledge of C++ and 3D math concepts then you are ready to learn how to program amazing 3D game graphics with "Beginning DirectX 10!"

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not worth it - 2009-03-13
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covers 2D sprites and basically nothing else; its the today worst purchase I personally have ever done.

Dont buy the book - just download the DirectX SDK and use the provided documentation which beats this book any day!

Good Introduction - 2009-11-07
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I read the entire book across three days and found it to be a very good introduction to DirectX 10. It is very easy reading with very simple explanations. It's not a book for those who are already familiar with DirectX. This is a complete beginners book.

review for beginning directx 10 - 2009-06-17
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I am sure the book is good but they don't tell you that you need to buy extra software so that you can do the actual programming until you get a ways into the book.

This is a great book - 2009-05-30
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Already being a programmer, but not familier with DX10, I was able to read the entire book cover to cover in a single Saturday. Wendy did a great job writing simple and concise explanations for the DX10 architecture, from basic rendering pipeline and transforms, all the way to a fun procedurally generated mesh. An easy read. I had a demo landscape and camera coded up in a few hours. Wendy (thankfully) didn't bog down into the math behind everything, and instead just told me what I needed to know to get up and running. Highly recommended!

DirectX "10" - 2008-11-16
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I'm using this as the textbook for a course I teach on the subject, so I obviously value it and think Wendy Jones did a great job with it. My only complaint is that, simply, there is NO SUCH THING as DirectX 10. This is a somewhat incorrect title. Even if you go to the Microsoft download site, there is no reference to DirectX 10. Within even the past year, Microsoft still referred to the SDK as DirectX 9.0c, but has recently dropped the "9.0c" in favor of the release month/year to designate the version. So what you'll find now is "DirectX SDK (August 2008)", for instance.

Here are the relevant libraries in DirectX "10":
* Direct3D
* XACT
* XInput

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