Creating computer games is challenging. It requires plenty of technical skill, dedication, and creativity. Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX teaches you how to combine your existing skills and dedication for playing games with some basic C++ programming skills to create your own games. Written for game development students, beginning game programmers, and C++ programmers wanting to learn game development, this book covers every part of the process. Throughout the book, you"ll be creating a first-person shooter game called Stranded. Beginning with an introduction to Direct X and Direct3D graphics, you"ll build the game engine and complete game chapter by chapter. You"ll learn the fundamental graphical techniques, essential mathematics, collision detection, input device detection and response, sound playback, scene management, animation, and model/character loading and drawing. Once you"ve built this game, you can easily expand upon it and customize it to add your own unique...