3D Graphics with XNA Game Studio 4.0

3D Graphics with XNA Game Studio 4.0 Create attractive 3D graphics and visuals in your XNA games Sean James BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI 3D Graphics with XNA Game Studio 4.0 Copyright © 2010 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: December 2010 Production Reference: 1071210 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. 32 Lincoln Road Olton Birmingham, B27 6PA, UK. ISBN 978-1-849690-04-1 www.packtpub.com Cover Image by Charwak A (charwak86@gmail.com) Credits Author Sean James Reviewers Zhenyu George Li Cătălin Zima-Zegreanu Acquisition Editor David Barnes Development Editor Tariq Rakhange Technical Editor Namita Sahni Copy Editor Laxmi Subramanian Indexers Monica Ajmera Mehta Rekha Nair Editorial Team Leader Aditya Belpathak Project Team Leader Ashwin Shetty Project Coordinator Poorvi Nair Proofreader Lynda Sliwoski Graphics Geetanjali Sawant Production Coordinator Shantanu Zagade Cover Work Shantanu Zagade About the Author Sean James is a computer science student who has been programming for many years. He started with web designing, learning HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and so on. Since then he has created many websites including his personal XNA and game development focused blog, www.innovativegames.net. In addition to web designing, he has interests in desktop software development and development for mobile devices such as Android, Windows Mobile, and Zune. However, his passion is for game development with DirectX, OpenGL, and XNA. Sean James lives in Claremont, CA with his family and two dogs. I would like to thank my family and friends who supported me throughout the writing of this book, and all the people at Packt Publishing who worked hard on the book to support me. I would also like to thank the XNA community for providing such amazing resources, without which this book would not have been possible. ... - tailieumienphi.vn