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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming with DirectX in 21 Days by Clayton Walnum ISBN: 0-672-32419-9 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 26 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for beginners
Comment: This book introduces DirectX 8 to beginners in a easy and clear way. I bought this book a year ago without any knowledge of DirectX and had a lot of funs with it. The whole book focuses on DirectX 2D programming and the way the author explains it is very clear. DirectX is not easy but this book definitely will give you the good start.
Rating: 4
Summary: Useful, although misleading and slightly annoying at times
Comment: The author definitely sets out what he intends to accomplish, although it may not be what the reader was expecting. Everything in this book is essentially geared toward 2D game development, and covers what used to be called the DirectDraw API. The book is poorly titled, although I'd be more likely to blame the publisher than Walnum himself for that.
The tone of the book is very down-to-earth, and it reads fairly easily. It even borders on being patronizing, and the humor reminds me of how I act when there's a girl around that I really, really like--one just gets the feeling that he's trying too hard.
All in all, Teach Yourself Game Programming with DirectX is an excellent introduction to the basic features of the former DirectDraw, but anyone wanting to make a remotely modern-looking game will want to look elsewhere, or at least pick up a companion to this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great but not perfect
Comment: This book provided me with a good start on learning directx. All my previous attempts to learn directx had failed. While this book doesn't dive into anything close to advanced it provides you with a good base knowledge of Directx 8 and game programming. There are some grammer mistakes, so that's why I didn't give it a 5.
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours by Michael Morrison ISBN: 067232461X Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Windows Game Programming for Dummies, Second Edition by André LaMothe, Andre Lamothe ISBN: 0764516787 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 18 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus (2nd Edition) by Andre LaMothe ISBN: 0672323699 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9.0 by Frank D. Luna ISBN: 1556229135 Publisher: Wordware Publishing Pub. Date: 02 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: DirectX 8 and Visual Basic Development by Keith Sink ISBN: 0672322250 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 06 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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