Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Empire: Total War

A game very similar to Civilization. I hope it is going to be better.





Tom Clancy's EndWar

New game from Ubisoft. It is about World War 3. It's going to be released Q1 2009 for Ps3, XBox, PSP and how I expected, for PC we are left behind.






Thursday, October 23, 2008

Damnation

Damnation pits humanity against an arms dealer bent on world domination in a massive postindustrial conflict.



It looks nice the game, I have to try to play this stuff.

ShaderX3: Advanced Rendering with DirectX and OpenGL



Welcome to the latest volume of ShaderX! This all-new collection is packed with insightful new techniques, innovative approaches to common problems, and practical tools and tricks that will help you in all areas of shader programming. All of the articles evolved from the work and experiences of industry pros, and all of the sections were edited by shader programming experts. With the rapid advances in DirectX, OpenGL, and graphics cards, vertex and pixel shaders are becoming more widely used in high-end graphics and game development. The challenges of mastering these techniques can be daunting for new programmers, but with this comprehensive collection of ready-to-use techniques, they'll get up to speed quickly. And for the more experienced programmers, they'll find insights and tricks that will improve their efficiency and prevent redundancy. If you are involved in shader programming, this is a must-have reference for your collection.

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MS_Press_-_MICROSOFT_DIRECTX_9_PROGRAMMABLE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE

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Direct3D ShaderX: Vertex and Pixel Shader Tips and Tricks



Vertex and pixel shader programming allows graphics and game developers to create photorealistic graphics on the personal computer for the first time. And with DirectX, programmers have access to an assembly language interface to the transformation and lighting hardware (vertex shaders) and the pixel pipeline (pixel shaders). Direct3D ShaderX begins with an introduction to vertex and pixel shader programming and moves on to a wide array of specialized shader tricks contributed by 27 experts in game and graphics programming. These range from character animation and lighting to photorealistic faces and non-photorealistic rendering. Special effects shaders are also presented, including those for such effects as bubbles, rippling water, animated grass, and particle flows.

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Course.PTR.Shaders.for.Game.Programming.and.Artists

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