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Pixel Art for Game Developers

Pixel Art for Game Developers

Is the art for your video game taking too long to create? Learning to create Pixel Art may be the answer to your development troubles. Uncover the secrets to creating stunning graphics with Pixel Art for Game Developers. The premier how-to book on Pixel Art and Pixel Art software it focuses on the universal principles of the craft. The book provides an introduction to Pixel Art its utility foundational elements and concepts such as light and shadow. It offers tutorials on creating animations and serves as a functional guide for the most common methodology in 2D game development. Gamers love the retro feel of Pixel Art and lucky for you it is easy to create. You'll love the tiny file sizes that will reduce compile times and help your game run faster. Providing you with the skills to create the characters and environments needed for 2D games this book will help you: Create tilesets to build game environments Understand light and shadow Work efficiently with pixels Use atmospheric and linear perspective Create professional-quality Pixel Art This book has chapters dedicated to theory as well as step-by-step tutorials both of which describe the process explicitly. Whether you are an artist programmer indie developer or certified public accountant after reading this book you'll understand the steps necessary to create production-quality Pixel Art graphics. Praise for the Book:Pixel Art and Pixel Art games are very popular and the technique is a great way for independent creators to create very good-looking games with limited resources. It‘s frankly shocking that there hasn‘t been a resource like this before . a very timely book. Chris Totten George Mason University Washington DC USA

GBP 180.00
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Origami Design Secrets Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art Second Edition

Origami Design Secrets Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art Second Edition

The magnum opus of one of the worlds leading origami artists the second edition of Origami Design Secrets reveals the underlying concepts of origami and how to create original origami designs. Containing step-by-step instructions for 26 models this book is not just an origami cookbook or list of instructions it introduces the fundamental building blocks of origami building up to advanced methods such as the combination of uniaxial bases the circle/river method and tree theory. With corrections and improved illustrations this new expanded edition also covers uniaxial box pleating introduces the new design technique of hex pleating and describes methods of generalizing polygon packing to arbitrary angles. With coverage spanning the foundations of origami construction and advanced methods using both paper and pencil and custom-built free software Origami Design Secrets helps readers cultivate the intuition and skills necessary to develop their own designs. It takes them beyond merely following a recipe to crafting a work of art. | Origami Design Secrets Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art Second Edition

GBP 175.00
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Tessellations Mathematics Art and Recreation

Tessellations Mathematics Art and Recreation

Tessellations: Mathematics Art and Recreation aims to present a comprehensive introduction to tessellations (tiling) at a level accessible to non-specialists. Additionally it covers techniques tips and templates to facilitate the creation of mathematical art based on tessellations. Inclusion of special topics like spiral tilings and tessellation metamorphoses allows the reader to explore beautiful and entertaining math and art. The book has a particular focus on ‘Escheresque’ designs in which the individual tiles are recognizable real-world motifs. These are extremely popular with students and math hobbyists but are typically very challenging to execute. Techniques demonstrated in the book are aimed at making these designs more achievable. Going beyond planar designs the book contains numerous nets of polyhedra and templates for applying Escheresque designs to them. Activities and worksheets are spread throughout the book and examples of real-world tessellations are also provided. Key features Introduces the mathematics of tessellations including symmetry Covers polygonal aperiodic and non-Euclidean tilings Contains tutorial content on designing and drawing Escheresque tessellations Highlights numerous examples of tessellations in the real world Activities for individuals or classes Filled with templates to aid in creating Escheresque tessellations Treats special topics like tiling rosettes fractal tessellations and decoration of tiles | Tessellations Mathematics Art and Recreation

GBP 48.99
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Interactive Stories and Video Game Art A Storytelling Framework for Game Design

Interactive Stories and Video Game Art A Storytelling Framework for Game Design

The success of storytelling in games depends on the entire development team—game designers artists writers programmers and musicians etc. —working harmoniously together towards a singular artistic vision. Interactive Stories and Video Game Art is first to define a common design language for understanding and orchestrating interactive masterpieces using techniques inherited from the rich history of art and craftsmanship that games build upon. Case studies of hit games like The Last of Us Journey and Minecraft illustrate the vital components needed to create emotionally-complex stories that are mindful of gaming’s principal relationship between player actions and video game aesthetics. This book is for developers of video games and virtual reality filmmakers gamification and transmedia experts and everybody else interested in experiencing resonant and meaningful interactive stories. Key Features: The first book to define a common visual and interactive language for understanding and orchestrating sophisticated stories in video games Accessible to industry professionals as well as non-developers Featured concepts apply to all media with an interactive component including: transmedia gamification and interactive art The definitive framework for designing interactive stories | Interactive Stories and Video Game Art A Storytelling Framework for Game Design

GBP 46.99
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3D Origami Art

3D Origami Art

Easily Create Origami with Curved Folds and Surfaces Origami making shapes only through folding reveals a fascinating area of geometry woven with a variety of representations. The world of origami has progressed dramatically since the advent of computer programs to perform the necessary computations for origami design. 3D Origami Art presents the design methods underlying 3D creations derived from computation. It includes numerous photos and design drawings called crease patterns which are available for download on the author‘s website. Through the book‘s clear figures and descriptions readers can easily create geometric 3D structures out of a set of lines and curves drawn on a 2D plane. The author uses various shapes of sheets such as rectangles and regular polygons instead of square paper to create the origami. Many of the origami creations have a 3D structure composed of curved surfaces and some of them have complicated forms. However the background theory underlying all the creations is very simple. The author shows how different origami forms are designed from a common theory.

GBP 180.00
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The Art of Fluid Animation

The Art of Fluid Animation

Fluid simulation is a computer graphic used to develop realistic animation of liquids in modern games. The Art of Fluid Animation describes visually rich techniques for creating fluid-like animations that do not require advanced physics or mathematical skills. It explains how to create fluid animations like water smoke fire and explosions through computer code in a fun manner. The book presents concepts that drive fluid animation and gives a historical background of the computation of fluids. It covers many research areas that include stable fluid simulation flows on surfaces and control of flows. It also gives one-paragraph summaries of the material after each section for reinforcement. This book includes computer code that readers can download and run on several platforms so they can extend their work beyond what is described in the book. The material provided here is designed to serve as a starting point for aspiring programmers to begin creating their own programs using fluid animation.

GBP 175.00
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The Art of Game Design A Book of Lenses Third Edition

The Art of Game Design A Book of Lenses Third Edition

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games. Good game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible and award-winning author Jesse Schell presents over 100 sets of questions to ask yourself as you build play and change your game until you finalise your design. This latest third edition includes examples from new VR and AR platforms as well as from modern games such as Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Free to Play games hybrid games transformational games and more. Whatever your role in video game development an understanding of the principles of game design will make you better at what you do. For over 10 years this book has provided inspiration and guidance to budding and experienced game designers - helping to make better games faster. | The Art of Game Design A Book of Lenses Third Edition

GBP 56.99
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Digital Creature Rigging The Art and Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max

Digital Creature Rigging The Art and Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max

Get an inside look at the creation of production-ready creature rigs for film TV and video games. Garner strategies and techniques for creating creatures of all types and make them ready for easy automatic use in many different types of media (transmedia): film TV games - one rig for all. You will move step by step from idea to concept and finally to completion through a proven production-pipeline. Digital Creature Rigging gives you the practical hands-on approaches to rigging you need with a theoretical look at 12 rigging principles and plenty of tips tricks and techniques to get you up and running quickly. This is the definitive guide to creating believe production-ready creature rigs with 3ds Max. The companion web site has all scene files scripts tutorials from the book. | Digital Creature Rigging The Art and Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max

GBP 180.00
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3D Game Environments Create Professional 3D Game Worlds

3D Game Environments Create Professional 3D Game Worlds

From a steamy jungle to a modern city or even a sci-fi space station 3D Game Environments is the ultimate resource to help you create AAA quality art for a variety of game worlds. Primarily using Photoshop and 3ds Max students will learn to create realistic textures from photo source and a variety of techniques to portray dynamic and believable game worlds. With detailed tutorials on creating 3D models applying 2D art to 3D models and clear concise advice on issues of efficiency and optimization for a 3D game engine Luke Ahearn gives you everything students need to make their own realistic game environments. Key Features The entire game world development process; from planning to 3D modeling UV layout and creating textures. Exercises and projects to practice with; each section includes projects to guide you through creating different world genres. The updated companion website—www. lukeahearn. com/textures/ now includes video tutorials in addition to updated sample textures shaders materials actions brushes program demos plug-ins and all art from the book—all the tools you need in one place. | 3D Game Environments Create Professional 3D Game Worlds

GBP 48.99
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Game Audio Programming 2 Principles and Practices

Game Audio Programming 2 Principles and Practices

Welcome to the second volume of Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices – the first series of its kind dedicated to the art of game audio programming! This volume features more than 20 chapters containing advanced techniques from some of the top game audio programmers and sound designers in the industry. This book continues the tradition of collecting more knowledge and wisdom about game audio programming than any other volume in history. Both audio programming beginners and seasoned veterans will find content in this book that is valuable with topics ranging from extreme low-level mixing to high-level game integration. Each chapter contains techniques that were used in games that have shipped and there is a plethora of code samples and diagrams. There are chapters on threading DSP implementation advanced middleware techniques in FMOD Studio and Audiokinetic Wwise ambiences mixing music and more. This book has something for everyone who is programming audio for a game: programmers new to the art of audio programming experienced audio programmers and those souls who just got assigned the audio code. This book is for you! | Game Audio Programming 2 Principles and Practices

GBP 44.99
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Origami 4

Origami 4

The connections between origami mathematics science technology and education have been a topic of considerable interest now for several decades. While many individuals have happened upon discrete connections among these fields during the twentieth century the field really took off when previously isolated individuals began to make stronger connections with each other through a series of conferences exploring the links between origami and the outside world. The Fourth International Meeting on Origami in Science Mathematics and Education (4OSME) held in September 2006 at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena California brought together an unprecedented number of researchers presenting on topics ranging from mathematics to technology to educational uses of origami to fine art and to computer programs for the design of origami. Selected papers based on talks presented at that conference make up the book you hold in your hands. | Origami 4

GBP 180.00
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Making with Data Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World

Making with Data Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World

How can we give data physical form? And how might those creations change the ways we experience data and the stories it can tell? Making with Data: Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World provides a snapshot of the diverse practices contemporary creators are using to produce objects spaces and experiences imbued with data. Across 25+ beautifully-illustrated chapters international artists designers and scientists each explain the process of creating a specific data-driven piece—illustrating their practice with candid sketches photos and design artifacts from their own studios. The author website featuring updates and more information about the projects behind the book can be found here: https://makingwithdata. org/. Featuring influential voices in computer science data science graphic design art craft and architecture Making with Data is accessible and inspiring for enthusiasts and experts alike. | Making with Data Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World

GBP 42.99
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Blender 2D Animation The Complete Guide to the Grease Pencil

Blender 2D Animation The Complete Guide to the Grease Pencil

This book describes how to access the Grease Pencil component in Blender and create 2D Animation within the Blender 3D environment. It is assumed that the reader has no previous knowledge of the Blender program and treats 2D Animation using the Grease Pencil as a standalone application. Grease Pencil is a component of the 3D modeling and animation program Blender. Blender is a free open-source 3D Computer Graphics software toolset used for creating animated films visual effects art 3D printed models motion graphics interactive 3D applications virtual reality and computer games. Key Features: The first comprehensive beginner's guide to the Grease Pencil component of Blender Facets of operation are explained in short concise chapters with cross references Written instruction is accompanied by diagram illustrations in reference to the program's Graphical User Interface The book is also available in a discounted set along with The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling & Animation. | Blender 2D Animation The Complete Guide to the Grease Pencil

GBP 44.99
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Digital Design in Action Creative Solutions for Designers

Digital Design in Action Creative Solutions for Designers

Digital design is not only about creating visually appealing products and promotions; it needs to possess a practical aspect in addition to being aesthetically appealing. Digital Design in Action explores these pragmatic applications and the creative design aspects for various mediums including the web apps ePub visual presentations and PDF. Using the latest digital publishing tools and a project-based pedagogy this book includes projects ranging from real-world to experimental. Each chapter contains the perfect balance of vibrant figures techniques and applications to help guide the reader into harnessing their inner potential. Key Features Presents methodologies used to deploy layouts for multiple digital output using the latest tools and techniques Includes a supporting companion website containing digital examples plus all exercise files and supporting art Contains end-of-chapter exercises and real-world and experimental projects Structured to help design students create dynamic content in class and on the job later down the line. | Digital Design in Action Creative Solutions for Designers

GBP 44.99
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Origami 5 Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science Mathematics and Education

Origami 5 Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science Mathematics and Education

Origami5 continues in the excellent tradition of its four previous incarnations documenting work presented at an extraordinary series of meetings that explored the connections between origami mathematics science technology education and other academic fields. The fifth such meeting 5OSME (July 13-17 2010 Singapore Management University) followed the precedent previous meetings to explore the interdisciplinary connections between origami and the real world. This book begins with a section on origami history art and design. It is followed by sections on origami in education and origami science engineering and technology and culminates with a section on origami mathematics the pairing that inspired the original meeting. Within this one volume you will find a broad selection of historical information artists descriptions of their processes various perspectives and approaches to the use of origami in education mathematical tools for origami design applications of folding in engineering and technology as well as original and cutting-edge research on the mathematical underpinnings of origami. | Origami 5 Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science Mathematics and Education

GBP 175.00
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Non-Photorealistic Rendering

Non-Photorealistic Rendering

The ubiquity of computer-generated imagery around us in movies advertising or on the Internet is already being taken for granted and what impresses most people is the photorealistic quality of the images. Pictures as we have often been told are worth a thousand words and the information transported by an image can take many different forms. Many computer graphics researchers are exploring non-photorealistic rendering techniques as an alternative to realistic rendering. Defined by what it is not non-photorealistic rendering brings art and science together concentrating less on the process and more on the communication content of an image. Techniques that have long been used by artists can be applied to computer graphics to emphasize subtle attributes and to omit extraneous information. This book provides an overview of the published research on non-photorealistic rendering in order to categorize and distill the current research into a body of usable techniques. A summary of some of the algorithms as well as pseudo-code for producing some of the images is included.

GBP 59.99
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Situational Game Design

Situational Game Design

Situational Design lays out a new methodology for designing and critiquing videogames. While most game design books focus on games as formal systems Situational Design concentrates squarely on player experience. It looks at how playfulness is not a property of a game considered in isolation but rather the result of the intersection of a game with an appropriate player. Starting from simple concepts the book advances step-by-step to build up a set of practical tools for designing player-centric playful situations. While these tools provide a fresh perspective on familiar design challenges as well as those overlooked by more transactional design paradigms. Key Features Introduces a new methodology of game design that concentrates on moment-to-moment player experience Provides practical design heuristics for designing playful situations in all types of games Offers groundbreaking techniques for designing non-interactive play spaces Teaches designers how to create games that function as performances Provides a roadmap for the evolution of games as an art form. | Situational Game Design

GBP 44.99
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Educational Game Design Fundamentals A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences

Educational Game Design Fundamentals A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences

Can we learn through play? Can we really play while learning? Of course! But how?! We all learn and educate others in our own unique ways. Successful educational games adapt to the particular learning needs of their players and facilitate the learning objectives of their designers. Educational Game Design Fundamentals embarks on a journey to explore the necessary aspects to create games that are both fun and help players learn. This book examines the art of educational game design through various perspectives and presents real examples that will help readers make more informed decisions when creating their own games. In this way readers can have a better idea of how to prepare for and organize the design of their educational games as well as evaluate their ideas through several prisms such as feasibility or learning and intrinsic values. Everybody can become education game designers no matter what their technical artistic or pedagogic backgrounds. This book refers to educators and designers of all sorts: from kindergarten to lifelong learning from corporate training to museum curators and from tabletop or video game designers to theme park creators! | Educational Game Design Fundamentals A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences

GBP 51.99
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'The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics' and 'Blender 2D Animation' Two Volume Set

'The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics' and 'Blender 2D Animation' Two Volume Set

Blender(TM) is a free Open Source 3D Computer Modeling and Animation Suite incorporating Character Rigging Particles Real World Physics Simulation Sculpting Video Editing with Motion Tracking and 2D Animation within the 3D Environment. Blender is FREE to download and use by anyone for anything. The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling and Animation Seventh Edition is a unified manual describing the operation of the program with reference to the Graphical User Interface for Blender Version 3. 0. 0 including nearly 100 pages of completely new content. The book introduces the program’s Graphical User Interface and shows how to implement tools for modeling and animating characters and created scenes with the application of color texture and special lighting effects. Blender 2D Animation: The Complete Guide to the Grease Pencil describes how to access the Grease Pencil component in Blender and create 2D Animation within the Blender 3D environment. It is assumed that the reader has no previous knowledge of the Blender program and treats 2D Animation using the Grease Pencil as a standalone application. Grease Pencil is a component of the 3D modeling and animation program Blender. Blender is a free open-source 3D Computer Graphics software toolset used for creating animated films visual effects art 3D printed models motion graphics interactive 3D applications virtual reality and computer games. | 'The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics' and 'Blender 2D Animation' Two Volume Set

GBP 84.99
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Essential Skills for 3D Modeling Rendering and Animation

Essential Skills for 3D Modeling Rendering and Animation

The Key to Fully Understanding the Basics of a 3D World Prominently used in games movies and on television 3D graphics are tools of creation used to enhance how material and light come together to manipulate objects in 3D space. A game-changer written for the non-technical mind Essential Skills for 3D Modeling Rendering and Animation examines the complexities of 3D computer-generated art and outlines the basics of how things work and are used in 3D. This text describes the three cornerstones of 3D modeling rendering and animation; focuses on common elements; and provides a full understanding of the foundational concepts involved. Detailing the skills and knowledge needed to become an accomplished 3D artist it includes step-by-step instruction with ample examples and allows absolute beginners to move at their own pace. Master Anything You Are Tasked to Model The author incorporates historical information presenting a contextual understanding of the various techniques and methodologies in their historical place. Each chapter builds on the fundamentals of 3D computer graphics and augments skills based on the concepts enabling the student to learn both theory and application simultaneously. The book highlights two basic geometry types polygons and NURBS surfaces showing the student basic modeling techniques with both. While more techniques are available an artist can cover any model by grasping these basic techniques. Supplies examples that are specifically taken from Autodesk Maya Contains exercises that are meant to be used in conjunction with the training videos on the website Includes a documented history of computer graphics Essential Skills for 3D Modeling Rendering and Animation offers a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of 3D graphics to modelers anima

GBP 180.00
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Interactive Data Visualization Foundations Techniques and Applications Second Edition

Interactive Data Visualization Foundations Techniques and Applications Second Edition

An Updated Guide to the Visualization of Data for Designers Users and ResearchersInteractive Data Visualization: Foundations Techniques and Applications Second Edition provides all the theory details and tools necessary to build visualizations and systems involving the visualization of data. In color throughout it explains basic terminology and concepts algorithmic and software engineering issues and commonly used techniques and high-level algorithms. Full source code is provided for completing implementations. New to the Second EditionNew related readings exercises and programming projects Better quality figures and numerous new figuresNew chapter on techniques for time-oriented dataThis popular book continues to explore the fundamental components of the visualization process from the data to the human viewer. For developers the book offers guidance on designing effective visualizations using methods derived from human perception graphical design art and usability analysis. For practitioners it shows how various public and commercial visualization systems are used to solve specific problems in diverse domains. For researchers the text describes emerging technology and hot topics in development at academic and industrial centers today. Each chapter presents several types of exercises including review questions and problems that motivate readers to build on the material covered and design alternate approaches to solving a problem. In addition programming projects encourage readers to perform a range of tasks from the simple implementation of algorithms to the extension of algorithms and programming techniques. Web ResourceA supplementary website includes downloadable software tools and example data sets enabling hands-on experience with the techniques covered in the text. The site also offers links to useful data repositories and data file formats an up-to-date listing of software packages and vendors and instructional tools such as reading lists lecture slides and demonstration programs. | Interactive Data Visualization Foundations Techniques and Applications Second Edition

GBP 44.99
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Real-Time Rendering Fourth Edition

Real-Time Rendering Fourth Edition

Real-Time Rendering combines fundamental principles with guidance on the latest techniques to provide a complete reference on three-dimensional interactive computer graphics. It will help you increase speed and improve image quality and learn the features and limitations of acceleration algorithms and graphics APIs. This latest fourth edition has been updated to include a chapter on virtual reality and augmented reality and covers new topics such as visual appearance global illumination and curves and curved surfaces. It is for anyone serious about computer graphics who wants to learn about algorithms that create synthetic images fast enough that the viewer can interact with a virtual environment. Reviews This is the book I recommend to everyone starting out in the industry. Not only is it a great reference on so many topics each topic is covered in impressive depth with great references for further exploration. — Alex Vlachos Valve Real-Time Rendering condenses literally thousands of cutting-edge papers talks and blogs into a single easy-to-read volume presenting today's best practices open problems and promising state-of-the-art research. A key reference for beginners and experts! — Chris Wyman Principal Research Scientist NVIDIA Since it was first published Real-Time Rendering has been an invaluable companion to anyone who wants to keep up with this dynamic field. It combines rigorous coverage of the fundamentals with up-to-date discussion of the latest techniques. The fourth edition is required reading for anyone serious about computer graphics. — Matt Pharr co-author of Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation I built our rendering engine and my career on what I learned in previous editions of Real-Time Rendering. This new edition is carefully updated to represent the current state of our field and will remain the first resource I check when tackling a new challenge. — Patrick Cozzi Principal Graphics Architect Cesium and co-editor of OpenGL Insights Real-Time Rendering is the first book I recommend reading to anyone who wants to learn real-time graphics. All the relevant knowledge in one place and a joy to read too! — Aras Pranckevičius Unity Technologies About the Cover: The cover shows an example of advanced real-time rendering technology used in the 2018 Star Wars™ short Reflections which includes real-time ray tracing of reflections and area light shadows computed on the GPU. The short was produced by Epic Games and built in Unreal Engine in collaboration with ILMxLAB and NVIDIA. | Real-Time Rendering Fourth Edition

GBP 82.99
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