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The Art of Graphics for the IBM PC

Computers & Technology

Watt, Alan

McGregor, Jim

Software

Addison-Wesley

This book provides students with a knowledge of complex and emerging topics in the field of Computer Graphics, including advances in rendering and new material on animation. It will enable the reader to master the fundamentals of 3D computer graphics as well as acting as a complete resource for anyone interested in 3D modelling. It provides detailed coverage of both realistic and non-realistic images. This is the third edition of a book which deals with the processes involved in converting a mathematical or geometric description of an object into a visualisation that simulates the appearance of a real object. Traditionally computer graphics has created pictures by starting with a very detailed geometric description, subjecting this to a series of transformations that orient a viewer and objects in 3D space, then imitating reality by making the objects look solid and real - a process known as rendering. Nowadays this is proving insufficient for the new demands of moving computer imagery and virtual reality. Much research is being carried out into how to model complex objects, where the nature and shape of the objects changes dynamically and into capturing the richness of the world without having to model every detail explicitly. This text explores and relates thee resulting in diverse synthesis and modelling methods.

3D Computer Graphics (3rd Edition)

Programming

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction on how to write computer programs in C. The authors aim to teach C programming without presenting more information than is absolutely necessary about the internal working of the computer. Unnecessary use of computing jargon is also avoided.

Simple C

McGregor, Richard

Programming Languages

This book is about the computer image, emphasising the `how', but also addressing the `whys' and `wherefores' of this creation of the 20th century. Where did it come from? Where is it going? What is its importance? These questions cannot be answered without a knowledge of the technology itself, its past and its evolutionary forces. The three main fields of computer imagery; computer graphics, image processing and computer vision, are merging in many applications. Computer vision techniques are used in computer graphics to collect and model complex scenes; computer graphics techniques are used to constrain the recognition of 3D objects by computers; image processing techniques are routinely used by graphic designers to manipulate photographs. For the first time this textbook brings all three areas together in a coherent overview.

The Computer Image

Policarpo, Fabio

Networking & Cloud Computing

This is the first academic games programming book/CD package that is expressly written for new degree courses in 3D-games programming. Authors introduce the theory behind the design of computer games and detail advanced techniques used in the industry. Students will be able to develop their own games within the game 'skeletons' accompanying the book, and will learn how to program complex games. This book could also be used for a more standard undergraduate 3D graphics programming course, with the games context being highly motivational. This book is a comprehensive treatment of current 3D games technology, including: * Theoretical foundations * Classical 3D graphics * Real-time rendering technology * Dynamics * Collision detection * Artificial Intelligence * Image-based rendering * Multi-player technology * Software technology * Engine architecture The text is written around an actual engine that implements most of the described techniques and accompanies the book on a CD-ROM. Readers can try out their own ideas by writing source code and can experiment with existing demonstrations by writing or altering plug-ins. The supplied engine features are: * BSP/PVS render management * Light maps for static geometry * Diffuse and specular (hardware) vertex lighting for dynamic objects * Volumetric fog with fog maps * Detail textures * Multi-texture support * Collision detection * Dynamic lights * Dynamic Shadows * Physically based animations * Animated meshed * Tri-strips and fans * Subdivision surfaces * 3D sound support * Complete plug-in directed

3D Games: Real-Time Rendering and Software Technology, Volume 1 (With CD-ROM)

Games & Strategy Guides

This new edition of 3D Computer Graphics has been fully revised to take into account new developments in graphics. It features new material on modeling and representation, viewing systems, parametric representation, and scientific visualization. The book is richly illustrated with world-class graphics.

3D Computer Graphics

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The second volume of the 3D Games series concentrates on the areas of advanced real-time rendering and animation. The computer games industry continues to consume techniques from off-line graphics as more and more powerful hardware facilitates this. With the launch of GeForce3 and X-box there is a massive leap forward in the techniques that can be implemented in real-time. The theory behind these techniques is addressed in the book, integrated with practical implementations using the accompanying FLY3D games engine. The game engine that accompanies the text (www.fly3d.com.br) is a second generation advanced engine that includes, for example, facial animation and full facilities for character animation. The book/CD package will appeal to students on computer games courses or on graphics courses with an emphasis on animation. It will also appeal to professional games developers and other games enthusiasts keen to understand the theory behind games development and create their own games.

3D Games, Volume 2: Animation and Advanced Real-time Rendering

Seventeenyearold Neil Garvin lives in a small town outside Las Vegas. Abandoned by his mother when he was three, he blames his abusive fatherthe local sherifffor driving her away. Neil is good-looking, popular, the quarterback of the high school football teamand as cruel to his peers as his father is to him. He plans to get out of town on his million dollar arm, until the night he accidentally commits a terrible crime, and his father, unasked, covers up for him. As the FBI arrives and begins to close in, Neil and his father become locked in a confrontation that will break them apartand set them free. From My So-Called Life to Freaks and Geeks to American Pie the North American teenager and jock culture have been the subject of highly successful entertainment.

Diamond Dogs: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

Little,Brown & Co

Growing Up in the North Caucasus: Society, Family, Religion and Education (Central Asian Studies)

Investigating changes in upbringing in the North Caucasus, a region notorious for violent conflict, this book explores the lives of the generation born after the dissolution of the USSR who grew up under conditions of turmoil and rapid social change. It avoids the ‘traditional’ presentation of the North Caucasus as a locus of violence, and instead presents the life of people in the region through the lens of the young generation growing up there.  Using focus groups with teachers and students of different ethnic groups, as well as surveys and essays written by children, the book suggests that while the legacy of conflict plays a role in many children’s lives, it is by no means the only factor in their upbringing. It explores how conflict has influenced upbringing, and goes on to consider factors such as the revival of religion, the impact of social and economic upheaval, and the shifting balance between school and parents. As well as revealing the dynamic influences on children’s upbringing in the region, the book presents recommendations on how to address some of the challenges that arise. The role of government in education is also evaluated, and prospects for the future are considered. The book is useful for students and scholars of Education, Sociology and Central Asian Studies.

Molodikova, Irina

Parenting & Relationships

Routledge

Neil Garvin is a seventeen year old living in a small town outside Las Vegas. Abandoned by his mother when he was three, he blames his abusive father - the local sheriff - for driving her away. Neil is good-looking, popular, the quarterback of the high school football team and as cruel to his peers as his father is to him. He plans to get out of town on his "million dollar arm," until the night he accidentally commits a terrible crime and his father, unasked, covers up for him. As the FBI arrives and begins to narrow in, Neil and his father become locked in a confrontation that will break them apart and set them free

Diamond Dogs

Grand Central Publishing

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