Character Animation With Direct3D

图书标准信息

• 作者 Carl Granberg 著
• 出版社 Cengage Learning
• 出版时间 2009-04
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781584505709
• 定价 355.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Doyouwanttolearnhowtomakeyourgamecharacterslookand
movemorerealistically?CharacterAnimationwithDirect3Dshows
youhowtoapplyfundamentalcharacteranimationtechniquesto
Direct3Dtechnologytobringyourcharacterstolife.Beginningwith
abriefhistoryofcharacteranimation,you’llbeintroducedtothe
mostcommontypesofcharacteranimation.Thisbookcoversskeletal
animation,morphing,inversekinematics,ragdollanimation,and
muchmore.You’llstartwithabasic3Dcharacterthatyou’llbring
tolifeasyouworkyourwaythrougheachchapter.Throughout
thecourseofthebookyou’lllearnhowtocreateacharacterthat
canwalk,talk,collidewithobjects,fall,andmore.You’llutilizeskeletal
animationforoverallmovementandmorphinganimationtechniques
formorerefinedmovementsuchaschangesinfacialexpression.
Youcanapplythecharacteranimationskillsyoulearninthisbook
toanygamegenre.CharacterAnimationwithDirect3Disperfectfor
anygamedeveloperlookingtocreatemorelife-likeandinteresting
gamecharacters.

【作者简介】

CarlGranberghasbeencreatinggamesonahobbybasissincetheoldDOS-basedMode13hgraphics,afterwhichhemovedontoDirectDrawandfinallyDirect3Dgraphics.HereceivedhismasterofscienceincomputingatCurtinUniversity,Perth,Australia,andhassincebeenworkingintheFinnishgameindustryfor3years.HeiscurrentlyworkingasaToolsprogrammeratRemedyEntertainmentinFinland.He'salsoinvolvedwithagroupofhobbygamedevelopersthatgoesbythenameofBugFactory(www.bugfactory.fi),whichhasjustreleaseditsfirsttitle,TheTalesofBingwood.Formattersrelatingtothisbook,hecanbecontactedatcarl@bugfactory.fi.

【目录】

Introduction
Chapter1:IntroductiontoCharacterAnimation
Chapter2:ADirect3DPrimer
Chapter3:SkinnedMeshes
Chapter4:SkeletalAnimation
Chapter5:AdvancedSkeletalAnimationTechniques
Chapter6:PhysicsPrimer
Chapter7:RagdollSimulation
Chapter8:MorphingAnimation
Chapter9:FacialAnimation
Chapter10:MakingCharactersTalk
Chapter11:InverseKinematics
Chapter12:WrinkleMaps
Chapter13:CrowdSimulation
Chapter14:CharacterDecals
Chapter15:HairAnimation
Chapter16:PuttingItAllTogether