Advanced Animation with DirectX

Summary

You are tackled the basics. You can blend textures and manipulate vertex buffers with the best of them. So what now? "Advanced Animation with DirectX" will show you how to move beyond the basics and into the amazing world of advanced animation techniques. Get ready to jump right in, because this book starts off with a bang. There is no time wasted on basic concepts that you?ve already mastered. Instead, you'll learn the techniques you need to create seamless timing, skeletal animations, and cloth simulations. Don't let the pros have all the fun! With "Advanced Animation with DirectX" by your side, you'll learn how to use cutting-edge animation techniques, from real-time cloth simulations and lip-synced facial animation to animated textures and a physics-based rag-doll animation system. If you're bored with the basics and ready to get down to the nitty-gritty of truly spectacular animation with DirectX, you've come to the right place. 

Table of Contents

Part One: Preparations

Chapter 1 Preparing for the Book

Part Two: Animation Basics

Chapter 2 Timing in Animation and Movement

Chapter 3 Using the .X File Format

Part Three: Skeletal Animation

Chapter 4 Working with Skeletal Animation

Chapter 5 Using Key-Framed Skeletal Animation

Chapter 6 Blending Skeletal Animations

Chapter 7 Implementing Rag Doll Animation

Part Four: Morphing Animation

Chapter 8 Working with Morphing Animation

Chapter 9 Using Key-Framed Morphing Animation

Chapter 10 Blending Morphing Animations

Chapter 11 Morphing Facial Animation

Part Five: Miscellaneous Animation

Chapter 12 Using Particles in Animation

Chapter 13 Simulating Cloth and Soft Body Mesh Animation

Chapter 14 Using Animated Textures

Part Six: Appendixes

Appendix A Web and Book References

Appendix B What?s on the CD