This is Volume 2 in the acclaimed 'Hands On DarkBASIC Professional' series. Volume 1 concentrated on the fundamentals of software construction and all of the core and 2D facets of DarkBASIC Professional. Volume 2 takes it to the next stage offering an in-depth look at all of the 3D related command sets. Everything from 3D terminology and navigation, to Camera work, Lighting, Meshes and Limbs, Texturing, Collision and more.

The hands-on approach used throughout the book means that most of your time is spent at the computer creating programs. The numerous examples and exercises (with solutions included) lead you through both the basics and subtleties of the language. There are several complete games for you to study and modify. The code media from the book is available to download from the publishers web site. The subjects this book covers are:

• 3D Concepts and Terminology
• 3D Primitives
• Texturing
• Cameras
• Lighting
• Meshes and Limbs
• Importing 3D Objects
• Screen Control
• Solitaire
• Advanced Lighting and Texturing
• Collisions
• Particles
• The Elevators Game
• Handling BSP Models
• Creating Terrain
• Using Matrices
• Manipulating Vertices
• Accessing Memory
• Open Dynamics Engine
• Vectors and Matrices
• Shaders
• Network Programming
• Using File Transfer Protocol
• Dynamic Link Libraries

You can Download a PDF file containing the complete Table of Contents from this volume. Please note that the page numbers start from 744 (and the chapters from Chapter 30) because this is Volume 2 of a 2 volume set.

As with its predecessor this book is truly massive in both scope and in size. There are over 720 large-format pages (the book measures 11.5" x 8") and everything is explained through clear explanations, example code, notes, screen shots and illustrations.

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You can download an Adobe PDF file containing three pages from Volume 2. This will give you an idea of the layout, style of writing and detail this book goes into.

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Volume 2 takes it to the next stage offering an in-depth look at all of the 3D related command sets. Everything from 3D terminology and navigation, to Camera work, Lighting, Meshes and Limbs, Texturing, Collision and more.   $ Dollar € Euros £ Sterling Click to Buy Price: $22.99 €17.99 £14.95 Hands On DarkBASIC Pro - Volume 2 - Digital Edition is distributed electronically. You must download this product. Download instructions are sent after purchase.