Shaders for Game Programming and Artists

S. St-Laurent

Thomson/Course Technology, 2004 - Computers - 483 pages

"Shaders for Game Programmers and Artists"the title says it all. This book does something that other shader books dont. It focuses solely on shaders and their creation. Youll use ATIs RenderMonkey platform, giving you an easy-to-use framework for shader development and allowing you to focus your energy on shader development rather than the development of framework applications. Cover simple techniques, from the basics of color filters to more advanced topics, such as depth of field, heat shimmer, and high-dynamic range rendering. Extensive exercises at the end of each chapter allow you to test your skills by expanding upon the shader youve just developed. Whether you are an engineer or a technically minded artist, youve finally found the ideal guide for mastering shaders!

About the author

Sebastien St-Laurent holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Sherbrooke University in QuA(c)bec (Canada) where he graduated at top of his class in 1999. Since then, he has been working for Z-Axis, LTD (an Activision Studio) and has worked on many video game titles including: Space Invaders (PC), Dave Mira Freestyle BMX (Playstation and PC), Dave Mira Freestyle BMX2 (Xbox), Aggressive Inline (Xbox) and BMX XXX (Xbox). Sebastien is currently the Xbox lead engineer for the company with tasks ranging from 3D engine development to shader and special effect creation. His recent work has been aimed at R&D work for an upcoming title targeted at next-generation consoles (Xbox 2 and Playstation 3) focusing his research extensively on shader development for a technical demonstration.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Shaders for Game Programming and Artists; Premier Press Game Development; Thomson Course Technology PTR Game Development series
• Author: S. St-Laurent
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Thomson/Course Technology, 2004
• ISBN: 1592000924, 9781592000920
• Length: 483 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Programming / General