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Synopsis
* Learn how to create and program real-time 3D character animation using the Visual C++ source code on the free CD-ROM
* Apply your skills to create your own interactive games
* Get up to speed with compression, vital for distribution of your games across the Internet
Do you have some experience and a reasonable knowledge of C++ and want to write your own computer games? Have you ever looked at a PC or Playstation game with characters running and leaping through an exciting landscape and wondered how it was done? If so then this book will give you all the information you need to achieve this goal, whether you are a hobby programmer, student or even a professional wanting to add that third dimension to your website.
Darwin 3D and Game Developer Magazine - Jeff Lander
By covering character animation in depth, Nik Lever's book digs right in to one of the most interesting and challenging areas in computer graphics and interactive entertainment. The book provides algorithms and source code for many advanced topics that are at the leading edge of real-time 3D technology. Programmers interested in bringing life to their interactive characters should definitely have this book.