C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

If you‘re fascinated by the complexities of animating video game characters and are curious about the transformation of model files into 3D avatars and NPCs that can explore virtual worlds, then this book is for you.
In this new edition, you’ll learn everything you need to know about game animation, from a simple graphical window to a large crowd of smoothly animated characters. First, you’ll learn how to use modern high-performance graphics, dig into the details of how virtual characters are stored, and load the models and animations into a minimalistic game-like application. Then, you’ll get an overview of the components of an animation system, how to play the animations and combine them, and how to blend from one animation into another. You’ll also get an introduction to topics that will make your programming life easier, such as debugging your code or stripping down the graphical output.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained deep insights into all the parts of game animation programming and how they work together, revealing the magic that brings life to the virtual worlds on your screen.

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C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

If you‘re fascinated by the complexities of animating video game characters and are curious about the transformation of model files into 3D avatars and NPCs that can explore virtual worlds, then this book is for you.
In this new edition, you’ll learn everything you need to know about game animation, from a simple graphical window to a large crowd of smoothly animated characters. First, you’ll learn how to use modern high-performance graphics, dig into the details of how virtual characters are stored, and load the models and animations into a minimalistic game-like application. Then, you’ll get an overview of the components of an animation system, how to play the animations and combine them, and how to blend from one animation into another. You’ll also get an introduction to topics that will make your programming life easier, such as debugging your code or stripping down the graphical output.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained deep insights into all the parts of game animation programming and how they work together, revealing the magic that brings life to the virtual worlds on your screen.

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C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

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Overview

If you‘re fascinated by the complexities of animating video game characters and are curious about the transformation of model files into 3D avatars and NPCs that can explore virtual worlds, then this book is for you.
In this new edition, you’ll learn everything you need to know about game animation, from a simple graphical window to a large crowd of smoothly animated characters. First, you’ll learn how to use modern high-performance graphics, dig into the details of how virtual characters are stored, and load the models and animations into a minimalistic game-like application. Then, you’ll get an overview of the components of an animation system, how to play the animations and combine them, and how to blend from one animation into another. You’ll also get an introduction to topics that will make your programming life easier, such as debugging your code or stripping down the graphical output.
By the end of this book, you’ll have gained deep insights into all the parts of game animation programming and how they work together, revealing the magic that brings life to the virtual worlds on your screen.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781803241364
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication date: 12/01/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 480
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Michael Dunsky is an electronics engineer, console porting programmer, and game developer with more than 20 years of programming experience. He started with BASIC at the young age of 14 and expanded his portfolio over the years to include assembly language, C, C++, Java, Python, VHDL, OpenGL, GLSL, and Vulkan. During his career, he also gained extensive knowledge of Linux, virtual machines, server operation, and infra-structure automation. Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Sci-ence from the FernUniversität in Hagen with a focus on computer graphics, parallel programming, and software systems.
Gabor Szauer has been making games since 2010. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in game development. Gabor maintains an active Twitter presence, and maintains a programming-oriented game development blog. Gabor's previously published books are Game Physics Programming Cookbook and Lua Quick Start Guide, both published by Packt.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
  1. Creating the Game Window
  2. Building an OpenGL 4 Renderer
  3. Building a Vulkan Renderer
  4. Working with Shaders
  5. Adding Dear ImGui to show valuable information
  6. Understanding Vector and Matrix
  7. A Primer on Quaternions and Splines
  8. Loading Models in the glTF format
  9. The Model Skeleton and Skin
  10. About Poses, Frames, and Clips
  11. Blending between Animations
  12. Cleaning up the User Interface
  13. Implementing Inverse Kinematics
  14. Creating Instanced Crowds
  15. Measuring Performance and Optimizing the Code
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