good start for direct3d intro

This book starts out with 3D math reviews and goes on to Direct3D fundamentals.

Pro:
- It has pretty good chapters on the X file, camera system, and skeletal animation
- I love the DirectX Q&A on the back of appendix which gives a thorough some of the questions you mgiht have ran into but can't find the answers

Con:
- the chapter on materials and lightning could have been expanded more such as giving more samples
- the samples you can downloaded although there are no error in the code but you have to put a little of work to add those files into a new project and compile

Overall, it's a great start for those who wish to learn DirectX 9. I strongly suggest you to download the DirectX9 SDK and read it along with this book. You should have a solid basic foundation of direct3d at the end of this book.

Other Reviews

• It's an okay beginner's guide, but by no means the "definitive" guide.
• Overview and that's all
• This is the best direct3d book ?
• good start for direct3d intro