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I've read many introductory books on DirectX, and this is by far the best. The author does a great job of explaining a lot of concepts both clearly and timely.

The book is very easy to read. He has a short section on math, which made vector, matrix and plane math easy to understand. This is followed by chapters on Direct3D fundamentals that offers a great recap if you already know this stuff. Next, comes chapters on applied D3D that include using fonts, meshes, terrain rendering and particle systems. Finally, he covers shaders and effects.

Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9.0 is a good book, though some of the code needs better explanation. But that's no reason not to read it, as where if you really are having trouble you can just go to msdn.microsoft.com. Luna uses a nice form in his examples so as to allow the reader to concentrate on the more useful parts of Direct3D. This is by no means a complete and thorough mastering of DirectX, as it only has an introductory style of writing. I'm only through half of the book and already I'm having lots of fun. If you like programming, this book is definately the best choice of introductory DirectX books, though it should certainly not be the only one in your library. If you don't like programming, then you will most likely find this book complicated and boring, and you would have no point in reading this review. DirectX 9 is by no means a simple API, and it will take a certain amount of discipline on your part to stay on when confused, but when you get to the end, you will have a certain amount of satisfaction.

If you have moderate experience with C++ 6 or .NET and want to start off in the graphics programming business, this book is for you. Also check out the site at [website]

I pick up this book and found out that this is the book I always wanted!Not every book I brought did explain everything and everything well.But this one explained every single step well and understandable for me. I personally need to thank the authors themselves for writing such a good book on DirectX 9 in 3D.Buy and read it yourself, you will understand what I meant by THE BEST BOOK I ever had!!