XNA Game Studio 4.0 Programming: Developing for Windows® Phone 7 and Xbox 360®

Chapter 4. Introduction to 3D Graphics

Let’s face it—graphics are cool. Graphics are a major reason why many developers become interested in gaming technology and creating games. The capability to create an image that can change over time is impressive. 3D graphics gives a false since of depth to an image on a flat 2D surface.

In this chapter, you learn:

• What makes up 3D graphics

• Basic mathematics used in 3D graphics

• Stages of the graphics pipeline

• Graphics profiles

• Using the GraphicsDevice and GraphicsAdapter objects

• Drawing each of the primitive types

3D Graphics in XNA Game Studio

Developing 3D graphics is similar to creating real-time art. Even more impressive are the detailed and interactive 3D graphics found in modern real-time ...