tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51826986433727908442011-07-08T02:13:42.550-07:00DirectX 10 CourseLearn DirectX 10 basics and become a game developer! Start learning with this free online DirectX course, complete tutorials, learn HLSL and improve your math skills.malymatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554469683755714922noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182698643372790844.post-2650925208753646352009-06-28T07:02:00.001-07:002009-06-29T15:23:22.411-07:001. IntroductionWelcome to this free online DirectX 10 course. This is the place where you can learn the basics of graphics programming using DirectX 10 API, learn HLSL (High Level Shader Language) and gain necessary math skills that you need on way to become a game developer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why did I start this?</span><br /><br />You want to be a game developer, right? You want a professional education using expensive software, spend several hours a day on super-interesting and exciting lessons led by professional game developers, right? Sounds like a heaven... but since we're not going to write a fantasy story here, let's go back to the reality (at least for now). Unless you're child of a rich daddy, you won't get education like that. For those that can pay for that, try some of the great institutes around. And again, unless you live in one of those big and beautiful cities, there is no such a school (yes, there isn't one in Transylvania or Uganda either).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fallout.bethsoft.com/images/vault/diaries/teampic2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 512px; height: 384px;" src="http://fallout.bethsoft.com/images/vault/diaries/teampic2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><blockquote>How life goes at Bethesda Softworks</blockquote><br /><br />Game development is art. It's when you put all forms of art together. Graphics, music, storyline.. bound together by high technical knowledge. Game development is even more specific type of art. Several artists need to cooperate and understand each other. I consider programmers to be artists too.<br /><br />But art isn't about artists. What we need to keep in mind is that art is about entertaining the audience, about sending message and sharing your feelings. People love games, they need games and it has not changed over the past few years. Look at this Google Trends chart:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/trends_gadget.xml&source=imag&up_is_init=true&up_cur_term=video+games&up_date=all&up_region=US" style="border:1px solid #ccc; padding:10px;" width="330" height="250" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><br />But I was really surprised when I asked Google Trends about "game development". See this chart:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/ig/modules/trends_gadget.xml&source=imag&up_is_init=true&up_cur_term=game+development&up_date=all&up_region=US" style="border:1px solid #ccc; padding:10px;" width="330" height="250" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><br />People are not as interested in game development as they were few years ago. There is no one to guide the ones that have decided to become game developers. When you don't get enough motivation you become lazy and stop working. Although I'm not a professional game developer, I will try to teach you the basics, motivate you to continue and support your interest. Because world needs brave game developers...<br /><br />Enough words, let's start an epic journey!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5182698643372790844-265092520875364635?l=directxcourse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>malymatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554469683755714922noreply@blogger.com1