Advanced 3D Game Programming with DirectX 10.0

Introduction

A wise man somewhere, somehow, at some point in history, may have said the best way to start a book is with an anecdote. I would never question the words of a wise man who may or may not have existed, so here we go.

When I was a freshman in high school, I took the required biology class that most kids my age end up having to take. It involved experiments, lab reports, dissecting of various animals, and the like. One of my lab partners was a fellow named Chris V. We were both interested in computers and quickly became friends, to the point where talking about biology in class was second to techno-babble.

One night, in the middle of December, Chris called me up. The lab report that was due the next day required results from the experiment ...