GPGPU Programming for Games and Science

Preface

The last book I wrote was Game Physics, 2nd Edition, which shipped in the

Spring of 2010. At that time I decided to take a break from Geometric Tools

and book writing and return to industry to work for Microsoft Corporation,

in a moderately sized technology group that was part of the research branch

of the company. Initially, I worked on a team developing real-time graphics

technology using Direct3D 11, but my intended role was to provide a real-

time physics engine. A year and one reorganization later, I had not been fully

immersed in the engine development and I had not had a chance to improve

my graphics education past the Direct3D 9 lev