HLSL development cookbook : implement stunning 3D rendering techniques using the power of HLSL and DirectX 11 / / Doron Feinstein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911092218503321
• Autore: Feinstein Doron
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Birmingham, : Packt Pub., 2013
• ISBN: 9781849694216; 1849694214
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: ELECTRONIC BOOK
• Soggetti: Video games - Programming; Computer graphics; Three-dimensional display systems
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- HLSL Development Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- HLSL Development Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Downloading the color images of this book -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Forward Lighting -- Introduction -- Hemispheric ambient light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Directional light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Point light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Spot light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Capsule light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Projected texture - point light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Projected texture - spot light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Multiple light types in a single pass -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- 2. Deferred Shading -- Introduction -- GBuffer generation -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- GBuffer unpacking -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it ; works… -- Directional light -- Getting ready… -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Point light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Capsule light -- Getting ready… -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Spot light -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- 3. Shadow Mapping -- Introduction -- Spot light PCF shadows -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more.; Point light PCF shadows -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- Cascaded shadow maps -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- PCF with varying penumbra size -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Visualizing shadow maps -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- 4. Postprocessing -- Introduction -- HDR rendering -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- Adaptation -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Bloom -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Distance depth of field -- Getting ready… -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Bokeh -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- 5. Screen Space Effects -- Introduction -- Screen space ambient occlusion -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Lens flare -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There is more… -- Screen space reflections -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Screen space Sun rays -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- 6. Environment Effects -- Introduction -- Dynamic decals -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- There's more… -- Distance/Height-based fog -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Rain -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works… -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Written in an engaging yet practical manner, HLSL Development Cookbook allows you to pick the recipes you need as and when they are required.If you have some basic Direct3D knowledge and want to give your work some additional visual impact by utilizing advanced rendering techniques, then this book is for you. It is also ideal for those seeking to make the transition from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11, and those who want to implement powerful shaders with the High Level Shader Language (HLSL).

Malfunctioning democracy in Japan : quantitative analysis in a civil society / / Yoshiaki Kobayashi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911141369203321
• Autore: Kobayashi Yoshiaki <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012
• ISBN: 979-82-16-31208-6; 1-283-44692-8; 9786613446923; 0-7391-4758-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.952
• Soggetti: Democracy - Japan; Elections - Japan; Japan Politics and government 1945-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: MALFUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY IN JAPAN; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Party Platforms and Government Expenditures; Chapter 3: Platforms and Voting Behavior; Chapter 4: Electoral Platform Malfunction; Chapter 5: Investigating the Political Rationality Hyp; Chapter 6: The Voters' Response: Macro-analysi; Chapter 7: The Voters' Response: Micro-analysis; Chapter 8: Issue Voting; Chapter 9: Retrospective Voting; Chapter 10: Issue Voting and Retrospective Voting in the 2005 and 2009 Elections; Chapter 11: A Plan for the Resuscitation of DemocracyAppendix: Politicians' Career Points; End Notes; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: In many developed countries, democratic political systems have demonstrated significant shortcomings. Malfunctioning Democracy in Japan: Quantitative Analysis in a Civil Society, by Yoshiaki Kobayashi, investigates the causes of these problems via quantitative analysis, using Japan as a particular case study.