Index

A

• A8R8G8B8 render target
  • about / GBuffer generation
• ambient light
  • about / Hemispheric ambient light
  • working / How it works...
• Applyfog function / How to do it...
• ApplyFog function / How it works…

B

• Blinn-Phong light equation
  • about / How it works…
• Blinn-Phong light model / Introduction
• bloom effect
  • adding / Bloom, How to do it..., How it works…
• Bokeh
  • about / Bokeh

C

• CalcPoint function / How to do it...
• CalcSpot function / How to do it...
• capsule light
  • about / Capsule light, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works…
• capsule light volume
  • about / Capsule light
  • generating / How to do it..., How it works…
• cascaded shadow maps
  • about / Cascaded shadow maps, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works…
• CreateSamplerState function / Getting ready
• CreateTexture2D function / Getting ready
• Crepuscular rays / Screen space Sun rays
• CullMode / Getting ready

D

• 3D rendering
  • about / Introduction
• D24S8 render target
  • about / GBuffer generation
• decals
  • rendering / Dynamic decals, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…, There's more…
• deferred directional light calculation
  • distance/height-based fog, adding to / Distance/Height-based fog, How to do it..., How it works…
• deferred lighting
  • working / Introduction
• deferred shading
  • working / Introduction
• depth-based rendering
  • about / Introduction
• DepthEnable / Getting ready
• DepthFunc / Getting ready
• depth stencil state
  • creating / Getting ready
• DepthWriteMask / Getting ready
• diffuse light
  • about / How it works…
• Direct3D 9 / Getting ready…
• directional light
  • about / Directional light, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works…
• directional lighting
  • calculating / Directional light, How to do it..., How it works…
• DirectX10 / Getting ready…
• DirectX 10 / How it works...
• DirectX11 / Getting ready…, Getting ready
• DirectX Texture Tool / Getting ready
• DirLightColor / How to do it...
• distance/height-based fog
  • about / Distance/Height-based fog
  • adding, to deferred directional light calculation / Distance/Height-based fog, How to do it..., How it works…
• DOF technique / Distance depth of field, How to do it..., How it works…
• Domain Shader / How it works…
• DrawAuto function / How it works…
• DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT / Getting ready
• dynamic decals
  • about / Dynamic decals
• dynamic mesh generation
  • about / Introduction

E

• EyePosition function / How to do it...

F

• fake lens effects
  • about / Introduction
• Field of View (FOV) / Getting ready
• FillMode / Getting ready
• fire
  • about / Rain
• FogColor parameter / How it works…
• FogGlobalDensity parameter / How it works…
• FogHighlightColor parameter / How it works…
• FogStartDistance parameter / How it works…
• FogStartHeight parameter / How it works…
• FogSunDir parameter / How it works…
• forward lighting
  • about / Introduction, Introduction
  • features / Introduction

G

• Gaussian blur / How it works…
• GBuffer
  • about / Introduction, GBuffer generation
  • generating / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • unpacking / GBuffer unpacking, How to do it..., How it works…
• Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
  • about / How it works...

H

• hard shadow algorithms
  • about / Introduction
• HDR rendering support
  • adding / HDR rendering, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more…
• hemispheric ambient light
  • about / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• high-dynamic range (HDR)
  • about / How to do it...
• Hull Shader / How it works…

L

• LDR textures / HDR rendering
• lens flare
  • about / Lens flare, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
• lighting
  • about / Introduction

M

• madd
  • about / How it works...
• meshes / Introduction
• multiple light types
  • in single pass / Multiple light types in a single pass, How to do it..., How it works…, There's more…
• multiple render targets (MRT)
  • about / Introduction

P

• PackGBuffer function
  • about / How it works...
• particle system
  • about / Introduction
• particle systems / Introduction
• PCF
  • about / Spot light PCF shadows
  • with varying penumbra size / PCF with varying penumbra size, How to do it..., How it works…
• percentage-closer soft shadows (PCSS) / PCF with varying penumbra size, How it works…
• pixel / How it works…
• PlaneSegIntersec function / How it works…
• PlayStation3 / How it works…
• point light
  • about / Point light, How to do it...
  • working / How it works…
  • shadow-casting support, adding to / Point light PCF shadows, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• point lights
  • about / Point light
  • calculating / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
• point light source
  • texture, projecting / Projected texture – point light, How to do it...
• PolyPlane function / How it works…
• post-processing
  • about / Introduction, Introduction
  • HDR rendering support, adding / HDR rendering, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• post processing
  • adaptation, adding / Adaptation, Getting ready, How it works…
  • bloom effect, adding / Bloom, How to do it..., How it works…
  • DOF technique / Distance depth of field, How to do it..., How it works…
  • Bokeh / Bokeh, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…

R

• rainfall
  • about / Rain
• rain particles
  • simulating / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
• reflections
  • rendering, in 3D / Screen space reflections, How to do it..., How it works…

S

• screen space ambient occlusion
  • about / Screen space ambient occlusion, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
• screen space effects
  • ambient occlusion / Screen space ambient occlusion, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
  • lens flare / Lens flare, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
  • reflections / Screen space reflections, How to do it..., How it works…
  • sun rays / Screen space Sun rays, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
• shader resource view (SRV)
  • about / Getting ready
  / Getting ready
• shadow-casting support
  • adding, to spot lights / Spot light PCF shadows, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • adding, to point light / Point light PCF shadows, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• shadow caster
  • about / Introduction
• shadow mapping
  • about / Introduction
• shadow maps
  • visualizing / Visualizing shadow maps, How to do it..., How it works…
• shadow receiver
  • about / Introduction
• SOSetTargets function / How to do it...
• specular light / How it works…
• SpotCosInnerCone
  • about / How to do it...
• SpotCosOuterCone
  • about / How to do it...
• spot light
  • about / Spot light, Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works…
  • texture, projecting / Projected texture – spot light, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
  • shadow-casting support, adding to / Spot light PCF shadows, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• spot light volume
  • about / Spot light
  • generating / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works…
• SRV (shader resource view) / Getting ready
• Stencil Shadows
  • about / Introduction
• sun rays
  • about / Screen space Sun rays

T

• tone mapping technique / There's more…

U

• UAV (Unordered Access View)
  • about / How it works…
• UAV (unordered access view) / Getting ready
• unordered access view (UAV)
  • about / Getting ready

V

• varying penumbra size, PCF / PCF with varying penumbra size, How to do it..., How it works…

X

• Xbox 360 / Introduction
• Xbox360 / How it works…