Practical Rendering and Computation with Direct3D 11

Table of contents

1. Preface
2. What To Expect From This Book
3. How This Book Is Organized
4. Chapter 1. Overview of Direct3D
   1. 1.1 Direct3D Framework
   2. 1.2 Pipeline 4
   3. 1.3 Resources
   4. 1.4 Interfacing with Direct3D
   5. 1.5 Getting Started
5. Chapter 2. Direct3D 11 Resources
   1. 2.1 Resources Overview
   2. 2.2 Resources in Detail
   3. 2.3 Resource Manipulations
6. Chapter 3. The Rendering Pipeline
   1. 3.1 Pipeline State
   2. 3.2 Pipeline Execution
   3. 3.3 Input Assembler
   4. 3.4 Vertex Shader
   5. 3.5 Hull Shader
   6. 3.6 Tessellator
   7. 3.7 Domain Shader
   8. 3.8 Geometry Shader
   9. 3.9 Stream Output
   10. 3.10 Rasterizer
   11. 3.11 Pixel Shader
   12. 3.12 Output Merger
   13. 3.13 High-Level Pipeline Functions
7. Chapter 4. The Tessellation Pipeline
   1. 4.1 Introduction
   2. 4.2 Tessellation and the Direct3D Pipeline
   3. 4.3 Parameters for Tessellation
   4. 4.4 Effects of Parameters
8. Chapter 5. The Computation Pipeline
   1. 5.1 Introduction
   2. 5.2 DirectCompute Threading Model
   3. 5.3 DirectCompute Memory Model
   4. 5.4 Thread Synchronization
   5. 5.5 Algorithm Design
9. Chapter 6. High Level Shading Language
   1. 6.1 Introduction
   2. 6.2 Usage Process
   3. 6.3 Language Basics
   4. 6.4 Constant Buffers
   5. 6.5 Resource Objects
   6. 6.6 Dynamic Shader Linkage
   7. 6.7 Intrinsic Functions
   8. 6.8 Shader Reflection
   9. 6.9 Using fxc.exe
10. Chapter 7. Multithreaded Rendering
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Motivations for Multithreaded Rendering
    3. 7.3 Direct3D 11 Threading Model
    4. 7.4 Context Pipeline State Propagation
    5. 7.5 Potential Usage Scenarios
    6. 7.6 Practical Considerations and Tips
    7. 7.7 Conclusion
11. Chapter 8. Mesh Rendering
    1. 8.1 Mesh Transformations
    2. 8.2 Vertex Skinning
    3. 8.3 Vertex Skinning with Displacement Mapping
12. Chapter 9. Dynamic Tessellation
    1. 9.1 Terrain Tessellation
    2. 9.2 Higher-Order Surfaces
13. Chapter 10. Image Processing
    1. 10.1 Image Processing Primer
    2. 10.2 Gaussian Filter
    3. 10.3 Bilateral Filter
14. Chapter 11. Deferred Rendering
    1. 11.1 Overview
    2. 11.2 Classic Deferred Rendering
    3. 11.3 Light Pre-Pass Deferred Rendering
    4. 11.4 Optimizations
    5. 11.5 Anti-Aliasing
    6. 11.6 Transparency
15. Chapter 12. Simulations
    1. 12.1 Water Simulation
    2. 12.2 Particle Systems
16. Chapter 13. Multithreaded Paraboloid Mapping
    1. 13.1 Theory
    2. 13.2 Implementation Design
    3. 13.3 Multithreading Scenario
    4. 13.4 Conclusion
17. Appendix A: Source Code
    1. The Hieroglyph 3 Engine
    2. Creating a New Direct3D 11 Project with Hieroglyph 3
    3. Source Code for This Book
18. Appendix B: Direct3D 11 Queries
    1. Using Query Interfaces
    2. Predicated Rendering
19. Appendix C: Tessellation Summary
    1. Summary of Tessellation Parameters
20. Bibliography
21. Index