\n| \n \nLast changed: April 23, 2026\n \nBeyond our own book, listed here are upcoming, recent, and recommended graphics books, along with related online information. On our Resources page we list only books that are free for download. To sample the books: some books have Google Books samples, which we link to as we find them, or downloadable samples for the Kindle version. You can also look at Amazon's best-selling DirectX and OpenGL book lists. Other best-seller categories that sometimes turn up books of interest: Rendering & Ray Tracing, Game Programming.\n\n\n\n\nBooks that have not been released yet.\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n These are newer relevant books that have come out in the past few years; we make no judgments on these (well, we review a very few on our blog).\n \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/gpu_zen_4_100.jpg\") \n![\"\"](\"spacer.gif\") \nGPU Zen 4, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Black Cat Publishing, February 2026 (book's table of contents).\n | \n\n\n \n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/DX12Luna2nd._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 12 Second Edition, by Frank Luna, August 2025 (publisher supplemental information, second edition supplemental files).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/gpu_zen_3_100.jpg\") \n\nGPU Zen 3, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Black Cat Publishing, November 2024 (book's table of contents).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/modern_vulkan_cookbook.jpg\") \n\nThe Modern Vulkan Cookbook, by Preetish Kakkar and Mauricio Maurer, Packt Publishing, April 2024 (more information and free chapter).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/pgai.jpg\") \n\nProjective Geometric Algebra Illuminated, by Eric Lengyel, March 2024 (more information, sample pages).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/rtrtwvfti.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time Ray-Tracing with Vulkan for the Impatient, by Kenwright, March 2024 (free course note download for ACM members).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/cgpioc3.jpg\") \n\t\n\tComputer Graphics Programming in OpenGL With C++ Third Edition, by V. Scott Gordon and John L. Clevenger, Mercury Learning & Information, February 2024.\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/wgpubex.jpg\") \n\t\n\tWGPU by Examples, by Jack Xu, October 2023 (author's site with related books).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/book_1633439607.jpg\") \n\t\n\tGeometry for Programmers, by Oleksandr Kaleniuk, Manning Publications, May 2023 (more information, source code).\n | \n\n| \n\t | \n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/pbrt4.jpg\") \n\n\t![](\"read_for_free_sm.png\") \n\t\nPhysically Based Rendering, Fourth Edition: from Theory to Implementation, by Matt Pharr, Wenzel Jakob, and Greg Humphreys, The MIT Press, March 2023 (more information), Patreon page, read for free.\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41-Wf0kYTaL._SX50_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\") \n\t\n\tMastering Graphics Programming with Vulkan, by Marco Castorina and Gabriel Sassone, Packt Publishing, April 2023 (book's code repository, author's blog, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41kF+HVdeCL._SX50_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\") \n\t\n\tComputer Graphics Through OpenGL: From Theory to Experiments, Fourth Edition, by Sumanta Guha, AK Peters/CRC Press, December 2022 (Book's website, Google Books sample, publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/mfgpacg.jpg\") \n\t\n\tMathematics for Game Programming and Computer Graphics, by Penny de Byl, Packt Publishing, November 2022 (Code, publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41SENTi6QzS._SL500_._SL50_.jpg\") \n\t\n\t![\"download](\"download_for_free_sm.png\") \n\t\n\tDeveloping Graphics Frameworks with Java and OpenGL, by Lee Stemkoski and Michael Pascale, CRC Press, June 22, 2022 (Publisher's website, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/61Lqy-rA4tL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\t\n\tComputer Graphics Programming in OpenGL with Java Third Edition, by V. Scott Gordon and John L. Clevenger, Mercury Learning & Information, October 2021 (publisher's page, Google Books Sample).\n | \n\n\n\t\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41yiOSwFI3L._SL500_._SL50_.jpg\") \n\t\n\t3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook: A comprehensive guide to exploring rendering algorithms in modern OpenGL and Vulkan, by Sergey Kosarevsky and Viktor Latypov, Packt Publishing, August 25, 2021 (Publisher's page, Github repo, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/RTG2_50.jpg\") \n\t\n\t\n\t\tRay Tracing Gems II: Next Generation Real-Time Rendering with DXR, Vulkan, and OptiX, edited by Adam Marrs, Peter Shirley, and Ingo Wald, Apress, August 4, 2021 (Book's website, publisher's page), download for free.\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/31TjkmLWUML._SL500_._SL50_.jpg\") \n\t\n\tA Biography of the Pixel, by Alvy Ray Smith, MIT Press, August 3, 2021 (Publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41gvtdCItLS._SL500_._SL50_.jpg\") \n\t\n\tImage Objects: An Archaeology of Computer Graphics, by Jacob Gaboury, MIT Press, August 3, 2021 (Publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n| \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\tDeveloping Graphics Frameworks with Python and OpenGL, by Lee Stemkoski and Michael Pascale, CRC Press, July 7, 2021 (Publisher's website, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/CGFS_50.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Computer Graphics from Scratch: A Programmer's Introduction to 3D Rendering, by Gabriel Gambetta, No Starch Press, May 18, 2021 (publisher's page includes download of chapter 3, Google Books sample), read for free.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/GraphicsCodexThumb50.jpg\") \n\n\t\n\t\nThe Graphics Codex, by Morgan McGuire, 2011-2024: main site.\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/book_1617295353.jpg\") \n\t\n\tMath for Programmers: 3D graphics, machine learning, and simulations with Python, by Paul Orland, Manning Publications, January 2021 (more information, including source code and errata; Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/gpiow.jpg\") \n\t\n\tGame Physics In One Weekend, by Gregory Hodges, January 2021 (author's site, related code, book series).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41QUlNx80IL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\t\n\t\n\t\nLearn OpenGL - Graphics Programming: Learn modern OpenGL graphics programming in a step-by-step fashion, by Joey de Vries, Kendall & Welling, June 2020 (Book's website, with free downloadable version; also, the beginnings of a new book, Learn Vulkan).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41xlKp1J92L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nRobust and Error-Free Geometric Computing, by Dave Eberly, May 2020 (publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/FoGED2.jpg\") \n\nFoundations of Game Engine Development, Volume 2: Rendering, by Eric Lengyel, July 2019 (more information).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/vr_developer_gems_thumb.jpg\") \n\nVR Developer Gems, by William R. Sherman, June 2019 (publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51wlNem+I4L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Zen 2, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Black Cat Publishing, April 2019 (book's website, source code).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41c3UyVBfeL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nThe Ray Tracer Challenge: A Test-Driven Guide to Your First 3D Renderer, Jamis Buck, Pragmatic Bookshelf, March 2019 (Publisher's page, video advertisement).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/RTG_50.jpg\") \n\t\n\t\n\t\nRay Tracing Gems, edited by Eric Haines and Tomas Akenine-Möller, Apress, March 2019 (Book's website, publisher's page, Amazon), download for free.\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/RealTime3DGraphicsWithWebGL2.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time 3D Graphics with WebGL 2, Second Edition, by Farhad Ghayour and Diego Cantor, Packt Publishing, October 2018 (Table of Contents, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/418z2v-8xPL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL 4 Shading Language Cookbook - Third Edition, by David Wolff, Packt Publishing, September 2018 (Table of Contents and sample chapter, Google Books sample from 2nd edition, Githubbed code, Gamasutra review of First Edition). This one's been recommended to me, has a reasonable Gamasutra review, is in its second edition, and has good ratings. Giving it a skim, it looked worthwhile.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41aTAgsh8YL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Engine Architecture, Third Edition, by Jason Gregory, AK Peters/CRC Press, August 2018 (Book's extensive website, Google Books sample, publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41-HKl4GuZL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41VKxlH6yaL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41amRpqshhL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41Ob1vedTWL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/417GljOzERL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro 360 series, edited by Wolfgang Engel, CRC Press, July 2018 through January 2019. Articles from GPU Pro1-7, grouped by area of interest. Set includes Guides to Rendering (Table of Contents, though it may be wrong),\nShadows (Table of Contents),\nGeometry Manipulation (Table of Contents),\nGPGPU (Table of Contents),\nMobile Devices (Table of Contents),\n3D Engine Design (Table of Contents),\nLighting (Table of Contents),\nand Image Space (Table of Contents).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51iw1UWKNhL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time Rendering, Fourth Edition, by Tomas Akenine-Möller, Eric Haines, Naty Hoffman, Angelo Pesce, Michał Iwanicki, and Sébastien Hillaire, August 2018 (book website includes free chapters and appendices, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41X0cKYEUnL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nMetal Programming Guide, by Janie Clayton, Addison-Wesley Professional, Jan. 2018 (publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/515VnOc1YxL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nIntroduction to Computer Graphics and the Vulkan API, by Kenwright, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 2017 (Draft sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51AVlkuECjL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nAdvanced High Dynamic Range Imaging, Second Edition, by Francesco Banterle, Alessandro Artusi, Kurt Debattista, and Alan Chalmers, AK Peters/CRC Press, July 2017 (publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/WebGLGems.jpg\") \n\nWebGL Gems, by Greg Sidelnikov, Learning Curve, June 2017.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/gpu_zen.jpg\") \n\nGPU Zen, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Black Cat Publishing, May 2017 (Source code).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41PcwZ6tG2L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nVulkan Cookbook, by Pawel Lapinski, Packt Publishing, April 2017 (publisher's page, source code, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41%2BPApRYHRL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Physics Cookbook, by Gabor Szauer, Packt Publishing, March 2017 (Github code, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41-dAcX+WVL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nLearning Vulkan, by Parminder Singh, Packt Publishing, January 2017 (publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\t\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/ila_50.jpg\") \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\tImmersive Linear Algebra,\n\tby J. Ström, K. Åström, and T. Akenine-Möller, 2015-2019.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51eBOpA9WiL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nProgramming Massively Parallel Processors, Third Edition: A Hands-on Approach, by David B. Kirk and Wen-mei W. Hwu, December 2016 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51ZqhB2CpDL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nHandbook of Digital Image Synthesis: Scientific Foundations of Rendering, by Vincent Pegoraro, AK Peters/CRC Press, December 2016 (Google Books sample, author's site (archived), publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/512RXQxuhcL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nVulkan Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning Vulkan (OpenGL), by John M. Kessenich and Graham Sellers, Addison-Wesley Professional, November 2016 (more information).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/FoGED1.jpg\") \n\nFoundations of Game Engine Development, Volume 1: Mathematics, by Eric Lengyel, September 2016 (more information).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51K8sQbXkGL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nImage Content Retargeting: Maintaining Color, Tone, and Spatial Consistency, \nby Alessandro Artusi, Francesco Banterle, Tunç Ozan Aydın, Daniele Panozzo, Olga Sorkine-Hornung, AK Peters/CRC Press, August 2016 (publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/510DVJ7dIiL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nAugmented Reality: Principles and Practice, by Dieter Schmalstieg and Tobias Höllerer, Addison-Wesley, June 2016 (chapter sample and index, author site).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51kOKU9yDQL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Engine Gems 3, edited by Eric Lengyel, AK Peters/CRC Press, April 2016 (more information).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51sWnma3MXL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro7, edited by Wolfgang Engel, CRC Press, March 2016 (Book's website, blog, Google Books sample, source code).\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/414m4ETx0AL._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \nRay Tracing in One Weekend, by Peter Shirley, January 2016 (Code, blog), download for free, read (corrected version) for free.\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41T83nzgx6L._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \nRay Tracing: the Next Week, by Peter Shirley, March 2016 (Code, blog), download for free, read (corrected version) for free.\n | \n\n\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41a5yvVUxrL._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \nRay Tracing: The Rest Of Your Life, by Peter Shirley, March 2016 (Code, blog), download for free, read (corrected version) for free.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51Hd5C34gtL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nEssential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Third Edition, by James M. Van Verth and Lars M. Bishop, AK Peters/CRC Press, August 2015 (Book's website, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51TUe9Hi0LL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro6, edited by Wolfgang Engel, CRC Press, July 2015 (Book's website, blog, Google Books sample, source code).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51FPoi7JfuL._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \nWebGL Insights, edited by Patrick Cozzi, CRC Press, July 2015 (blog), download for free.\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51Rev-eVu2L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL\nSuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, Seventh Edition, by Graham Sellers, Richard S. Wright Jr., Nicholas Haemel, Addison-Wesley, July 2015 (source code and blog, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51GCWHDGk7L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nLearning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL - Second Edition, by Jos Dirksen, Packt Publishing, March 2015 (Table of Contents and samples, runnable code, Github, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41YcYhTRtfL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nThree.js Cookbook, by Jos Dirksen, Packt Publishing, January 2015 (Table of Contents and samples, runnable code, Github, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/5136cFDbJZL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nIntroduction to Computer Graphics: A Practical Learning Approach, by Fabio Ganovelli, Massimiliano Corsini, Sumanta Pattanaik, and Marco Di Benedetto, AK Peters/CRC Press, October 2014 (Google Books sample, authors' website, publisher's page).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51G%2B4J3NltL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPGPU Programming for Games and Science, by David H. Eberly, AK Peters/CRC Press, August 2014 (book's code website, publisher's page, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51LqawQ2lJL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nComputer Vision Metrics: Survey, Taxonomy, and Analysis,\nby Scott Krig, Apress, July 2014 (Table of Contents and free download; see our blog for options).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51FSwwrBpiL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nMultithreading for Visual Effects,\nby Martin Watt, Erwin Coumans, George ElKoura, Ronald Henderson, Manuel Kraemer, Jeff Lait, and James Reinders, CRC Press, July 2014 (SIGGRAPH 2013 course notes and book site, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51A3QOnv8VL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nThree.js Essentials, by Jos Dirksen, Packt Publishing, July 2014 (Github, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51JZcQDYvSL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro5, edited by Wolfgang Engel et alia, AK Peters/CRC Press, June 2014 (Table of Contents and source code, some extended abstracts).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/antons_opengl4.jpg\") \n\nAnton's OpenGL 4 Tutorials, by Anton Gerdelan, June 2014 (book website, free tutorials, source code).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51j8EklXAZL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time 3D Rendering with DirectX and HLSL: A Practical Guide to Graphics Programming, by Paul Varcholik, Addison-Wesley, May 2014. (online Table of Contents and sample chapter, PDF version of same, forum and errata (archived), dependency on FX Composer and Visual Studio, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51oD%2BbLq1mL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nInteractive Computer Graphics with WebGL (Seventh Edition), by Edward Angel and Dave Shreiner, Addison-Wesley, March 2014 (more information, figures and source code).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51A16pJeSFL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL ES 3.0 Programming Guide, 2nd Edition, by Dan Ginsburg, Budirijanto Purnomo, Dave Shreiner, Aaftab Munshi, Addison-Wesley, March 2014 (book website, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41WwY62EbjL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nDirect3D Rendering Cookbook, by Justin Stenning, Packt Publishing, January 2014. (online Table of Contents and sample chapter, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51C8atIuYKL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nPractical Algorithms for 3D Computer Graphics, Second Edition, by R. Stuart Ferguson, AK Peters/CRC Press, December 2013, Google Books sample, related OpenFX site).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51qni3lQFEL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nComputer Graphics: From Pixels to Programmable Graphics Hardware, by Alexey Boreskov and Evgeniy Shikin, Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, October 2013 (Google Preview, Table of Contents, and code).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41hhbPSZU8L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nThe History of Visual Magic in Computers: How Beautiful Images are Made in CAD, 3D, VR and AR, by Jon Peddie, Springer, October 2013 (Google Books sample, Table of Contents).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41%2Blo42XekL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nLearn OpenGL ES For Mobile Game and Graphics Development, by Prateek Mehta, Apress, August 2013 (Book's website, with code, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51vE73W%2B5mL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nComputer Graphics: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, by John F. Hughes, Andries van Dam, Morgan McGuire, David F. Sklar, James D. Foley, Steven K. Feiner, and Kurt Akeley, Addison-Wesley, July 2013 (Book's website, with samples and code, downloadable sample, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51qrA3M8HuL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL ES 2 for Android: A Quick-Start Guide, by\nKevin Brothaler, Pragmatic Programmers, July 2013 (Table of Contents and samples, blog).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51UnpFD3duL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nWebGL Programming Guide: Interactive 3D Graphics Programming with WebGL, by Kouichi Matsuda, Rodger Lea, Addison-Wesley, July 2013 (Book's website, PDF of Table of Contents and sample, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51sETjdF%2BvL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nThe CUDA Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to GPU Programming, by Nicholas Wilt, Addison-Wesley, June 2013 (Book's website, Github code, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/516WS6LYoJL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL Development Cookbook, by Muhammad Mobeen Movania, Packt Publishing, June 2013 (free publisher sample, Google Books sample, code repository).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/514kGRqsEgL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro4, edited by Wolfgang Engel et alia, AK Peters/CRC Press, April 2013 (Table of Contents and source code, some abstracts - scroll down, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51TuOaaTjpL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Versions 4.3, Eighth Edition, by Dave Shreiner, Bill Licea-Kane, and Graham Sellers, Addison-Wesley, March 2013.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51nZzqYn8GL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nThe HDRI Handbook 2.0: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists, by Christian Bloch, Rocky Nook, January 2013 (Table of Contents and sample).\n | \n\n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/NoCover50.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming, by Jason L. McKesson, 2012. download for free\n | \n\n \n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/5144ipAT8YL._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 11, by Frank Luna, February 2012 (supplemental files).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51DxuLGuJ6L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\n3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development, 2nd Edition, by Fletcher Dunn and Ian Parberry, AK Peters, November 2011, read for free.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51GfUvlUosL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Computing Gems: Jade Edition, edited by Wen-mei W. Hwu, Morgan Kaufmann, August 2011 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51M4y3vSuJL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time Shadows, by Michael Wimmer, Ulf Assarsson, Elmar Eisemann, and Michael Schwartz, AK Peters/CRC Press, July 2011 (more information, and course notes and later course notes based on book). Based on their course notes here (and vastly expanded). (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/516RcRwqLDL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nPractical Rendering and Computation with Direct3D 11, by Jason Zink, Matt Pettineo, and Jack Hoxley, AK Peters/CRC Press, July 2011 (more information, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/517lJ9Y%2BWML._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n3D Engine Design for Virtual Globes, by Patrick Cozzi and Kevin Ring, AK Peters/CRC Press, June 2011 (sample chapters and related code, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/61RuiTKsluL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nMathematics for 3D Game Programming and Computer Graphics, Third Edition, by Eric Lengyel, Course Technology PTR, June 2011 (more information). Google Books sample.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51EbpQM-V6L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Development Tools, edited by Marwan Ansari, AK Peters/CRC Press, May 2011 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41bJ06UjS6L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nBeginning DirectX 11 Game Programming, by Allan Sherrod and Wendy Jones, Course Technology PTR, May 2011 (code, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51kbqYWOFQL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro2, edited by Wolfgang Engel, AK Peters, February 2011 (table of contents and source code, more information, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51TD4cZWAAL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Engine Gems 2, edited by Eric Lengyel, AK Peters/CRC Press, February 2011 (more information, Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51BluKlg0OL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n3D Graphics for Game Programming, by JungHyun Han, Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, February 2011 (Table of Contents and errata).\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51jY+FkYsPL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Computing Gems: Emerald Edition, edited by Wen-mei W. Hwu, Morgan Kaufmann, February 2011 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41Np%2B%2B%2BTthL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nComputer\nGraphics with OpenGL, Fourth Edition, by Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker, and Warren Carithers, Prentice\nHall, November 2010 (more info and resources).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41TqhD8yCRL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\n Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications, by Richard Szeliski, Springer, November 2010 download for free.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41qmJMnW05L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGeometry for Computer Graphics: Formulae, Examples and Proofs, by John Vince, Springer-Verlag, November 2010. Note that this is a softcover reissue of Vince's 2005 hardback book (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51vjmKDdjiL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Physics Pearls, edited by Gino van den Bergen and Dirk Gregorius, AK Peters, September 2010 (Table of Contents).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51WzvDvGrEL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nPolygon Mesh Processing, by Mario Botsch, Leif Kobbelt, Mark Pauly, Pierre Alliez, and Bruno Levy, AK Peters, August 2010 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/5150-70osuL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU Pro: Advanced Rendering Techniques (was: ShaderX8), edited by Wolfgang Engel, AK Peters, July 2010 (Table of Contents and source code, more information).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/618LPbTEEJL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nHigh Dynamic Range Imaging, Second Edition: Acquisition, Display, and Image-Based Lighting, by Erik Reinhard et al., Morgan Kaufmann, June 2010 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41EU+tzxOcL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\niPhone 3D Programming: Developing Graphical Applications with OpenGL ES, Philip Rideout, O'Reilly Media, May 2010 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51qUiwqLm6L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nLight & Skin Interactions: Simulations for Computer Graphics Applications, Gladimir V. G. Baranoski and Aravind Krishnaswamy, Morgan Kaufmann, May 2010 (Google Books sample).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51XJzZz9GFL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Programming Gems 8, edited by Adam Lake, Course Technology PTR, March 2010.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/61h7A3xHNoL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nVideo Game Optimization, Eric Preisz and Ben Garney, Course Technology PTR, March 2010.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51wtFm0EcpL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Engine Gems, Volume One, edited by Eric Lengyel, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, March 2010 (more information). Google Books sample.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41SXi%2BFPE5L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nTemporal Coherence in Real-Time Rendering: Practical Approaches for Capitalizing on Temporal Coherence in the Domain of Real-Time Rendering, by Daniel Scherzer, VDM Verlag, February 2010. Download thesis (same information) for free.\n | \n| \n\n\nMathematics for Computer Graphics, 3rd Edition, by John Vince, Springer-Verlag, February 2010. Google Books sample.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41qkB63AoAL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL Shading Language, Third Edition, by Randi J. Rost, Bill Licea-Kane, and others, Addison-Wesley, July 2009. Google Books sample.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41MbgiL9x0L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGPU-based Real-Time Solid Voxelization for Volume Graphics: Theory and Practice: Volume Modeling and Volumetric Collision Detection, by Duoduo Liao, VDM Verlag, July 2009.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51YQVQEOWUL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nAn Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, by Ronald Goldman, CRC Press, July 2009 (Table of Contents).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41VE3485uZL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time Cameras, by Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, April 2009.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51%2BOEdkNplL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nComputer Facial Animation, Second Edition, by Frederic I. Parke and Keith Waters, October 2008.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51XcMj5h81L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nBest of Game Programming Gems, edited by Mark DeLoura, Charles River Media, June 2008 (note: does not include Game Programming Gems 7 or later).\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51pz2S9sZIL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nDigital Modeling of Material Appearance, by Julie Dorsey, Holly Rushmeier, and François Sillion, December 2007.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51E%2B10GRNIL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nGPU Gems 3, edited by Hubert Nguyen, August 2007, read for free, unofficial repo.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/4189U-NYi1L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nColor Imaging: Fundamentals and Applications, by Erik Reinhard et al., August 2007.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51CEuAYzNmL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nData Structures and Algorithms for Game Developers, by Allen Sherrod, May 2007 (more information).\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51A-I4MOfiL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGame Physics Engine Development, by Ian Millington, March 2007.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51FA5WJB3EL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nReal-time Volume Graphics, by Klaus Engel, Markus Hadwiger, Joe M. Kniss, Christof Rezk-Salama, and Daniel Weiskopf, July 2006, AK Peters.\n(book information page, Google Books sample)\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41hgYr3YJmL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\nGeometric Data Structures for Computer Graphics, by Elmar Langetepe and Gabriel Zachmann, AK Peters/CRC Press, February 2006.\n(book information page, Google Books search)\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51-6oFyhBKL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nGPU Gems 2: Techniques for Graphics and Compute Intensive Programming, edited by Matt Pharr, March 2005, read for free, code, unofficial repo.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51W01X6NB7L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nGPU Gems: Programming Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Real-Time Graphics, edited by Randima Fernando, March 2004, read for free, code, unofficial repo.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51S5NSFNMZL._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nShaderX2: Shader Programming Tips and Tricks with DirectX 9.0, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Wordware Publishing, Nov. 2003, download for free, also free code download and notes.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/514E6BJEJ9L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nShaderX2: Introductions and Tutorials with DirectX 9.0, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Wordware Publishing, Nov. 2003, download for free, also free code download and notes.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51K2X94P56L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nThe Cg Tutorial, by Randy Fernando and Mark J. Kilgard, March 2003, read for free.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51G43ZGSJ8L._SL50_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nDirect3D ShaderX: Vertex and Pixel Shader Tips and Tricks, edited by Wolfgang Engel, Wordware Publishing, June 2002, download for free, also free code download and notes.\n | \n\n \n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51E2EDBTB9L._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book, by Michael Abrash, July 1997, read for free. Truly ancient, yes, but there are still articles of general interest, and Abrash is a fine story-teller.\n | \n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41NJZBE31HL._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Principles of Digital Image Synthesis, by Andrew S. Glassner, Morgan Kaufmann, 1995: download for free, errata. An incredible book, and physics doesn't change (much), so despite its age this book is full of useful information.\n | \n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51HG2DGJ4KL._SX55_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Radiosity: A Programmer's Perspective, by Ian Ashdown, Wiley, 1994: download for free. A fine introduction to photometry concepts.\n | \n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/cohen_wallace.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Radiosity and Realistic Image Synthesis, by Michael F. Cohen and John R. Wallace, Academic Press Professional, 1993: download for free. The first book on the use of radiosity in computer graphics, again with an approachable introduction to photometry.\n | \n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41x0mOjyDrL._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Simulating Humans: Computer Graphics Animation and Control, by Norman I. Badler, Cary B. Phillips, Bonnie Lynn Webber, Oxford University Press, 1993: download for free. All about the human figure and how to model it in the computer. Old, but chock full of information.\n | \n\n ![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41nKyw8Iv+L._SL50_.jpg\") \n \n \n \n Introduction to Computing with Geometry, by Adrian Bowyer and John Woodwark, Information Geometers Ltd, 1993: download for free and alternate. About surfaces and other geometry-related bits. Written in an approachable and entertaining manner, with solid math and (occasionally dusty but workable) code bits.\n | \n \n \n \n\n\n What follows is a list\nof some books and other media we think are worthwhile for real-time rendering and computer graphics\nin general. Books specific to ray tracing can be found on this page.\n Introductory Resources \n \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/GraphicsCodexThumb100.jpg\") \n\nThe Graphics Codex, by Morgan McGuire, 2011-2024 (Main site).\nA free site that is both a guide to the basics of computer graphics and a practitioner's reference manual. It is continually updated with mini-tutorials, code snippets, algorithm descriptions, and formulae that the author has found of use.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/focg5.jpg\") \n\nFundamentals of Computer Graphics, 5th Edition, by Steve Marschner, Peter Shirley, et alia, AK Peters, September 2021 (Google Books sample, CRC website).\nThis book has evolved from a 500-page book that Peter Shirley wrote by himself to a 700-page 5th edition co-authored with Steve Marschner and with \"guest chapters\" by nine other notable graphics professionals (full disclosure: including Naty Hoffman). Its focus is as a textbook of the theory and practice of computer graphics as a whole.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51oD%2BbLq1mL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nInteractive Computer Graphics with WebGL (Seventh Edition), by Edward Angel and Dave Shreiner, Addison-Wesley, March 2014 (more information, figures and source code).\n\nThis is not a book for learning WebGL or OpenGL.\nRather, it uses WebGL to teach the fundamentals of computer graphics. A solid,\nmodern text, and recommended as a precursor for our own book.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/MOOC.jpg\") \n\nInteractive 3D Graphics, by Eric Haines, 2013, Udacity (interactive demos/exercises collection, syllabus, resources, course scripts (at bottom), downloadable videos, code).\nA free, massive open online course (MOOC) focused on the basic theory and practice of interactive computer graphics, using three.js.\n | \n\n \n API Guides \n \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51TuOaaTjpL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Versions 4.3, Eighth Edition, Dave Shreiner, Bill Licea-Kane, Graham Sellers, Addison-Wesley, March 2013.\n\nThe Red Book, it's the standard guide for understanding OpenGL.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51Rev-eVu2L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, Seventh Edition, by Graham Sellers, Richard S. Wright Jr., Nicholas Haemel, Addison-Wesley, July 2015 (Source code and blog, Google Books sample of Seventh Edition).\nIf the Red Book fails you, this is the next place to go.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51uAycKcf2L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nGraphics Shaders: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, by Mike Bailey and Steve Cunningham, AK Peters, November 2011 (Google Books sample from first edition).\n\nIf you want to focus on GLSL shaders, this book comes well-recommended by a number of people.\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/418z2v-8xPL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL 4 Shading Language Cookbook - Third Edition, by David Wolff, Packt Publishing, September 2018 (Table of Contents and sample chapter, Google Books sample, Githubbed code).\n\nThis one's been recommended to me, had a reasonable Gamasutra review, is in its third edition, and has good ratings. Giving it a skim, it looked worthwhile.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51SaY+G5UVL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nIntroduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 11, by Frank D. Luna, Jones & Bartlett, March 2012.\nFrom a skim, this looks to be a comprehensive, well-illustrated book of how to do most common interactive rendering algorithms with DirectX 11. There's a good mix of text and code samples.\n | \n \n\n\n Advanced Texts \n \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51iw1UWKNhL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time Rendering, Fourth Edition, by Tomas Akenine-Möller, Eric Haines, Naty Hoffman, Angelo Pesce, Michał Iwanicki, and Sébastien Hillaire, August 2018 (book website, includes free chapters and appendices).\n\nWe like it, but don't really think of it as an introductory textbook.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51W01X6NB7L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51-6oFyhBKL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51E%2B10GRNIL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\nGPU Gems, edited by Randima Fernando: read for free, code, unofficial repo\n
\nGPU Gems 2, edited by Matthew Pharr: read for free, code, unofficial repo\n
\nGPU Gems 3, edited by Hubert Nguyen: read for free, unofficial repo\n
\nAddison-Wesley, 2004, 2005, 2007.\n\nExcellent edited collections of articles on interactive graphics, in well-produced volumes. These books were edited by NVIDIA employees, so there is a high level of NVIDIA participation. Note that all articles are free on the web.\n | \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51G43ZGSJ8L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/514E6BJEJ9L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51S5NSFNMZL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51fCKb6r%2BAL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/513Z9v-sASL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/417bTB%2BSooL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51rHYE6fuAL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/516FBcWVHbL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/5150-70osuL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51kbqYWOFQL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51rXEEFIkAL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/514kGRqsEgL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51JZcQDYvSL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51TUe9Hi0LL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51sWnma3MXL._SL100_.jpg\") \n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/gpu_zen_100.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51wlNem+I4L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe ShaderX series, subsequent GPU Pro series, and GPU Zen series,\nedited by Wolfgang Engel et al. \nThese books are also edited collections of articles dealing with new graphics techniques that use vertex and pixel shaders. Some are nuts and bolts practical, others are about new techniques in development. The ShaderX books collection website has links to resources for all these books. Note that the first three volumes are free for download; despite the age of the older volumes, they each contain some valuable articles. For example, the two articles in ShaderX2: Tips & Tricks coauthored by Marwan Ansari have excellent information about post-processing effects.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41GwM8ClmaL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nReal-Time Collision Detection, by Christer Ericson, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.A book on collision detection techniques.\nSolid theory coupled with the author's own practical experience makes this book an excellent choice for practitioners in the field. In addition to describing a wide range of relevant algorithms, the author also discusses optimization, numerical precision, robustness, and other topics critical in creating a workable interactive system.\nSee the author's web site for more information.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51t-Qtbq+vL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nVideo Game Optimization, by Eric Preisz and Ben Garney, Course Technology PTR, March 2010.This book covers types of optimization, how to set and achieve goals, discussion of specific tools (VTune, PIX, PerfHUD, etc.), where bottlenecks can occur and how to test for them, and in-depth coverage of CPU and GPU issues. Graphics and engine performance are the focus, including multicore and networking optimization, plus a chapter on consoles and another on managed languages. It’s a worthwhile book for just about anyone interested in optimization. These guys are veteran experts in this field, and the book gives specific advice and practical tips in many areas. Full review here.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51znSU3XZCL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nGeometric\nTools for Computer Graphics, by Philip Schneider and David Eberly, Morgan Kaufmann,\n2002.An incredible volume focused on practical computational geometry. It includes\na wide array of object/object intersection methods and other common algorithms. It also\ngives a solid grounding in much of the mathematics behind the methods. The book has a\ncompanion web site.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/31E0QC63DAL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n3D\nGame Engine Design, Second Edition: A Practical Approach to Real-Time Computer Graphics,\nby David Eberly, Morgan Kaufmann, 2006.A book dealing with a wide variety\nof real-time related topics, with solid theory and code. Somewhat math intensive\nat times, but we prefer this to hand-waving. This book offers the author's\nway of implementing various algorithms; do not expect a survey of techniques,\nbut rather in-depth coverage of a particular solution. Pure gold, and the\nrelated web site is a (inter)national\ntreasure. A related book is Eberly's 3D Game Engine Architecture: Engineering Real-Time Applications with Wild Magic, December 2004, which is about the WildMagic architecture used in 3D GED.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41aTAgsh8YL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nGame Engine Architecture, Third Edition, by Jason Gregory, AK Peters, August 2018 (Book's extensive website, Google Books sample, publisher's page).\n\nThis book is about just that, how to make a professional-grade game rendering system, from soup to nuts. Eberly's two books are the previous notable works in this area, but are quite different than this new volume. While they focus almost exclusively on algorithms, this book attempts to cover the whole task of developing an engine: what to use for source control, dealing with memory management and in-game profiling, input devices, SIMD, and many other practical topics. There is also algorithmic coverage of rendering, animation, collision detection and physics, among other areas. Naturally, the amount of information on each area is limited by page count (the book's a solid 860 pages), but in my brief skim it looks like most of the critical areas and concepts are touched on. You won't become an expert in any one area from this volume, but it looks like you'll have some reasonably deep understanding of the elements that go into making a game engine. Quite an impressive work, and I know of nothing else in this area that is so detailed.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/31seQH49q3L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51PKCXJAARL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51O1U3hannL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51NGaeQk-bL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51AzzJzq2yL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51YYtK1pprL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51XcMj5h81L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51y9SfMHnvL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51XJzZz9GFL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nThere are many books in the Game Programming Gems series:\n \nPublished by Charles River Media, 2000 through 2010.\n\nA wide range of Graphics Gems-like articles (with which it is not affiliated),\nit has many articles on subjects relevant to real-time rendering. There are\ntidbits on intersection calculations, collision detection, LOD and progressive\nmeshes, texture mapping effects, sprite effects, shadows, vertex and pixel shader tricks,\nand much more. There\nis also material on modelling, skinning, and animation. About a quarter or more of each book\nis on artificial intelligence and other topics, so the focus is not exclusively on computer graphics.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51RVJRli4HL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\nAdvanced Graphics Programming Using OpenGL, by Tom McReynolds and David Blythe, Morgan Kaufmann, Feb. 2005.\nThis is a great collection of all sorts of tricks and techniques used in interactive rendering. It's a little dated but still has a huge amount of practical information inside. A very old version is available on the web; the book is considerably updated.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51-ykLoxBpL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nOpenGL Insights, edited by Patrick Cozzi and Christophe Riccio, AK Peters, July 2012 (more information). Sort of a ShaderX/GPU Pro book for OpenGL, though with a wider range of articles on new technologies, debugging and performance techniques, and other areas OpenGL than a strict focus on graphics algorithms per se.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51F4VrabBQL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nLevel of Detail for 3D Graphics, by David Luebke et al., Morgan Kaufmann, July 2002.\n\nThis book covers a wide\nrange of topics in the area, by experts in the field. It discusses such aspects as\nmesh simplification, terrain rendering, and many algorithmic methods for\naccelerating image generation.\nThe book has a companion web site. It is also available as part of\nMorgan Kaufmann's\nRendering ebook Collection.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51fjxtgVZzL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51FNNSN19RL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/61TVBFGWS2L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51RD0EM2E3L._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51aJGpVASEL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nGraphics Gems, series editor Andrew Glassner,\nAcademic Press, 1990 to 1995: web site\n\nOld, but with useful algorithms and a code base that is maintained with bug fixes, so there's little code rot. A series of 5 books with a wide\nrange of algorithms for all\nsorts of areas of computer graphics; visit the\nweb site for a listing of articles, Amazon and Google Books excerpt links, and the latest code.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51XB0560BCL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/5171S6CTRCL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51zXIaoWpML._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nJim\nBlinn's Corner: A Trip Down the Graphics Pipeline, 1996: Google Books sample\n
Jim\nBlinn's Corner: Dirty Pixels, 1998: Google Books sample\n
Jim\nBlinn's Corner: Notation, Notation, Notation, 2002.\n
\n by Jim Blinn, Morgan Kaufmann.\n\nA collection of columns from IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications,\nthese talk about all sorts of nitty gritty details and algorithms not covered\nin other texts. Admittedly, most people will not need to implement software\nrendering algorithms, but there are still many useful tidbits here, as well as\nmasterful tutorials on signal processing, alpha compositing, and other key topics.\n | \n \n Mathematics and Theory \n \n\n\t\n\t![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/ila_100.jpg\") \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\tImmersive Linear Algebra,\n\tby J. Ström, K. Åström, and T. Akenine-Möller, 2015-2019\n\t\n\tA free interactive book on the subject, letting you build up your intuition for what various operations mean.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/pla100.jpg\") \n\nPractical Linear Algebra: A Geometry Toolbox, Fourth Edition, by Gerald E. Farin and Dianne\nHansford, CRC Press, 2021: sample\nchapters, Google Books sample\nA pleasant introduction to various elements\nof 2D and 3D analytical geometry and linear algebra. Numerous illustrations help build up an intuitive understanding of various procedures. Also, you have to love a book with a chapter called \"Eigen Things\".\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51LbyfgZmPL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nMathematics for 3D Game Programming and Computer Graphics, Third Edition, by Eric Lengyel, Course Technology PTR, June 2011: more information\n\nThis book gives the underpinnings of mathematics used in 3D interactive applications. A wide range of topics is covered: the rendering pipeline (in Chapter 0), transforms (of course), lighting and shading, billboarding, collision detection, curves and surfaces, plus physics, ray tracing, and more. It is not a book for beginners, but is the place to go if you want to understand exactly how and why various operations are performed.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/513cU2y5pvL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nComputational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications, 3rd Edition, by Mark de Berg, Otfried Cheong, Marc van Kreveld, and Mark Overmars, Springer Verlag, 2008: Google Books sample\nAn extensive book on computational geometry, with a focus\non presenting algorithms that are useful. No source code, but such code can usually be found elsewhere.\n | \n\n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/51vE73W%2B5mL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\nComputer Graphics: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, by John F. Hughes, Andries van Dam, Morgan McGuire, David F. Sklar, James D. Foley, Steven K. Feiner, and Kurt Akeley, July 2013 (Book's website, with samples and code, downloadable sample, Google Books sample).\n\nA classic work, updated at last to a third edition. Comprehensive coverage of the field as a whole.\n | \n\n![\"cover\"](\"AmazonImages/41NJZBE31HL._SL100_.jpg\") \n\n\n\nPrinciples of Digital Image Synthesis, by Andrew S. Glassner, Morgan Kaufmann, 1995: download for free, errata.\n\nA huge tome (actually two volumes), the theory behind computer\ngraphics is (almost) all here. This book is not about algorithms, but rather covers\nmuch of the relevant physics, optics, signal processing, and psychological\ntheory about how light and materials interact and how we perceive them. A\nmust for researchers attempting to simulate reality. Download books, which includes all errata corrected.\n | \n \n | \n
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