This is the code repository for C++ Game Animation Programming, published by Packt.
Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan
If you‘re fascinated by the complexities of animating video game characters and are curious about the transformation of model files into 3D avatars and NPCs that can explore virtual worlds, then this book is for you.
This book covers the following exciting features:
- Create simple OpenGL and Vulkan applications and work with shaders
- Explore the glTF file format, including its design and data structures
- Design an animation system with poses, clips, and skinned meshes
- Find out how vectors, matrices, quaternions, and splines are used in game development
- Discover and implement ways to seamlessly blend character animations
- Implement inverse kinematics for your characters using CCD and FABRIK solvers
- Understand how to render large, animated crowds efficiently
- Identify and resolve performance issues
If you feel this book is for you, get your copy today!
All of the code is organized into folders.
Following is what you need for this book: This book is for curious C++ developers, game programmers, game designers, and character animators, either pursuing this as a hobby or profession, who have always wanted to look behind the curtain and see how character animation in games works. The book assumes basic C++ and math knowledge, and you should be able to read code and math formulas to get the most out of this book.
With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-15).
| Chapter | Software required | OS required |
|---|---|---|
| 1-15 | Visual Studio 2022 or Eclipse 2023-06 (or newer) | Windows 10 (or newer), or Linux (i.e. Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, or newer) |
Michael Dunsky is an educated electronics technician, game developer, and console porting programmer with more than 20 years of programming experience. He started at the age of 14 with BASIC, adding his way to Assembly language, C, C++, Java, Python, VHDL, OpenGL, GLSL, and Vulkan to his portfolio. During his career, he also gained extensive knowledge in virtual machines, server operation, infrastructure automation, and other DevOps topics. Michael holds a Computer Science BSc. Degree with a focus on computer graphics, parallel programming, and distributed systems.
Gabor Szauer has been making games since 2010. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in game development. Gabor maintains an active Twitter presence, and maintains a programming-oriented game development blog. Gabor's previously published books are Game Physics Programming Cookbook and Lua Quick Start Guide, both published by Packt.