C++ Game Animation Programming: Learn modern animation techniques from theory to implementation using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan, Edition 2

• Learn how to create a game skeleton with keyboard and mouse controls along with modern graphics
• Gain insights into model loading, character animations, inverse kinematics, and debugging techniques
• Master the art of creating animated characters and controlling their various aspects
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

• 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

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.