Articles

 

Tutorials

Name Author Description OS Updated 3D Series Chapter 1: Projection Rel Rel explains why and how to use rotations Mar 2005 3D Series Chapter 2: Rotations Rel Rel explains 3D rotations Mar 2005 3D Series Chapter 3: Vectors Rel A detailed look at vectors and their applications in 3D graphics Mar 2005 3D Series Chapter 4: Matrices Rel Examines matrices and their applications Mar 2005 3D Series Chapter 5: Lookat Rel Describes the fast alternative 3D "LookAt" transform Mar 2005 Alpha Blending Tutorial Toshi Covers alpha blending (aka "translucency") techniques Mar 2005 Graphics Programming Black Book Michael Abrash Awesome book written by the master of code and graphics optimization Mar 2005 Programming the VGA Registers Boone Short register tutorial with reference Mar 2005 Why Divide by Z? Toshi How to draw your 3D world on a 2D screen Mar 2005 Zed3D Sébastien Loisel Compact reference for 3D graphics programming Mar 2005 Circle-Triangle Intersection Method The_Grey_Beast Algorithm and pseudocode for detecting circle/triangle intersections Nov 2006 Designing Arcade Computer Game Graphics Ari Feldman An introductory to intermediate level book about designing arcade computer game graphics Apr 2008

References

Name Author Description OS Updated VESA BIOS Extension (VBE) Standards VESA Official VESA VBE standards for accessing SVGA hardware Mar 2005 VGA Programmers Master Reference Manual Andrew Scott Lengthy VGA reference based on the Trident 8900 Mar 2005 VGADOC Finn Thøgersen Collection of programming information for various (S)VGA adapters Mar 2005