Mastering C++ Game Animation Programming: Enhance your skills with advanced game animation techniques in C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan

“Mastering C++ Game Animation Programming stands as a valuable resource for seasoned developers aiming to advance their skills in game animation. Its thorough approach, combined with practical examples and expert insights, makes it a noteworthy addition to the libraries of professionals who need to work with game animation features.”

Charles YEH, Senior Software Engineer at Unity

“I enjoyed going through this book. It is well written, and the topic is particularly interesting. Implementing skinned mesh animation from the ground up is fiddly, and as a result, I’ve noticed many aspiring developers often just jump to using a heavy (often overkill) game engine rather than tackle this challenge head-on, which is a shame. This book makes great strides to resolve that.”

Karsten Pedersen, Course Leader at Bournemouth University

“It’s way more than just an animation book. It also dives into game maps, collision detection, navigation, optimization—lots of stuff that’s super useful for overall game development.

What I really appreciated is that it doesn’t just stick to key-frame and skeletal animation. It also introduces morph animation and shows how to blend between different techniques, which you don’t see explained clearly in many other places.

The book is hands-on. Each chapter builds on the last, and it was fun to see real progress as I followed along. By the end, I had built my own model and animation viewer/editor, which felt like a big achievement.

One part that really stood out to me was the section on the Assimp library. I had tried using it before and struggled to find clear documentation, but this book walked me through it and saved me a ton of time. Huge thanks to Michael for that. […]”

George Li, Sr. Software Engineer and Development Consultant at Unity, Author of the book Unreal Engine 5 Game Development with C++ Scripting

“I have a deep love for animation, and it is a topic that I want to learn more about even though (or maybe because!) I don’t tackle it on a daily basis. What’s even better is that this book contains a lot of information about game engines and rendering in general, something that should allow readers to delve into and learn about many of the fundamental principles that power the 3D industry at large. I am very happy that this book exists, one that goes quite deep into these topics, which are often hidden behind the blinding glow of other more immediate animation topics.”

Brais Brenlla Ramos, Senior UE4 developer at AccuCities, Author of Unreal Engine 5 Shaders and Effects Cookbook

Michael Dunsky is an electronics engineer, console porting programmer, and game developer with more than 20 years of programming experience. He started with BASIC at the young age of 14 and expanded his portfolio over the years to include assembly language, C, C++, Java, Python, VHDL, OpenGL, GLSL, and Vulkan. During his career, he also gained extensive knowledge of Linux, virtual machines, server operation, and infra-structure automation. Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Sci-ence from the FernUniversität in Hagen with a focus on computer graphics, parallel programming, and software systems.