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After purchasing this book I was left rather disappointed. Being an experienced developer I was looking for a book with useful examples to help overcome the game programming entry barrier.This book is nothing more than a simple Driect3D reference book with somewhat unconnected examples. The Zen of Direct3D Game Programming is a *MUCH* better book (read: 5 stars).A further thing to note is that after reviewing the chapter on Quake 3 models (md3) I embarked on a small project to render/animate these models. Unfortunately the book didn't cover the material in depth enough to do this (and was in fact incorrect with respect to the md3 format). I sent an email to Wolfgang asking for assistance. It's now been over 2 months and I haven't heard a word.I will not be buying any of this authors books in the future.Aaron Thomas.