Index

P

Paint program, editing images, 388

Park value, GearState enumeration, 346, 351

ParseCommand method, Console class, 64

Particle structure, definition, 154

particle systems

components, 152

ParticleUpdate delegate, 153

ParticleGenerator class

constructor, 157

inheritance and definition, 154

methods

copy constructor method, 156

Copy method, 159

Dispose method, 156, 166

InRect method, 165

Render method, 162

Update method, 160

ParticleUpdate delegate

creating a multipurpose particle system, 153

physics

ballistics of projectiles, 303

cloth dynamics, 303

dynamics of flexible systems, 362

vehicle dynamics, 303

Pitch, definition, 6

Plane class

FromPoints method, 184, 210

Play method, Jukebox class, 286

players vehicle

Update method, Ownship class, 192

players view, 197

PlaySound method, SoundEffect class, 298

point lights, 110, 215

CheckFrustum method, 228

point primitive, 104

Poll method

Device class, 31–32

GameInput class, 73

polygon reduction tools

compared to WeldVertices method, 170

PolyTrans, 387

PopulateBuffer method, Cloth class, 372

PopulateIndexBuffer method, Cloth class, 373

Portal culling, 86

description, 87

position, characteristic of object, 80

Position property, ImageButton class, 46

PositionNormalTextured structure

vertex format, 124

primitives, defining, 5

Process method

CarDynamics class, 337, 344, 346, 349, 351–352

Wheel class, 324–327

ProcessAttitude method, CarDynamics class, 352, 359

ProcessEntry method, Console class, 63

ProcessWheels method, CarDynamics class, 352, 357

ProgressiveMesh class

constructor, 179

methods

DrawSubset method, 187

OptimizeBaseLevelOfDetail method, 181

TrimByVertices method, 170, 181

projection matrix

creating, 200

represents lens of camera, 197

values that define, 197

viewing frustum, 198