Game Programming Gems 1

For the countless tasks involved in creating a game engine there are an equal number of possible solutions. But instead of spending hours and hours trying to develop your own answers, now you can find out how the pros do it! Game Programming Gems is a hands-on, comprehensive resource packed with a variety of game programming algorithms written by experts from the game industry and edited by Mark DeLoura, software engineering lead for Nintendo of America, Inc.

From animation and artificial intelligence to Z-buffering, lighting calculations, weather effects, curved surfaces, mutliple layer Internet gaming, to music and sound effects, all of the major techniques needed to develop a competitive game engine are covered. Game Programming Gems is written in a style accessible to individuals with a range of expertise levels. All of the source code for each algorithm is included and can be used by advanced programmers immediately. For aspiring programmers, there is a detailed tutorial to work through before attempting the code, and suggestions for possible modifications and optimizations are included as well.

Subjects in the book:

• Tips and strategies for game developers
• Data-driven design and scripting languages
• Object-oriented design primer
• Using Visual C++ templates for faster math calculations
• Resource-management techniques (Singleton patterns, resource handles, and tips for fast data loads)
• The C++ Standard Template Library (STL) for games
• Bit arrays
• Network protocols for online games
• Using asserts and profiling for games
• Random numbers
• Interpolation methods
• Equations for rigid body motion
• Using polynomial approximations for trig functions
• Implicit Euler integration
• Wavelets
• Simulating water surfaces
• Quaternion vs. matrix calculations
• Artificial-intelligence (AI) techniques for gamers
• Sending messages
• Finite State Machines (FSMs)
• Game trees
• Pathing strategies (including A* and 3-D pathing solutions)
• Flocking algorithms
• Introduction to fuzzy logic and neural networks
• Techniques for faster graphics with polygons (and 3-D fundamentals)
• Loading vertices faster into OpenGL
• The vector camera
• Camera-control strategies
• 3-D collision detection
• Multiresolution maps
• Distance calculation
• Object occlusion
• Working with octrees
• Interpolating between 3-D keyframes
• Skinning techniques
• Terrain-generation algorithms (including fractals)
• 2-D lens flare
• 2-D sprite effects with 3-D hardware
• Techniques for more realistic lighting
• Shadows and texturing
• Simulating glass and liquids in games

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2 Responses

1. TnTonly says:

   January 11, 2009 at 5:40 am

   Hix, mình có đến gần 700MB sách về Game Dev, chẳng có thời gian mà đọc nữa.

   Mà ông bắt đầu care về game dev từ bao giờ thế , tưởng bảo ko thích cơ mà ^^

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2. admin says:

   January 11, 2009 at 2:28 pm

   ko care cũng phải đọc ấy chứ, mà game dev với sim dev có khác gì nhau đâu

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