Outlines the basic and advanced principles involved in creating interactive games, including flight simulators, three-dimensional walk-through games, and various multimedia utilities, with an accompanying CD that includes shareware games and commercial demos. Original. (All Users).

Tricks of the Game-Programming Gurus

LaMothe, André

Tyler, Denise

Ratcliff, John

Humor & Entertainment

Sams.

Shows how to create backgrounds, structured displays, characters, and animation, and discusses input handling and performance considerations

Teach Yourself Game Programming in 21 Days/Book and Cd-Rom

Computers & Technology

Games & Strategy Guides

Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus/Book and Cd-Rom

Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus takes game programmers to the next level of programming, teaching them the latest techniques and tools: DirectX, 3D acceleration, Artificial Intelligence and explains, in detail, 3D algorithms including texture mapping and lighting.

Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus

Today is the greatest time in history to be in the game business. We now have the technology to create games that look real! Sony's Playstation II, XBOX, and Game Cube are cool! But, all this technology isn't easy or trivial to understand - it takes really hard work and lots of Red Bull. The difficulty level of game programming has definitely been cranked up these days in relation to the skill set needed to make games. Andre LaMothe's follow-up book to Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus is the one to read for the latest in 3D game programming. When readers are finished with Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus-Advanced 3D Graphics and Rasterization, they will be able to create a full 3D texture-mapped, lit video game for the PC with a software rasterizer they can write themselves. Moreover, they will understand the underlying principles of 3D graphics and be able to better understand and utilize 3D hardware today and in the future.

Tricks of the 3d Game Programming Gurus: Advanced 3d Graphics and Rasterization (Other Sams)

Tricks of the Windows Game Programmin Gurus, 2E takes the reader through Win32 programming, covering all the major components of DirectX including DirectDraw, DirectSound, DirectInput (including Force Feedback), and DirectMusic. Andre teaches the reader 2D graphics and rasterization techniques. Finally, Andre provides the most intense coverage of game algorithms, multithreaded programming, artificial intelligence (including fuzzy logic, neural nets, and genetic algorithms), and physics modeling you have ever seen in a game book.

&amp;a&gt;breaks new ground in game development by bridging the alien worlds of hardware and software together for the first time! The Black Art of Video Game Console Design is written for the programmer and/or hobbyist interested in software game development, but also wants to understand the hardware games are implemented on. This book assumes no prior knowledge of Electrical Engineering or Computer Architecture, but takes you on a breathtaking journey from atomic semiconductor theory to the design and construction of basic video game consoles that you can build and write your own games for! Included in the book is the entire design of numerous embedded game systems including the XGameStation systems and much more. The Black Art of Video Game Console Design with 800+ pages covers everything you need to know to design your own game console including: • Basic atomic physics and semiconductor theory primer. • Introduction to circuit analysis; current, voltage, and resistance. • Analog design using discrete components. • Digital electronics and Boolean algebra. • Physical hardware construction and prototyping techniques. • Combinational logic and advanced integrated circuit building blocks. • Finite state machine design. • Computer architecture and design. • Understanding and using microprocessors and microcontrollers. • Developing software for embedded systems. • Designing video (NTSC/VGA), audio, and input device systems. • Interfacing and communications. • The complete design and discussion of numerous game systems including the XGameStations! Register your book at informit.com/register and download the following additional resources (previously on bundled CD): • PCB and circuit simulation tools. • All necessary data sheets. • Demos and source code. • Complete designs to numerous embedded systems including the XGameStations.

Black Art of Video Game Console Design, The

Sams Publishing

Ready to start creating your own Windows games but not sure where to begin? A little programming knowledge can go a long, long way when you've got the inside track to game programming with Windows Game Programming For Dummies. Using the latest DirectX technology from Microsoft, veteran game designer Andre LaMothe takes you step-by-step through the process of creating your own games for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Windows 98. After you understand the nuts and bolts of Windows programming, you can add music and sound effects, design your own artificial intelligence to create thinking" opponents, and use the powerful DirectX tools to build lightning-fast applications...all without having to suffer through the complicated coding requirements of MFC and C++. All the tools you need to start writing (and selling) your own games are right here in Windows Game Programming For Dummies, along with a special CD-ROM loaded with the complete DirectX Software Developers Kit, code samples included in the book, state-of-the-art animation and modeling software, and lots of graphics and sound files to use in your own custom-built games."

Windows Game Programming For Dummies

For Dummies

The multimedia and computer-games industry has exploded in recent years. Games have gotten incredibly sophisticated―and incredibly entertaining. The programs used to create them have improved also, to the point that you don’t necessarily have to be a nerd deluxe to do it yourself. Even so, game programming can be challenging―even if you’re a veteran C/C++ programmer and licensed technogeek. Challenging, sure…but also incredibly cool. 
Using DirectX―the latest and greatest technology for making games on PCs―Windows Game Programming For Dummies will help you write just about any 2D game you can conjure. Now updated to cover new DirectX and Windows releases, your friendly yellow-and-black companion will show you: <ul>
<li>The basics of video game design</li> <li>The nuts and bolts of Windows programming</li> <li>How to work with DirectX―and play with DirectDraw</li> <li>How to make a real game, with an actual, step-by-step example</li> <li>How to market your mind-blowing new creation</li> <li>The ten biggest mistakes made by game programmers―and how to avoid them</li> </ul>
From graphics to sound to input and installation, legendary game developer and Xtreme Games CEO André LaMothe takes you right into the guts of the game―in an entertaining style that won’t send you retreating to the nearest joystick. André’s witty, he’s tons of fun, and before you know it he’ll have you up to speed on: <ul>
<li>Setting up your game programming workstation</li> <li>Getting into DirectDraw: animation techniques, bitmaps, color keying, and more</li> <li>Adding Direct X subsystems such as DirectSound, DirectInput, and AutoPlay</li> <li>Getting your hands dirty by making a real game</li> </ul>
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<li>The physics of asteroids and other flying objects: time, velocity, force, and all that</li> <li>Game programming websites, downloads, 3D engines, usenet groups, and more!</li> </ul>

Windows Game Programming for Dummies, Second Edition

Explains the complex technical aspects of video game programming in comprehensive language, covering such areas as 3-D graphics, "voxel graphics," digitized sound and music, modem communications, and game assembly. Original. (Intermediate).

Black Art of 3D Game Programming: Writing Your Own High-Speed 3D Polygon Video Games in C

Waite Group Pr

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Books by LaMothe, André

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Tricks of the Game-Programming Gurus

Teach Yourself Game Programming in 21 Days/Book and Cd-Rom

Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus/Book and Cd-Rom

Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus

Tricks of the 3d Game Programming Gurus: Advanced 3d Graphics and Rasterization (Other Sams)

Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus

Black Art of Video Game Console Design, The

Windows Game Programming For Dummies

Windows Game Programming for Dummies, Second Edition

Black Art of 3D Game Programming: Writing Your Own High-Speed 3D Polygon Video Games in C