3D Game Programming

All in One

Kenneth C. Finney - Collection Course Technology

812 pages, parution le 02/06/2004

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Résumé

Get ready for an amazing journey into the world of game development! 3D Game Programming All in One is your one-stop tour guide into this new world. If you believe that you can create games that are as cool as-or cooler than-the ones you 've been playing, now 's your chance to prove it. This book will give you the training, experience, and tools you need to turn your ideas into reality. Using a well-defined toolkit of programs, knowledge, skills, and ideas "3D Game Programming All in One" covers each step required to make a fully featured game. You 'll cover everything from opportunities within the game industry and elements of a 3D game to programming concepts, modeling, textures, and music. All you need to begin your journey is a creative idea and the enthusiasm to bring that idea to life.

Features

This book and the companion CD contain all of the tools and information necessary to create a complete ready-to-play first person shooter game.
Functions as a stand-alone book or 'the next step' for readers of Game Programming All in One (1931841233), which takes the reader through each step of the creation of a full 2D game.
Provides thorough explanation of 3D game programming, an emerging market within gaming.
The CD is a treasure chest of tools and resources for independent game developers, including a fully featured game engine; tools for modeling, sound and text editing, and image manipulation; sound, image, and music libraries.

L'auteur - Kenneth C. Finney

Kenneth Finney is the Principal Software Engineer at Wilkes Associates, Inc. in the Greater Toronto Area. He began programming in 1974 and remembers that old HP-1000 with its paper tape and punch cards with a perverse fondness. Finney was a recipient of the prestigious Conference Board of Canada ITX (Innovation in Technology Excellence) Award in 1997 for his work on InScan – a high-speed document scanning system. He also is an Associate Professor at Seneca College at York University in Toronto, helping technical writers learn how to survive in a software development environment. Finney is the creator of the popular Tubettiland ‘Online Campaign’ Mod and the ‘QuicknDirty’ game management tools for Novalogic’s Delta Force 2 game series. He is currently working on the new and unique TubettiWorld Action/Adventure game (www.tubettiworld.com) using the Torque Game Engine.

Sommaire

Introduction to 3D Game Development
Introduction to Programming
3D Programming Concepts
Game Programming
Gameplay
Network
Common Scripts
Introduction to Textures
Skins
Creating GUI Elements
Structural Material Textures
Terrains and Skyboxes
Introduction to Modeling with Milkshape
Making a player model
Making a Vehicle Model
Making Weapons and Items
Making Structures
Making the Game World Environment
Creating and Programming Sound
Game Sound and Music
Creating the Game Mission
The Game Server
The Game Client
The End Game

A: The Torque Game Engine Reference
B: Game Development Resources on the Internet
C: Game Development Tool Reference
D: QuArK Reference

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Premier Press, Thomson
Auteur(s)	Kenneth C. Finney
Collection	Course Technology
Parution	02/06/2004
Nb. de pages	812
Format	18,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1660g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781592001361
ISBN13	978-1-59200-136-1