Advanced 3D Game Programming All in One

Kenneth C. Finney - Collection Course Technology

592 pages, parution le 31/07/2005

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Résumé

Take your 3D game programming skills to the next level! Advanced 3D Game Programming All in One uses the Torque Game Engine to teach experienced 3D game programmers advanced concepts. You'll use the Torque Game Engine to learn each new skill, maximizing your game engine experience. Quickly conquer TorqueScript, simulation techniques, the ins and outs of the game engine, player control, and using applied artificial intelligence. Then take it up a notch and discover how to spice up your game with enhanced game modeling using character and shape modeling and dynamic skins. Advanced 3D Game Programming All in One reveals the techniques and mechanisms that will give you an insider's look into the realm of game development so you can create your own amazing games just like the pros.

What's on the CD:

Torque Game Engine 1.3 executable plus demo scripts

Torque Game Engine demo 1.3 installer for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh

Torque War Zone demo 1.4 for Windows and Macintosh

Windows tools, including:

Apache 2.0
QuArK 6.3
Mini-Python 1.5b
Map2dif standalone Torque 1.3 Interior exporter
Trial version of MilkShape 3D
Torque DTS with MilkShape plug-in
Trial version of UltraEdit-32
Wilbur terrain editing software

Demo games for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh

Source code and art from the book

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
Advanced Script Programming
Artificial Intelligence
Enhanced Game Programming
Enhanced Game Modeling
Appendix A: The Torque Reference
Appendix B: Additional Resources
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Thomson
Auteur(s)	Kenneth C. Finney
Collection	Course Technology
Parution	31/07/2005
Nb. de pages	592
Format	18,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1273g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781592007332
ISBN13	978-1-59200-733-2