Infinite Game Universe: Level Design, Terrain, and Sound

Guy W. Lecky-Thompson

428 pages, parution le 26/07/2002

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Résumé

This sequel to Infinite Game Universe: Mathematical Techniques focuses on level design, terrain, music, and sound. The book will provide programmers with the source code, cutting-edge techniques, and reference materials they need to create an exciting gaming environment that will capture the imagination of the player. Part 1 shows various techniques for storing game level information, citing particular game types; Part 2 discusses creation, storage and algorithms for a variety of landscapes; Part 3 provides techniques of encoding, generating, and making new sounds for use in games. These chapters cover a variety of sounds (from "non-human" to musical interludes); Part 4 includes ways in which language and graphics are used in gaming contexts; Part 5 discusses the decision-process for the target platform (handhelds, consoles, online, etc.), and the programming-specific information needed for each.

Key Features

Six chapters on sound techniques, including: Machine and Other Artificial Sounds, The Sound of Natural Disasters, Non-Human Sounds, Human and Humanesque Sounds, Musical Theory, Interlude and Segue Techniques
Includes discussions of handhelds, digital imaging, artificial language, processor-limited environments, ballistic deformation, faultline shading, and more!

On the CD-ROM
The CD-ROM accompanying the book contains all of the applications used to generate the images in executable form for the Microsoftâ"¢ Windows platform, using a Borland Turbo C++ compiler (see the "/binaries" directory for each chapter). The majority of source code was written in pure ANSI C or C++ (see "/source" directory). All of the figures contained in the book, in full color where applicable are in the "/figures" directory.
Contents

Introduction
Part I: Level Design Techniques
Platform Based
Building Based
Discrete Object Based
Landscape Based
Introduction to Event Sequencing
Part II: Terrain & Landscape Definition
Smoothed Random
Faultline & Midpoint Displaced Landscapes
Ballistic Deformation & Particle Deposition
Pure Mathematical Landscapes
Rivers, Lakes & Caldera
Terrain Building Blocks
Part III: Sound & Music
Machine & Other Artificial Sounds
The Sound of Natural Disasters
Human & Humanesque Sounds
Musical Theory
Interlude and Seugue Techniques
Part IV: Words & Pictures
Natural Language
Artificial Language vs. AI
Digital Imaging
Artificial Pictures
Natural Pictures
Part V: Limited Resource Environments
Processor Limited Environments
Dynamic Memory Limited Environments
Static Storage Limitations
Online Gaming
The Mobile Market

L'auteur - Guy W. Lecky-Thompson

Guy Lecky-Thomson is an experienced writer in the field of game programming and software development.His articles have appeared on Gamasutra.com and in the book, Game Programming Gems.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Charles River Media
Auteur(s)	Guy W. Lecky-Thompson
Parution	26/07/2002
Nb. de pages	428
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	865g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781584502135
ISBN13	978-1-58450-213-5