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Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus

Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus

Fundamentals of 2D and 3D Game Programming

André LaMothe

1004 pages, parution le 10/09/1999

Résumé

New from bestselling video game guru, André LaMothe, Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus provides an incredibly rich tour of today's video game programming techniques for the Microsoft DirectX gaming platform. Filled with entertaining and challenging code examples in C, this book sets a high standard as a tutorial for getting started with game programming and will certainly earn a place on the bookshelf of any working (or aspiring) game developer.
The incredibly rich detail within this book on virtually all facets of game development on the DirectX platform is what sets it apart from other titles. The author, a truly legendary game programmer, conveys his expert knowledge with a sense of authority and flair in a massive format (nearly 1,000 pages). After a tour of basic Windows C programming, this book centers on Microsoft DirectX for game development. Though most of the printed book centers on DirectDraw (for 2D APIs), these APIs are used to render 3D worlds. (A wide variety of articles on Direct3D are included on the accompanying CD-ROM.) The author also shows how to get the most out of other Microsoft APIs for high-performance gaming, including sound (DirectSound and DirectMusic) and input (with DirectInput).

Rarely does the ordinary programmer get a glimpse into the high-powered world of video game development. That's what's offered here with plenty of techniques and tips for creating leading-edge game effects (such as simulating the laws of physics in your games, like gravity, or creating smarter characters with artificial intelligence). Whether you are an aspiring game developer or an interested game enthusiast with a programming background who wants a peek under the hood, Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus shows you how it's done in an exciting, technically rich, and authoritatively told tutorial on how to use DirectX for creating realistic video games.

Table of contents


Introduction I
Part I Windows Programming Foundations
Journey into the Abyss
The Windows Programming Model
Advanced Windows Programming
Windows GDI, Controls, and Last-Minute Gift Ideas
Part 11 DirectX and 21) Fundamentals
DirectX Fundamentals and the Dreaded COM
First Contact: DirectDraw
Advanced DirectDraw and Bitmapped Graphics
Vector Rasterization and 2D Transformations
Uplinking with DirectInput and Force Feedback
Sounding Off with DirectSound and DirectMusic
Part III Hardcore Game Programming
Algorithms, Data Structures, Memory Management, and Multithreading
Making Silicon Think with Artificial Intelligence
Playing God: Basic Physics Modeling
Putting It All Together: You Got Game!
Part IV Appendixes


L'auteur - André LaMothe

André LaMothe

holds degrees in mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering. He is the author of the best-selling books Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus, Teach Yourself Game Programming in 21 Days, and the Black Art of 3D Game Programming. Andre has also written numerous articles in Game Developer, Byte, Software Developer, and Circuit Cellar.

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Éditeur(s) Macmillan
Auteur(s) André LaMothe
Parution 10/09/1999
Nb. de pages 1004
EAN13 9780672313615

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