Game Physics

David H. Eberly - Collection Interactive 3D Technology

777 pages, parution le 08/01/2004

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Résumé

Game Physics is an introduction to the ideas and techniques needed to create physically realistic 3D graphic environments. As a companion volume to Dave Eberly's industry standard 3D Game Engine Design, Game Physics shares a similar practical approach and format. Dave includes simulations to introduce the key problems involved and then gradually reveals the mathematical and physical concepts needed to solve them. He then describes all the algorithmic foundations and uses code examples and working source code to show how they are implemented, culminating in a large collection of physical simulations. This book tackles the complex, challenging issues that other books avoid, including Lagrangian dynamics, rigid body dynamics, impulse methods, resting contact, linear complementarity problems, deformable bodies, mass-spring systems, friction, numerical solution of differential equations, numerical stability and its relationship to physical stability, and Verlet integration methods. Dave even describes when real physics isn't necessary—and hacked physics will do.

Features

CD-ROM with extensive C++ source code that supports physical simulation; has many illustrative applications for Windows, Linux, and OS X; and is compatible with many game engines—including the Wild Magic engine, for which the complete source code is included.
Contains sample applications for shader programs (OpenGL and DirectX), including deformation by vertex displacement, skin and bones for smooth object animation, rippling ocean waves with realistic lighting, refraction effects, Fresnel reflectance, and iridescence.
Includes exercises for instructional use and a review of essential mathematics.

L'auteur - David H. Eberly

David Eberly: Magic Software, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Dave Eberly is the president of Magic Software, Inc. (www.magic-software.com), a company that specializes in software development for computer graphics, image analysis, and numerical methods. Previously, he was the director of engineering at Numerical Design Limited, the company responsible for the real-time 3D game engine, NetImmerse. His background includes a BA in mathematics from Bloomsburg University, MS and PhD degrees in mathematics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and MS and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dave is author of 3D Game Engine Design (2001), 3D Game Engine Architecture (2005), Game Physics (2004), and (with Philip Schneider) Geometric Tools for Computer Graphics (2003).

Sommaire

Introduction
Basic Concepts from Physics
Rigid Body Motion
Deformable Bodies
Physics Engines
Physics and Shader Programs
Linear Complementarity and Mathematical Programming
Differential Equations
Numerical Methods
Quaternions

A Linear Algebra
B Affine Algebra
C Calculus
D Ordinary Difference Equations

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Morgan Kaufmann
Auteur(s)	David H. Eberly
Collection	Interactive 3D Technology
Parution	08/01/2004
Nb. de pages	777
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1590g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781558607408
ISBN13	978-1-558-60740-8