... deliver to game developers.
I’m excited to introduce a new section in this edition of Game Programming Gems
8 that I’m calling “General Purpose Computing on GPUs.” This is a new area for the
Gems ... edition of the Game Programming Gems series, started by
Mark DeLoura in 2000. The first edition was inspired by Andrew Glassner’s
popular Graphics Gems series. Since then, ot...
... every frame using tasks.
Chapter 8, Collision Detection and Physics: Physics and proper collision handling are
important parts of a game. Panda3D gives you powerful programming libraries for controlling ... take you through all the topics involved in developing games with Panda3D.
After a quick sweep through setting up a basic scene, Panda3D 1.7 Game Developer's
Cookbook will br...
... DirectX.
Windows Games Explorer
The Games Explorer is a feature of Windows Vista and Windows 7 that allows
developers to present their games on those OSs. The Games Explorer handles
things such as the game s ... . . 287
History of Programmable Shaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Effect Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
...
the book.
Chapter 3: Matrices. An understanding of matrices is another basic necessity of
3D game programming. This chapter discusses elementary concepts such as ma-
trix representation of linear ... see
material presented in the previous three chapters applied to practical applications
in 3D game programming and computer graphics. After analyzing lines and
planes in 3D space, we...
... all games, ac-
tions happen over a period of time. Basically, game programming is an art in-
volving the arrangement of events over a period of time.
Can we actually create an equation for games?
Game ... fast, or if it’s too slow,
the game goes down the tubes.
It’s Not the Size of the Game, It’s the Motion of the
Air-to-Surface Missiles
Three-dimensional games involve gameplay occur...
... 2 78
Summary 2 78
Chapter 9: Game #8, Treasure Chest 279
Frameworks and modules used 280
Reusing code 280
The parts of the game resources 280
And here they are… the game objects! 281
Layers 281
Our ... 6: Game #5, Balls Out! 177
Which frameworks and modules are used? 1 78
Game resources 1 78
Our lovely game objects 179
Layers 179
The tle screen 179
Game background 180...
... Shows
Summary
Chapter 10: Xbox Games with Windows 8
Games and the Metro Environment
Finding and Acquiring Games for
Windows 8
Finding and Acquiring Desktop
Games
Xbox LIVE and Windows 8
Summary
Chapter 11: ... Capabilities
Feature
Windows
8
Windows
8 Pro
Windows
RT
Maximum
number of
processors
1 2 2
Maximum
RAM
4 GB
(x86), 16
GB (x64)
4 GB
(x86), 64
GB (x64)
4 GB
Table 1-2: Upgrade...
... fun game for your friends and family, create a game
that you’ve always wanted to, create a project that can show off your game making
skills, be an indie game maker, or just want to create a game ... importantly games.
In addition to giving the user the ability to access single player games, AOL is
also accredited with releasing the first graphical MMO game called Neverwinter
Nigh...
... those types of rules for most games in that genre.
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TABLE 1.1
Game Mechanics and
Game Genres
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CHAPTER 1
Discrete ...
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Game Mechanics
Advanced Game Design
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Joris Dormans
Crawford
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