game programming gems 8 [electronic resource]

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 31/05/2014, 00:41

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 31/05/2014, 01:12

... 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 14:29

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 17:21

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 31/05/2014, 01:09

... 8 Extending Python 364 8. 1 Introduction/Motivation 365 8. 2 Extending Python by Writing Extensions 3 68 8.3 Related Topics 384 8. 4 Exercises 388 Part II Web Development 389 Chapter 9 Web Clients ... 2.6+ 80 7 D.1 Python 3: The Next Generation 80 7 D.2 Integers 80 9 D.3 Built-In Functions 81 2 D.4 Object-Oriented Programming: Two Different Class Objects 81 4 D.5 Strings 81 5 D...

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 15:12

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 17:34

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 22:58

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2014, 22:59

... those types of rules for most games in that genre. ptg8274339 8 GAME MECHANICS: ADVANCED GAME DESIGN TABLE 1.1 Game Mechanics and Game Genres ptg8274339 DESIGNING GAME MECHANICS 9 CHAPTER 1 Discrete ... ptg8274339 Game Mechanics Advanced Game Design Ernest Adams Joris Dormans Crawford chris crawford on interactive storytelling ISBN-13: ISBN-10: 9 78- 0-321 -82 027-3 0-321...

Ngày tải lên: 30/05/2014, 00:04