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  Game Programming Gems 3 (Game Programming Gems Series)

  by Dante Treglia

  This ALL NEW volume in the Game Programming Gems series is filled with ready-to-use expert techniques, ideas, and solutions for game developers. Innovative solutions that have been used successfully in commercial projects are provided, along with insightful tips and tools that reduce programming time and redundancy. Covering all the key areas of game development, this invaluable resource combines the ideas... (more)
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  Game Programming Gems (Game Programming Gems Series)

  by Mark DeLoura

  For the countless tasks involved in creating a game engine there are an equal number of possible solutions. But instead of spending hours and hours trying to develop your own answers, now you can find out how the pros do it! Game Programming Gems is a hands-on, comprehensive resource packed with a variety of game programming algorithms written by experts from the game industry and edited by Mark DeLoura,... (more)
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  Game Programming Gems 2 (Game Programming Gems Series)

  by Mark DeLoura

  Game Programming Gems 2, the second volume in this successful series, contains a completely new set of over 70 articles on diverse topics that can be used in your own game projects. Written by game programming experts, each contribution provides a hands-on solution to programming problems, or a creative method for reducing programming time and redundancy. Edited by Mark DeLoura, former editor-in-chief of Game... (more)
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  Game Programming Gems 6 (Book & CD-ROM) (Game Development Series)

  by Mike Dickheiser

  Welcome to the sixth volume of the Game Programming Gems series. With team sizes constantly expanding, developers are finding themselves pushed to become increasingly specialized. This makes it important to have cutting-edge, ready-to-use material in your specialization, as well as resources that you can call upon if you need to work outside your area of expertise. Volume 6 has been explicitly designed with your... (more)
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  Game Programming Gems 4 (Game Programming Gems Series) (Game Programming Gems Series)

  by Andrew Kirmse

  Uncover the secrets of the game industry’s best programmers with the newest volume of the Game Programming Gems series. With over 60 all new techniques, Game Programming Gems 4 continues to be the definitive resource for developers. Written by expert game developers who make today’s amazing games, these articles not only provide quick solutions to cutting-edge problems, but they provide insights that you’ll... (more)
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  AI Game Programming Wisdom (with CD-ROM) (Game Development Series)

  by Steve Rabin

  AI is one of the most challenging tasks a programmer can undertake, and this unique collection of articles provides programmers with a much-needed resource for conquering the challenge. AI Game Programming Wisdom takes an inclusive view of AI that assumes game AI involves anything an AI programmer might have to program to make intelligent characters. So, everything from basic AI architectures and learning to... (more)
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  Game Programming Gems 5 (Game Programming Gems Series)

  by Kim Pallister

  With every new volume, the Game Programming Gems series continues to provide a road map through the vast array of development challenges facing today’s game programmers. With the wisdom of many industry experts, Gems 5 includes 62 newly unearthed gems that were polished up for your reading pleasure. These gems are filled with practical insights and techniques that will solve your current problems and help inspire... (more)
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  Ultimate Game Design: Building Game Worlds

  by Tom Meigs

  Build games with techniques and insights from a pro. Author and game developer Tom Meigs shows you the finer points of world building and behavior scripting. Learn about level stubbing, lighting, prop and item placement, camera tricks, particle and effects systems, communication loops, Massively Multiplayer Online Games, and much more.
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  Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Game Development)

  by Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford

  Computer role-playing games (RPGs) allow players to assume the role of a hero out to conquer an epic challenge. During the course of the game, the player's character "learns" new spells and skills that, in turn, allow him or her to explore even more of the game world and to solve the quest presented by the game designers. Never in the history of gaming have role-playing titles been more popular. Swords &... (more)
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  Game Architecture and Design: A New Edition

  by Andrew Rollings

  Teaches design, architecture, and management--the things programmers need to know before they can even begin writing code! Provides real-life case studies of what works and what doesn't. Takes the reader through all the necessary game creation steps-from seeing a game idea on paper to actually implementing that idea!
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  3D Game Engine Design, Second Edition: A Practical Approach to Real-Time Computer Graphics (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology)

  by David H. Eberly

  A major revision of the international bestseller on game programming! Graphics hardware has evolved enormously in the last decade. Hardware can now be directly controlled through techniques such as shader programming, which requires an entirely new thought process of a programmer. 3D Game Engine Design, Second Edition shows step-by-step how to make a shader-based graphics engine and how to tame the new... (more)
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  3D Game Engine Architecture: Engineering Real-Time Applications with Wild Magic (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology)

  by David H. Eberly

  Dave Eberly's 3D Game Engine Design was the first professional guide to the essential concepts and algorithms of real-time 3D engines and quickly became a classic of game development. Dave's new book 3D Game Engine Architecture continues the tradition with a comprehensive look at the software engineering and programming of 3D engines. This book is a complete guide to the engineering process, starting with a... (more)
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  Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame: From Novice to Professional

  by Will McGugan

  Like music and movies, video games are rapidly becoming an integral part of our lives. Over the years, you’ve yearned for every new gaming console, mastered each blockbuster within weeks after its release, and have even won a local gaming competition or two. But lately you’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about a game idea of your own, or are exploring the possibility of making a career of this vibrant and... (more)
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  Game Design: From Blue Sky to Green Light

  by Deborah Todd

  From the initial blue-sky sessions to pitching for a green light, Deborah Todd uses creative exercises and examples from classic and contemporary games to highlight different aspects of the game-design process: the decision and brainstorming phase, story and character design, content creation, testing, design documents, and flowcharting. Many of the game industry s brightest professionals share insights on key... (more)
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  Massively Multiplayer Game Development (Game Development Series)

  by Thor Alexander

  Massively Multiplayer (MMP) game development is one of the fastest growing areas in the game market. With the first MMP releases, the genre took off with amazing speed, and as its popularity continues to soar, so do the many challengesinternationalization, customer support, hacking, and technological advancements. To keep up with these challenges, developers need to implement the best tools and techniques... (more)
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  Designing Virtual Worlds

  by Richard A. Bartle

  Designing Virtual Worlds is the most comprehensive treatment of virtual worlddesign to-date from one of the true pioneers and most sought-after design consultants. It's a tour de force of VW design, stunning in intellectual scope, spanning the literary,economic, sociological, psychological, physical, technological, and ethicalunderpinnings of design, while providing the reader with a deep, well-grounded... (more)
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  Inside Directx (Microsoft Programming Series)

  by Brad Bargen

  This is the definitive guide to programming with DirectX, Microsoft's advanced, high-performance multimedia libraries. Written and thoroughly reviewed by members of the DirectX team, this title contains a wealth of previously unpublished information about DirectX and the programming techniques that take advantage of its libraries. INSIDE DIRECTX isn't another rehash of gaming topics. Rather, it delves into... (more)
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  Game Programming Gems 7 (Game Programming Gems Series)

  by Scott Jacobs

  Welcome to the seventh volume of the must-have reference series for game developers, Game Programming Gems, the series that helped define the standards for game programming and continues to be an essential source for new, innovative techniques. "Game Programming Gems 7" provides the tools and inspiration that game developers need to excel. Featuring cutting-edge, ready-to-use techniques contributed by industry... (more)
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  Best of Game Programming Gems

  by Mark DeLoura

  Welcome to a collection of the most valuable and timeless articles from the essential reference series for game developers. "Best of Game Programming Gems" combines the greatest cutting-edge, ready-to-use techniques contributed by industry experts to volumes 1-6 of the Game Programming Gems series. Each article was carefully chosen by the editors and compiled into one best-of-the-best volume in an effort to share... (more)
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  ActionScript for Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds (One-Off)

  by Jobe Makar

  The demand for multiplayer games and virtual worlds has exploded over the last few years. Not only do companies want them for site stickiness through social networking, but developers have tremendous interest in exploring this niche area. While developing multiplayer content is challenging, it isn’t as difficult as you might think, and it is fun and highly rewarding! ActionScript for Multiplayer Games and Virtual... (more)