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Game Programming Golden Rules (Game Development Series)

By Martin Brownlow

Book information

Publisher
Charles River Media
Year
2004
ISBN
9781584503064, 1584503068
Open Library ID
OL8793404M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (52223118 bytes)
Series
Game Development Series
Edition
1
Pages
338\338
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

First off - this book assumes a familiarity with C or C++. If pointer arithmetic makes you squirm, better hit the language basics books before picking this up. For the rest of you, this book is a valuable resource. In a few short chapters, the book gives a good primer on some of the more difficult "real" problems beginning game programmers come across. Scripting and using scripted finite state machines is a big focus. Instead of just hooking up LUA to your C engine and using the "magic" macros, the book describes a fly-weight scripting language of your own. The coverage of the resource pipeline and assets is also very good. The book is not the final word on any of these topics, but provides a good grounding and ability to look for more information on each of them. Brownlow has a talent for demystifying some complex topics. One of my all-time favorite game programming books.

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