Advanced 3D Game Programming All in One - Softcover

Finney, Kenneth

9780840031617: Advanced 3D Game Programming All in One

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0840031610 ISBN 13: 9780840031617

Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc, 2012

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Using the Torque Game Engine to teach experienced 3D game programmers advanced concepts, the book shows game programmers how to take their skills to the next level. This new edition reveals the techniques and mechanisms that will give you an insider's look into the realm of game development so readers can create their own amazing games just like the pros. The book includes new chapters on advanced AI and enhanced game modeling.

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PART I - Advanced Script Programming 1. A Target-Rich Environment 2. Working with Torque Script 3. Vectors and Matrices 4. 3D Using Torque Scripts PART II - Artificial Intelligence 5. Easing into Artificial Intelligence 6. Using AI in Games 7. Artificial Enemies 8. Interactive AI 9. Group Behaviors PART III - Enhanced Game Programming 10. Damage Control 11. Making it Real 12. Spicing it Up 13. Online Game Services Using PHP PART IV - Enhanced Game Modeling 14. Structure Modeling 15. Shape Modeling 16. Variable Skins Appendix A - The Torque Reference Appendix B - Additional Resources

About the Author

Kenneth C. Finney teaches in the Game Development and Entrepreneurship program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, where he runs the Game Development Workshop. Ken has taught game design, level and GUI design, game development, programming, and prototyping at the Art Institute of Toronto where he was lead faculty member in the Game Art & Design program for five years. Ken is the creator of the popular TubettiWorld Online Campaign" Mod and the "QuicknDirty" game management tools for NovaLogic's Delta Force 2 game series. In addition to being an associate developer of the Torque Game Engine at GarageGames, Ken is the author of several books about game programming including 3D Game Programming All In One, 1st & 2nd Editions and Advanced 3D Game Programming All In One. Ken is 50% owner of TubettiWorld Games, Inc. (TWG), an Ontario-based company that is creating a new and unique Action/Adventure game based on the original TubettiWorld design, using Torque Game Engine Advanced. The team that Finney has assembled at TWG was responsible for delivering a 3D action racing game for a major U.S. toy manufacturer in 2008."

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