A full-blown game engine is now an important industrial asset. Current engines exist with licensing fees of several $100,000, plus profit share costs. Because of these high costs, hobbyist game programmers are eager to learn how to write their own engines. The availability of a game engine which is
3D Game Engine Programming
β Scribed by Stefan Zerbst, Oliver Duvel
- Publisher
- Course Technology PTR
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 897
- Series
- Game Development Series
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Developing your own 3D game engine can be a demanding task. If you?re up for the challenge, then "3D Game Engine Programming" is ready to take you through each step. All you need to begin is a working knowledge of C or C++and basic knowledge of the DirectX and Direct3D interfaces. With these skills behind you, you?re ready to tackle the mathematical concepts and API-independent interfaces that will add up to your working game engine. This book takes you beyond simply building your game engine, showing you how you can apply it to implement a network deathmatch first-person shooter. You?ll also cover additional tasks such as implementing a level editor to build your own 3D levels from scratch with a graphical user interface.
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