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André LaMothe

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Description:bThe Barnes Noble Review/bbrAndre LaMothe s been a legend among game programmers since the DOS ages. His iTricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus, Second Edition/i is a rollercoaster of a book. First, you slowly edge your way up to the top, reviewing the fundamentals of Windows programming as the anticipation builds...then, instantaneously, you start a wild ride that doesn t stop for more than 1,000 pages, when -- ibreathless/i -- you look back and realize you ve covered the most intense terrain of your programming life. pThe book s definitive coverage of DirectX includes everything from simple DirectDraw interfaces to vector rasterization; 2D transformations; force feedback controls via DirectInput; MIDI; and a whole lot more. Then it s on to hardcore stuff: advanced gaming algorithms; optimization theory; data structures; memory management; and multithreading. pLaMothe surveys today s most powerful AI game development techniques, from pathfinding to collision avoidance, genetic algorithms to fuzzy logic. There s a full chapter on physics modeling for more realistic collisions, bounces, acceleration, trajectories, friction, and gravity effects. Finally, you wrap up with a complete case study that takes you from initial design to runtime files. What a ride! iBill Camarda/ipiBill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include/i a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book... Edition Using Word 2000/a iand/i a href="http://cart2.barnesandnoble.com/books... Fixing Networks For Dummiesreg;, Second Edition/a.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus: Fundamentals of 2D and 3D Game Programming. To get started finding Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus: Fundamentals of 2D and 3D Game Programming, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: bThe Barnes Noble Review/bbrAndre LaMothe s been a legend among game programmers since the DOS ages. His iTricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus, Second Edition/i is a rollercoaster of a book. First, you slowly edge your way up to the top, reviewing the fundamentals of Windows programming as the anticipation builds...then, instantaneously, you start a wild ride that doesn t stop for more than 1,000 pages, when -- ibreathless/i -- you look back and realize you ve covered the most intense terrain of your programming life. pThe book s definitive coverage of DirectX includes everything from simple DirectDraw interfaces to vector rasterization; 2D transformations; force feedback controls via DirectInput; MIDI; and a whole lot more. Then it s on to hardcore stuff: advanced gaming algorithms; optimization theory; data structures; memory management; and multithreading. pLaMothe surveys today s most powerful AI game development techniques, from pathfinding to collision avoidance, genetic algorithms to fuzzy logic. There s a full chapter on physics modeling for more realistic collisions, bounces, acceleration, trajectories, friction, and gravity effects. Finally, you wrap up with a complete case study that takes you from initial design to runtime files. What a ride! iBill Camarda/ipiBill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include/i a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book... Edition Using Word 2000/a iand/i a href="http://cart2.barnesandnoble.com/books... Fixing Networks For Dummiesreg;, Second Edition/a.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus: Fundamentals of 2D and 3D Game Programming. To get started finding Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus: Fundamentals of 2D and 3D Game Programming, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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