Tricks of the Game-Programming Gurus, w. CD-ROM

List of contents

Contents - Overview
Introduction
1 A Vdeo-Game Primer
2 Assembly Language Basics
3 Input Device Basics
4 The Mechanics of Two-Dimensional Graphics
5 The Mysteries of the VGA Card
6 The Third Dimension
7 Advanced Bit-Mapped Graphics and Special FX
8 High Speed 3-D Sprites
9 Sound FX and Music
10 Implementing Computer Game Music
11 Video Game Algorithms, Data Structures and Methodologies
12 Surrel Time, Interrupts, and Multitasking
13 Synthetic Intelligence
14 Linking Up
15 The Toolchest
16 Creating Art for Your Game
17 Parallax Scrolling Techniques
18 Optimization Techniques
19 Warlock
Index

About the author

Andre LaMothe is CEO of Xtreme Games, a leading game developer, and the author of many bestselling game books.

Product details

• Publisher: Sams
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1995
• No. of pages: 746
• Weight: 1414 g
• Illustrations: w. figs.
• Subject: Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes