| Design Patterns |
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Description |
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Patterns FAQ
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Kevin Hawkins
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Explains the basic concepts behind the patterns listed here. |
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Appearance Map
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Isolate Model state from Model appearance to minimize impact on controllers when art changes. |
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Context/Virtual Self
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Mat Noguchi
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Sharing state data between multiple objects, either to implement a finite state machine or to compose multiple objects to perform a particular task. |
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Controller
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Update a Model's state based on circumstance. |
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Controller State Machine
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Track a complicated state process with a controller. |
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Creating a Generic Object Factory
[Added: 5/19/2004]
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Robert Geiman
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Provides an explanation and implementation of object factories. |
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Design Pattern: Variant
[Added: 12/24/2003]
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Ernest S. Pazera
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Presents a pattern useful in message handling and AI. |
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Double Buffered State
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Track an old and new state for multi-Model Controllers. |
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Gateway
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Isolate database changes for index and/or client/server synchronization. |
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Mini-kernel
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Provide each Controller with a chance to execute once per game frame. |
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Model
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Store the state of an object which exists in the game world. |
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Model Database
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Aggregate the Model objects into one database. |
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Reflective Factory
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Chris Hargrove
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Treat the class of an object as its own object, serving as both a factory for runtime instantiation and a mechanism for simple reflection services like runtime type identification.
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Render Delegation
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Pass-off special render cases to Model code. |
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Spatial Index
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Speed searches by position in a Model Database. |
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The One: A Singleton Discussion
[Added: 5/24/2002]
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Robin Tan
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Discusses some of the problems encountered when using the singleton pattern, and suggests some solutions, including nifty counters and Zerob singletons. |
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The Singleton Class Cluster
[Added: 7/6/2005]
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Tristam MacDonald
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Suggests an optimal implementation of the singleton and a way to combine it with the class cluster design pattern. |
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Trigger
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Provide a simple mechanism for building geometric game puzzles. |
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Type Database
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Store information which is common to Model types. |
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Usecode
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Create a simple and safe embedded language with which game designers and (potentially) end-users can build game logic. |
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View
[Added: 6/19/2001]
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Zachary Booth Simpson
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Render the visible Models given a P.O.V. |
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