| Sample Chapters |
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Description |
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3D Game Engine Architecture Chapter 3
[Added: 1/3/2005]
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David H. Eberly
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Chapter 3: Scene Graphs and Renderers from 3D Game Engine Architecture. |
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3D Game Engine Programming Chapter 3
[Added: 8/3/2004]
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Stefan Zerbst
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From this book from Course Technology PTR. |
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3D Game Programming All in One Chapter 9
[Added: 6/4/2004]
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Ken Finney
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A chapter from the book 3D Game Programming All in One |
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AI Game Engine Programming
[Added: 11/13/2004]
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Brian Schwab
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Chapter 1: Basic Definitions and Concepts from AI Game Engine Programming |
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Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design Chapter 7: Gameplay
[Added: 5/18/2003]
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Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams
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An excerpt from Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design from New Riders Press, available now. |
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Beginning C# Game Programming
[Added: 12/7/2004]
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Ron Penton
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Chapter 2: The Basics from the book Beginning C# Game Programming |
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Beginning Game Graphics Chapter 4
[Added: 5/31/2005]
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Harry Evry
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Chapter 4, Standard Geometric Primitives from Beginning Game Graphics. |
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Beginning Game Level Design
[Added: 5/16/2005]
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John Harold Feil and Marc Scattergood
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Chapter 1: The Basics of Game Design from Beginning Game Level Design. |
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Beginning Game Programming
[Added: 11/23/2004]
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Jonathan S. Harbour
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Chapter 11: 3D Graphics Fundamentals |
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Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games Chapter 9
[Added: 1/14/2005]
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Les Pardew
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Chapter 9: Creating Character Illustrations from Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games |
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Beyond Reality: A Guide to Alternate Reality Gaming
[Added: 7/25/2005]
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John W. Gosney
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Chapter 5: Down the Rabbit Hole from Beyond Reality |
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Break Into The Game Industry Chapter 7: How to Get a Job
[Added: 10/9/2003]
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Ernest Adams
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An excerpt from the book Break Into the Game Industry from McGraw-Hill. |
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Character Development and Storytelling for Games Chapter 5
[Added: 7/4/2004]
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Lee Sheldon
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Chapter 5: Character Traits, from the book Character Development and Storytelling for Games |
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Character Development and Storytelling for Games Chapter 5
[Added: 2/7/2005]
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Lee Sheldon
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Chapter 5: Character Traits from Character Development and Storytelling for Games |
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Chris Crawford on Game Design, Chapter 21: Balance of Power
[Added: 6/30/2003]
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Chris Crawford
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This excerpt from Chris Crawford on Game Design (2003, New Riders Press) covers lessons leared during the development of Balance of Power |
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Dungeons and Dreamers Chapter 1: Together
[Added: 8/21/2003]
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Brad King and John Borland
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An excerpt from the book Dungeons and Dreamers from McGraw-Hill. |
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Game Art for Teens Chapter 7
[Added: 5/10/2004]
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Les Pardew
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A sample from the book Game Art for Teens |
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Game Design for Teens Chapter 2
[Added: 11/27/2004]
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Les Pardew and Alpine Studios
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Chapter 2: What is a Game Designer? from Game Design For Teens from Course Technology PTR. |
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Game Design, 2nd Ed
[Added: 11/4/2004]
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Bob Bates
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Chapter 2: Principles of Game Design from Game Design, 2nd Ed. |
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Game Design: Theory & Practice Second Edition
[Added: 12/14/2004]
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Richard Rouse III
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Chapter 1: What Players Want from Game Design: Theory & Practice 2nd Ed. |
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Game Developer's Market Guide Chapter 3: Getting a Job in the Game Industry
[Added: 9/25/2003]
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Bob Bates
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A chapter from the book Game Developer's Market Guide, edited by Bob Bates, from Premier Press. To find out more about this book or to order it, click here. |
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Game Development With Actionscript Chapter 17
[Added: 12/24/2003]
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Lewis Moronta
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a chapter from the book Game Development With Actionscript, by Lewis Moronta, from Premier Press. |
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Game Level Design Chapter 1
[Added: 3/1/2005]
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Ed Byrne
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Level Design from Game Level Design |
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Game Programming All in One 2nd Edition Chapter 13
[Added: 6/23/2004]
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Jonathan S. Harbour
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Chapter 13: Vertical Scrolling Arcade Games, from this book. |
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Game Programming for Teens, Second Edition, Chapter 5
[Added: 6/10/2005]
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Maneesh Sethi
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Chapter 5, Beginning Graphics from Game Programming for Teens, Second Edition |
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Game Programming With Python, Lua, and Ruby Chapter 7
[Added: 1/5/2004]
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Tom Gutschmidt
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A chapter from the book Game Programming With Python, Lua, and Ruby |
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Game Testing All in One
[Added: 5/6/2005]
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Charles P. Schultz
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Chapter 1: Two Rules of Game Testing from Game Testing All in One |
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GPU Gems 2 Chapter
[Added: 4/16/2005]
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Matt Pharr (editor)
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Chapters 8, 14, and 29 from GPU Gems 2 |
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GPU Gems Chapter 3
[Added: 4/17/2004]
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Curtis Beeson and Kevin Bjorke
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Skin in the "Dawn" Demo from GPU Gems, published by Addision-Wesley |
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Introduction to Game Development Chapter 7.2
[Added: 6/27/2005]
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Steve Rabin (editor)
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Chapter 7.2: Game Industry Roles and Economics from Introduction to Game Development |
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J2ME Game Programming Chapter 11
[Added: 4/2/2004]
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Martin Wells
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a chapter from the book J2ME Game Programming from Course Technology PTR. |
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Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Game Programming Ch 1 & 8
[Added: 12/7/2003]
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Craig Murray and Justin Everett-Church
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Two sample chapters from this Premier Press title. |
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MUD Game Programming Chapter 1
[Added: 12/15/2003]
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Ron Penton
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A chapter from the book MUD Game Programming, by Ron Penton, from Premier Press. |
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PHP Game Programming Chapter 8
[Added: 3/8/2004]
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Matt Rutledge
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A chapter from the book PHP Game Programming, by Matt Rutledge, from Premier Press. |
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Physics for Game Developers Chapter 6: Projectiles
[Added: 11/28/2001]
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David M. Bourg
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A chapter from the book Physics for Game Developers. |
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Programming in Lua Chapter 9
[Added: 4/8/2004]
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
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A chapter from the book Programming in Lua by the creator of Lua. |
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Programming Role Playing Games Chapter 11
[Added: 7/12/2004]
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Jim Adams
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From the book Programming Role Playing Games, 2nd Edition, by Jim Adams, from Course Technology PTR. |
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Retro Game Programming Chapter 1
[Added: 4/8/2005]
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Earl John Carey
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Bringing Your Retro Machine to Life from Retro Game Programming. |
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Shaders for Game Programmers and Artists Chapter 8
[Added: 8/23/2004]
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Sebastien St-Laurent
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From the book Shaders for Game Programmers and Artists from Course Technology PTR. |
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Simulation and Event Modeling for Game Developers
[Added: 9/26/2005]
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John P. Flint and Ben Vinson
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Chapter 12: Testing Simulations and Event Models from Simulation and Event Modeling for Game Developers. |
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Software Engineering for Game Developers Chapter 14
[Added: 1/27/2005]
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John P Flynt and Omar Salem
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Chapter 14: Practice, Practice, Practice from Software Engineering for Game Developers |
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Stop Staring Chapter 7: Building Emotion: The Basics of the Eyes
[Added: 10/27/2003]
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Jason Osipa
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Chapter from the book Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right by Jason Osipa, from Sybex. |
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The Complete Effect and HLSL Guide, Chapter 1
[Added: 9/5/2005]
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Sebastien St-Laurent
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Chapter 1: Shaders and the HLSL Language from The Complete Effect and HLSL Guide. |
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The Game Producer's Handbook Chapter 1
[Added: 3/16/2005]
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Dan Irish
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Chapter 1: What Does a Video Game Producer Actually Do? from The Game Producer's Handbook |
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