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Another Great Book For Game Programming
For those who want to take game programming seriously I recommend this book by Course Technology
ISBN 13: 9781133776574
ISBN 10: 1133776574
Author: Mike McShaffry; David "Rez" Graham
Pages: 940
Published: 03/05/2012
Print Book Price: $59.99
eBook Price: $41.99
Description:Description
Welcome to Game Coding Complete, Fourth Edition, the newest edition of the essential, hands-on guide to developing commercial-quality games. Written by two veteran game programmers, the book examines the entire game development process and all the unique challenges associated with creating a game. In this excellent introduction to game architecture, you'll explore all the major subsystems of modern game engines and learn professional techniques used in actual games, as well as Teapot Wars, a game created specifically for this book.
This updated fourth edition uses the latest versions of DirectX and Visual Studio, and it includes expanded chapter coverage of game actors, AI, shader programming, LUA scripting, the C# editor, and other important updates to every chapter. All the code and examples presented have been tested and used in commercial video games, and the book is full of invaluable best practices, professional tips and tricks, and cautionary advice.
This updated fourth edition uses the latest versions of DirectX and Visual Studio, and it includes expanded chapter coverage of game actors, AI, shader programming, LUA scripting, the C# editor, and other important updates to every chapter. All the code and examples presented have been tested and used in commercial video games, and the book is full of invaluable best practices, professional tips and tricks, and cautionary advice.
Note*: If you are buying the e-book version of this product, any CD/DVD supplement files referenced throughout the book can be accessed for free at our Companion Downloads page.
Benefits
- The source code for this edition is updated to utilize the latest editions of DirectX and Visual Studio.
- Features expanded coverage within the chapters for the C# Editor, resource caching, and network code.
- Thoroughy covers game architecture, explaining how the different components of a game engine work together.
- Complete source code is included, and ever line is explained.
Author Bio
Mike McShaffry
Mike McShaffry, aka "Mr. Mike," began programming games as soon as he could tap a keyboard. After graduating from the University of Houston, he worked for Warren Spector and Richard Garriott, aka "Lord British," at Origin Systems on the Ultima series, including Ultima Online. Since then he's worked on more than a dozen shipped games, including Magnadoodle (PC); a series of card and casino games for Microsoft; Thief: Deadly Shadows (Xbox/PC); 24 Blue for U.S. Navy; Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (Wii); Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Wii/PS2); Cook or Be Cooked (Wii); Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (Wii); Thor: God of Thunder (Wii/3DS); and Inertia: Escape Velocity (iOS/Android). Mike is currently Director of Product Development for Red Fly Studio in Austin, Texas.
David "Rez" Graham
David "Rez" Graham is a self-taught programmer who has been writing games in his basement since 1996. In 2005, he landed a programming job at Super-Ego Games where he worked on minigames and AI for Barbie Diaries: High School Mystery for the PC. He also worked on a comedy adventure game called RatRace for the PlayStation 3. In 2008, Rez went to work for Planet Moon and worked on Brain Quest for the Game Boy DS and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the Wii. Rez went to PlayFirst in 2010 where he worked on Diner Dash: Grillin' Green for the iPad and was the lead engineer for Wedding Dash for the iPhone 4. Rez currently works at Electronic Arts as an AI programmer for the Sims division. He has shipped two titles there, which include The Sims Medieval and the Pirates & Nobles Adventure Pack. He is currently the lead AI programmer for an upcoming Sims title.
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Watchdogs PC Errors
Watch Dogs on the PC is being affected by a few different problems reported by users but, fortunately, quite a few workarounds are available, mostly involving the editing of the GameProfile.xml file that's generated by the game.
Watch Dogs is set to release officially later today, May 27, worldwide for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms, but the game has already been sold by quite a lot of retailers since last week.
As such, users have managed to produce screenshots, videos, and even comparisons between the game's many different versions.
Now, PC users have started offering more and more workarounds for different errors and problems they've encountered while trying to play the game, so we've rounded some of them up, via Reddit.
First up, for those experiencing issues with textures or downright crashes after a few minutes of gameplay, it's recommended that you use the Verify Integrity of Game Cache on the Steam service or the Repair Game option on the Uplay service, depending on where you activated the game.
Also, in order to experience the best results, update your Nvidia and AMD graphics drivers to the latest beta versions, as both manufacturers have rolled out new software in order to ensure the maximum compatibility with Ubisoft's open world title.
A special error regarding the disrupt_b64.dll file has also been reported by some players, and it seems that it can be fixed by disabling the AMD Crossfire or Nvidia SLI setups, at least until Ubisoft patches the game.
One of the best things the studio did with Watch Dogs on the PC was to allow users to easily edit the GameProfile.xml file. It's usually located in the "C:\Users\\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs\\GameProfile.xml."
Throughout the file, you can find all sorts of settings for the game and force it to do all kinds of things.
You can disable the default mouse acceleration, which isn't even available in the main menu of the game, by looking for the Sensitivity setting and changing it to 1, the UseMouseSmooth setting to 0, and the Smoothness to 0.
You can force texture resolution by going to the TextureResolutionQuality parameter and changing it to different settings like ultra, high, and so on.
Those who see the game always run in windowed mode should change the WindowMode parameter value to 2. Those who do want it to run in windowed mode can change it to 1 or 0.
Last but not least, gamers with less than 6GB of RAM who encounter stuttering can create a shortcut to the game on the desktop, view its properties, and in the target field, add the "-disablepagefilecheck" parameter (without the quotation marks).
Please share your issues and solutions for Watch Dogs on PC by leaving a comment below.
Update: The disrupt_b64.dll error continues to plague uses even with the workarounds above and some new ones that have surfaced online.
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The Order 1886
The Order: 1886 Is Delayed to February 2015 – Report
The Order:1886 is a action, first person shooter and open world game which is in development by early development. News just come up that they are delaying the date to February 2015.The Order: 1886 has been delayed to February 2015 after initially being set to be launched in the fall of this year exclusively on the PlayStation 4 from Sony, in order to give the development team more time to increase the quality of the project.
Two sources quoted by NeoGAF are claiming that they have independently found out about the delay and that an official announcement might be made after the E3 2014 event that takes place in the middle of June.
The Order: 1886 is being created by Ready to Dawn with help from Sony Santa Monica and is designed to be a showcase for the quality of both graphics and gameplay that can be delivered on the PlayStation 4.
Recently, the team gave fans a quick look at the actual gameplay and the seamless transition to cutscenes.
The Order: 1886 tells the story of an ancient order of warriors who are battling a breed of half-human, half-monster enemies for centuries.
The action takes place in Victorian London and players will be able to use a variety of futuristic weapons and powers in order to win complex battles with fast moving enemies.
Ready at Dawn has promised that its new title will take classic mechanics and add an extra layer of innovation.
Reference By; Softpedia
Call Of Duty Latest News
The development team at Sledgehammer Games working on the new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has set the core story of the first-person shooter in 2054 and that allows the studio to introduce a number of new weapons and items that gamers will be eager to use on launch day.
The company is using technology that is only in its infancy at the moment and showing gamers its vision for the future of combat.
One of the most interesting weapons in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a special rifle which creates its bullets using the 3D printer technology that is just becoming mainstream.
The tech allow gamers to use a can of liquid matter rather than a traditional magazine and the internal computer can quickly create a variety of bullet types, with an ammo counter shown to the player at all times.
The official reveal on Game Informer says that Sledgehammer Games is still tweaking the rate of fire and the stopping power of the 3D printer rifle, but that the overall aim is to decrease reload time.
Another interesting weapon from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a plasma rifle that uses concepts that are currently being explored by the real-world Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Gamers will be able to get access to a more portable gun that is very effective against enemy infantry, even if they are equipped with exoskeletons or other types of armor, although the developers are not yet willing to offer details at the moment.
The exoskeleton suit was featured prominently in the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare reveal trailer and the developers are saying that its use is widespread in the future of the game because it allows players to jump higher, move faster, lift heavy objects and endure more firepower from enemies.
The most advanced of the exoskeletons are even equipped with special armor and computers that can move them to catch incoming fire, making those who wear them almost invulnerable to small arms fire.
Sledgehammer Games has said that it plans to introduce a lot of innovative elements in its version of the first-person shooter and it seems that tech is just the start and that more surprises will be revealed soon.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be launched on the PC, the PlayStation 4 from Sony, the Xbox One and current-gen consoles on November 4 of this year.
Referenc: Softpedia
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
A Sequel To Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Is Coming
Summary: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date :11 July 2014(USA)
Trivia:
The husband of Judy Greer (Cornelia) is reportedly a massive fan of Planet of the Apes(1968). Greer revealed in a interview with Vulture that that they had a chimp husband-and-wife cake topper at their wedding, while the original film and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) played on two separate televisions in the bar area at the cocktail hour.
Here is the trailer:
Filming Locations:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USATrivia:
The husband of Judy Greer (Cornelia) is reportedly a massive fan of Planet of the Apes(1968). Greer revealed in a interview with Vulture that that they had a chimp husband-and-wife cake topper at their wedding, while the original film and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) played on two separate televisions in the bar area at the cocktail hour.
Here is the trailer:
How To Solve Browser Not Loading Pics
Yesterday I was blogging as usual then suddenly images does not appear anymore. The images on my blog become white spaces or broken images. I searched the internet for errors and they say clear cookies, clean cache, run in incognito mode , remove all extensions ,reset router and etc. I tried all of them and none of them worked.So i run my virtual machine on VMware which is a windows XP i open websites it worked fine all images loaded and everything. So i though something is wrong with my windows 7. I opened my chrome again and i noticed something whenever i opened websites IDM would download all the images that arent loading so i tried to uninstalled IDM and the browser worked fine. So i u have the same problem with me and have installed IDM tried uninstalling it. It should work.
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