Analyzes successful games and translates this unique analysis into a book that details the do’s and don’ts of effective game development and marketing.

The GameTutorials CD is an all-in-one solution for programmers, including a huge collection of well-written programming tutorials, accompanied with the Code::Blocks compiler. The CD takes you from absolute ... more

It doesn’t take long for an avid--or just wickedly clever--gamer to be chafed by the limitations of videogame software or hardware. If you want to go far beyond the obvious--whether you want to modify ... more

Women and girls of today are more tech savvy than ever before and research shows that they currently make up over 52% of Internet users and 70% of casual online gamers. Why then, is the game industry ... more

One of the biggest developments in computer hardware in the last few yearshas been the introduction of a new generation of Graphics Processing Units(GPUs) with more power and flexibility than the CPU. ... more

?The GPU Gems series features a collection of the most essential algorithms required by Next-Generation 3D Engines.??Martin Mittring, Lead Graphics Programmer, CrytekThis third volume of the best-selling ... more

Space Invaders and Asteroids are back! Loved that Atari(r) when you were a kid? So did Ben Heckendorn - so much, in fact, that he successfully resurrected it as a slim, go-anywhere portable. When ...

This guide to maximizing visual effects and optimizing graphics for game programming with C++ and DirectX is a practical introduction to the latest C++ technologies and techniques. The new concept of ...

Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C# illustrates the process of creating a simple 3D game engine. During this process, author Lynn Harrison demonstrates many facets of the DirectX ... more

Presents an introduction to programming interactive computer graphics, with an emphasis on game development, using real-time shaders with DirectX 9.0. It teaches the fundamentals of Direct3D and shader ... more