*CD-ROM with extensive C++ source code that supports physical simulation. Operating Systems and compilers that are supported: Windows 2000/XP (Visual C++ versions 6, 7.0, and 7.1), Linux (g++ 3.x), Macintosh ... more

Ian Millington is a partner of IPR Ventures, a consulting company developing next-generation AI technologies for entertainment, modeling, and simulation. Previously he founded Mindlathe Ltd, the largest ... more

Managing the production of games in the 21st century is a challenge, especially because there is no standardized process to ensure the successful completion of every game. But game production isn?t a ... more

Welcome to the sixth volume of the Game Programming Gems series. With team sizes constantly expanding, developers are finding themselves pushed to become increasingly specialized. This makes it important ... more

Erik Yuzwa (Calgary, AB) has been a professional computer programmer for over seven years since he graduated from University of Calgary in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. In 1995 ... more

Andy Harris is a lecturer in computer science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), where he manages the streaming media laboratory and teaches classes in several programming languages. ... more

This practical guide is ideal for anyone interested in learning how to write scripts and stories for video games, particularly movie writers and fiction authors. It is also intended to instruct current ... 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

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This third volume of the best-selling GPU Gems series provides a snapshot of today?s latest Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) programming techniques. The programmability ... more

In the Mind of a Game provides a core set of historical, theoretical, and critical writings on computer game studies. The topics it incorporates span the academic and industrial spectra and furnish more ... more