The Ultimate Resource for Professional Game Animators Game animation is a demanding art. Not only do you have to deliver realistic, beautiful animations, but you have to do so under strict real?time, ...

Katie Salen is a game designer and interactive designer, as well as Director of Graduate Studies in Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design. Eric Zimmerman is a game designer, game design theorist, ... more

The Game Maker’s Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle ... more

The author takes readers on an in-depth walkthrough of the Torque Game Engine?one of the most popular, powerful, and easy to use game engines available today. With clear explanations of how to use Torque ... more

OpenAL (Open Audio Library) is an emerging audio technology that is quickly growing in popularity and is now available on every major platform. The OpenAL Programming Guide provides the only OpenAL 1.1 ... more

? Authors are top game designers ? Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bible There are other books about creating video games out there. Sure, they cover the basics. But The ...

Today is the greatest time in history to be in the game business. We now have the technology to create games that look real! Sony’s Playstation II, XBOX, and Game Cube are cool! But, all this technology ... more

Tricks of the Windows Game Programmin Gurus, 2E takes the reader through Win32 programming, covering all the major components of DirectX including DirectDraw, DirectSound, DirectInput (including Force ... more

"Ultimate Game Programming with DirectX, Second Edition" teaches readers how to combine their existing skills and dedication for playing games with some basic C++ programming skills to create your own ... more