3D Game Programming All in One, Third Edition (Hardcover)

Kenneth C. Finney

ISBN 10: 1435457447 / ISBN 13: 9781435457447

Published by Cengage Learning, Florence, 2012

About this Item

Hardcover. 3D GAME PROGRAMMING ALL IN ONE, THIRD EDITION is perfect for anyone interested in learning the skills and processes involved in making 3D games. This new edition of the bestselling book shows you how to design and create every aspect of a fully featured game using the Torque 3D game engine. Starting with an introduction to game programming, this comprehensive book provides an overview of the gaming industry, game engines, programming, 3D concepts, texturing and modeling, and even audio engineering. After all the techniques are presented, you will use your new skills and the material on the DVD to create a game. The DVD contains everything you need to create a complete game, including all of the TorqueScript source code in sample and final form, the Torque 3D Tools Demo game engine, MilkShape 3D for 3D player and item modeling, The Gimp 2 for texture and image manipulation, Audacity for sound editing and recording, UVMapper for performing UV unwrapping tasks, and Torsion, the Integrated Development Environment tool for TorqueScript code. The latest edition of a bestselling book, 3D GAME PROGRAMMING ALL IN ONE, THIRD EDITION uses the Torque Game Engine technology to show readers how to quickly create their own professional quality games. Rather than getting bogged down in the details of programming, readers learn how to maximize all of Torque3D's powerful capabilities. A comprehensive guide to 3D game programming, the book provides an overview of the gaming industry, game engines, programming, 3D concepts, texturing and modeling, and even audio engineering. Once all the techniques are presented, readers will use all of their new skills to create a sample game. Featuring fifty percent new content this new edition features coverage of Torque3D ? the newest version of the Torque Game Engine ? pixel and vertex shaders, aggregation models, and advanced lighting features and capabilities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3D Game Programming All in One, Third Edition (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, Florence
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1435457447
• ISBN 13: 9781435457447
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

3D GAME PROGRAMMING ALL IN ONE, THIRD EDITION is perfect for anyone interested in learning the skills and processes involved in making 3D games. This new edition of the bestselling book shows you how to design and create every aspect of a fully featured game using the Torque 3D game engine. Starting with an introduction to game programming, this comprehensive book provides an overview of the gaming industry, game engines, programming, 3D concepts, texturing and modeling, and even audio engineering. After all the techniques are presented, you will use your new skills and the material on the DVD to create a game. The DVD contains everything you need to create a complete game, including all of the TorqueScript source code in sample and final form, the Torque 3D Tools Demo game engine, MilkShape 3D for 3D player and item modeling, The Gimp 2 for texture and image manipulation, Audacity for sound editing and recording, UVMapper for performing UV unwrapping tasks, and Torsion, the Integrated Development Environment tool for TorqueScript code.

About the Author

Kenneth C. Finney teaches in the Game Development and Entrepreneurship program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, where he runs the Game Development Workshop. Ken has taught game design, level and GUI design, game development, programming, and prototyping at the Art Institute of Toronto where he was lead faculty member in the Game Art & Design program for five years. Ken is the creator of the popular TubettiWorld "Online Campaign" Mod and the "QuicknDirty" game management tools for NovaLogic's Delta Force 2 game series. In addition to being an associate developer of the Torque Game Engine at GarageGames, Ken is the author of several books about game programming including 3D Game Programming All In One, 1st & 2nd Editions and Advanced 3D Game Programming All In One. Ken is 50% owner of TubettiWorld Games, Inc. (TWG), an Ontario-based company that is creating a new and unique Action/Adventure game based on the original TubettiWorld design, using Torque Game Engine Advanced. The team that Finney has assembled at TWG was responsible for delivering a 3D action racing game for a major U.S. toy manufacturer in 2008.