Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus

Annotation World-renowned game wizard Andre Lamothe up20020701s his best-selling book for the current versions of Windows and DirectX! Andre Lamothe is the most recognizable name in game programming, with several best-sellers over the past ten years. DirectX 7a (for 2D) and 8 (for 3D) provide important new features for game programmers. The game programming fundamentals presented in this book--from physics to artificial intelligence--are required knowledge. The first edition of Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus promised to be, simply, the most advanced game programming book ever written. Lamothe lived up to that promise and provides even more impressive coverage of game modeling and physics, programming logic, and artificial intelligence in this revised edition. Along with the fundamentals of game programming, Lamothe presents the Windows and DirectX coverage necessary to build the amazing 2D and 3D games that have made him the worlds best-selling game programming author. Andre Lamothes book, Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus was a seminal work for game programmers worldwide. In The Black Art of 3D Game Programming, Andre created to the first significant work on 3D games. His writing and teaching style are recognized by game programmers world-wide. Andre is the CEO of Xtreme Games and holds advanced degrees in Mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering.