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The Essential Guide to Flash Games is a unique tool for Flash game developers. Rather than focusing on a bunch of low-level how-to material, this book dives straight into building games. The book is divided into specific game genre projects, covering everything from old classics such as a Missile Command-style game, to hot new genres such as retro evolved. The chapters build in complexity through the book, and new tools are introduced along the way that can be reused for other games. The game projects covered start simple and increase in complexity as more and more tools are added to your tool chest. Ten full game projects are discussed in detail. Each solves a very different game development problem and builds on the knowledge ga [More..] | |
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* NEW themed crossword puzzles from Puzux *Entertainment Crossword Puzzles for Kindle allows you to play interactive crossword puzzles directly on your Kindle!Puzux is the first company to bring quality interactive content to Amazon's Kindle. Working with renowned crossword writer Myles Mellor, our aim is to deliver the best in mind-games to your Kindle whenever and wherever you are.Crossword Puzzles for Kindle includes five 11x11 entertainment-themed crosswords for you to solve. You can save your progress at any point, check your answers and get the full solutions for your puzzle. You can also try a sample of our Sudoku puzzles, which are offered through our books on the Kindle store.For more crossword books and interactive Sudoku on your [More..] | |
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Do you love video games? Do you want to learn how to make them yourself? Welcome to 3D Game Programming for Teens, Second Edition, a how-to resource for anyone interested in creating a video game. Written specifically for beginners in an easy-to-follow way, the book teaches you basic programming, graphic design, and 3D modeling so that you can design and develop your very own games. You'll begin with an introduction to some simple programming concepts using the Blitz3D language. Then you'll learn about graphics creation for games using CorelDRAW and PHOTOPAINT. Finally you'll explore basic 3D modeling with Autodesk 3ds Max, and you'll learn how to enhance your games with sound effects, collisions, and more. 3D Game Programming for Teens, Se [More..] | |
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Implementing physical simulations for real-time games is a complex task that requires a solid understanding of a wide range of concepts from the fields of mathematics, physics, and software engineering. This book is a gems-like collection of practical articles in the area of game physics. Each provides hands-on detail that can be used in practical applications. The chapters cover topics such as collision detection, particle-based simulations, constraint solving, and soft-body simulation. An introductory section provides the mathematical foundations and offers some background for the problems inherent in successful physics simulation. The contributors write based on their experience in developing tools and runtime libraries either in game co [More..] | |
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Get ready to conquer the basics of building a strong level or mod for your games. "Beginning Game Level Design" covers everything from putting your ideas down on paper, to creating spaces and architecture, through placing units and scripting their behavior. You'll cover each important area of expertise that goes into creating a great level. As you cover each new topic, use the end-of-chapter projects to test your newfound skills. "Beginning Game Level Design" gives you a step-by-step look into the tasks a successful designer goes through in order to create levels that keep players coming back for more. [More..] | |
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Isometric game programming is an alternative to 3D programming, which is much more math intensive. However, isometric games often can achieve the same level of graphical aesthetics as 3D games. Isometric game development is great for real-time strategy games similar to Sim City 3000, Caesars III, and Age of Empires. Isometric Game Programming with DirectX 7.0 is a comprehensive book that is ideal for any serious game developer as well as any of the 250,000 game hobbyists worldwide. Readers will find valuable information on how to create and develop games using hexagonal images. This book will be most useful to game developers who are not new to programming, but are possibly new to DirectX. Series editor André LaMothe has published num [More..] | |
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No game draws a player into its world in quite the same way as a role-playing game does. In role-playing games, players break through the barrier that exists between their actions and the fantastic world that they’re navigating through and instead become an inhabitant of that world. Get ready to put your creative ideas in motion and try your hand at creating your own role-playing game! "Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX, 2nd Edition" will show you how to do it as you create cool graphics and combat engines, handle players in your game, use scripts and items, and make your game multiplayer-capable. This book breaks a role-playing game down into its essential components, examining the details of each and showing you how to use the [More..] | |
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Avengers Assemble. The second supplement to the Marvel Universe Role-Playing Guide delivers Earth's Mightiest Heroes in all their glory... and most of their lineups. You'll find dozens of new super hero and super-villain profiles, as well as a few surprises, including Character Variants for the Hulk, Thor, Giant-Man, and Iron Man. Add to your campaign with Aliens, demi-gods, super-villains, humanoids, androids and robots. Dive into detailed maps of the Avengers' Mansion and technical plans for the Quinjet. Explore new settings for your adventures, from Wakanda to Asgard. Plus a brand new Marvel Universe Adventure, complete with maps. · Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game Guide required to play [More..] | |
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"Game Graphics Programming" examines the many different techniques and effects that are used to create cutting-edge graphics in today's video games and how to implement them. The book takes a detailed look at computer graphics, exploring both the theory and application of each algorithm and effect and how they are structured and executed to generate the rendered result. Detailed C++ source code and pseudocode are used as examples throughout the book to demonstrate the methods being taught, but the techniques presented can be used with any programming language or tool. You'll begin with an introduction to basic 2D and 3D game graphics tools and components including common game mathematics, colors and pixels, and computer memory, as well as r [More..] | |
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Be the first to collect all Ten Commandments from Moses in this fast-paced, adventure-filled game based on the K10C mini-movies. Get to know the real meaning behind each of God's rules through fun situational questions and answers the entire family will enjoy. It's a race to the finish where players can deposit the commandments in the Ark of the Covenant for safekeeping! [More..] | |
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