PART Ⅰ INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 What Is Game

  1.1 Decision Making

  1.2 Goals

  1.3 Opposition

  1.4 Managing Resources

  1.5 Game Tokens

  1.6 Information

Chapter 2 GameSpy's 7 Most Influential People in Gaming

  2.l EdFries (Microsoft)

  2.2 Alexey Pajitnov (Microsoft)

  2.3 Gabe Newell (Valve Software)

  2.4 John Romero (Monkcystone)

  2.5 John Carmack (ID Software)

  2.6 Sid Meier (Firaxis Games)

  2.7 Shigeru Miyamoto

Chapter 3 The Type of Game

  3.1 The Type of Game Design

  3.2 Sports Games

  3.3 Fighting Games

  3.4 Puzzle Games

  3.5 Real-time Strategy Games

  3.6 Role-playing Games

  3.7 First-person and Third-personAction Games

  3.8 Simulations

Chapter 4 Fundamentals of Computers

  4.1 Cathode Ray Tube Technology

  4.2 Image Properties

PART Ⅱ MACHINATE

Chapter 5 The Base

  5.1 Starting Points

  5.2 Establishing Focus

  5.3 Player Character Concepts

  5.4 Types of Props and Their Use

  5.5 Types of Items/Power-ups and Placement

Chapter 6 Level

  6.1 Planning and Building

  6.2 Avoiding Common Level Mistakes

  6.3 The Process

  6.4 Level Separation

Chapter 7 SeripUng

  7.1 Scripting in Games

  7.2 Scripting Technology Choices

  7.3 Using Trigger

Chapter 8 Documents

  8.1 The Necessary of Game Development Documents

  8.2 The Writing Style

  8.3 Story Bible

  8.4 The Sections

  8.5 Inauspicious Design Documents

PART Ⅲ ART

Chapter 9 Cartoon-looking Rendering of 3D scenes

  9.1 Introduction

  9.2 Algorithm

PART Ⅵ PROGRAM

Chapter 10 3D Math

  10.1 1D Mathematics

  10.2 Vector--A Geometric Definition

  10.3 Transforming an Object vs. Transforming the Coordinate Space

  10.4 What Is Orientation

Chapter 11 What Language Do I use

  11.1 C

  11.2 C++

  11.3 Should I Learn C++, or Should I Start with C

  11.4 Assembly

  11.5 Pascal

  11.6 Visual Basic

  11.7 Java

  11.8 Tools

  11.9 Conclusion

Chapter 12 Basic Concepts in DirectPlay

  12.1 Introduction

  12.2 Creating and Managing Sessions

  12.3 DirectPlay Network Communication

  12.4 Communicating with DirectPlay Objects

  12.5 DirectPlay Lobby Support

Chapter 13 Client/Server Sessions

  13.1 Introduction

  13.2 Initiating a Client/Server Session

  13.3 Selecting a Service Provider for a Client

  13.4 Selecting a Client/Server Host

  13.5 Connecting to a Client/Server Session

  13.6 Managing a Client/Server Session

  13.7 Normal Client/Server Game Play

  13.8 Leaving a Client/Server Session

  13.9 Terminating a Client/Server Session

Chapter 14 DirectPlay Lobby

  14.1 Introduction

  14.2 DirectPlay Lobby Architecture

  14.3 Lobby Servers

  14.4 Lobby Clients

  14.5 Lobbyable Applications

  14.6 Launching a Lobbyable Application

Chapter 15 DirectPlay Callback Functions and Multithreading Issues

  15.1 Introduction

  15.2 DirectPlay Do Work Mode

  15.3 DirectPlay Thread Pool

  15.4 DirectPlay Networking Callbacks

Chapter 16 Engine Solutions and the Unreal Engine

Chapter 17 Direct3D Overview

  17.1 Introduction

  17.2 The REF Device

  17.3 D3DDEVTYPE

Chapter 18 Model Representation

  18.1 Introduction

  18.2 Vertex Formats

  18.3 Triangles

  18.4 Indices

Chapter 19 Vertex/Index Buffers

Chapter 20 Bitmap Fonts

Chapter 21 Your First Polygon

Chapter 22 Blending

  22.1 The Blending Equation

  22.2 Blending in OpenGL

  22.3 Note

  22.4 Alpha from Texture Map

Chapter 23 Advanced Collision Detection Techniques

Chapter 24 Collision Detection and Particle Interaction

  24.1 Introduction

  24.2 A Quick Overview

  24.3 An Example

  24.4 Block Structure

  24.5 Notes on Block Maps

Chapter 25 Wu Anti-aliased Lines

  25.1 How Does It Work

  25.2 What Would the Ultimate Algorithm Be

  25.3 A More Sensible Algorithm

  25.4 Drawing the End Points

  25.5 Special Cases

Chapter 26 Real-time Dynamic Level of Detail Terrain Rendering with ROAM.

  26.1 Triangle Fanning

  26.2 GeoMorphing

  26.3 Frame Coherence

  26.4 Supporting Larger Topologies

Chapter 27 Fast Computation