Game Engine Design and Implementation

by Thorn, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780763784515
• ISBN10: 0763784516
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-14
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Part of the new Foundations of Game Development Series!Almost every video game on the market today is powered by a game engine. But, what is a game engine? What does it do? How are they useful to both developers and the game? And how are they made? These, and other important engine related questions, are explored and discussed in this book. In clear and concise language, this book examines through examples and exercises both the design and implementation of a video game engine. Specifically, it focuses on the core components of a game engine, audio and sound systems, file and resource management, graphics and optimization techniques, scripting and physics, and much more. Suitable for students, hobbyists, and independent developers, this no-nonsense book helps fine-tune an understanding of solid engine design and implementation for creating games that sell.

Table of Contents

PartPart 1 Theory, Design, and Preparation
ChapterChapter 1 Game Engines â€" Details and Design
ChapterChapter 2 Configuring a Game Engine Project
PartPart 2 Implementing the Engine
ChapterChapter 3 Error and Log Manager
ChapterChapter 4 Resource Management
ChapterChapter 5 2D Render Manager with SDL
ChapterChapter 6 2D Scene Manager
ChapterChapter 7 Music and Sound with the AudioManager
ChapterChapter 8 Reading and Processing User Input
ChapterChapter 9 3D Render Manager with DirectX 10
ChapterChapter 10 Scene Management and OGRE 3D
ChapterChapter 11 Rigid Body Physics with Bullet Physics
ChapterChapter 12 Focus on DX Studio: Engine Tools, Editors and Scripting
AppendixAppendix A Game Engines, Tools and Libraries
AppendixAppendix B OIS Keyboard Scan Codes
AppendixAppendix C DX Texture Format Constants
AppendixAppendix D Windows Messages
AppendixAppendix E BSD Licence
AppendixAppendix F MIT License
AppendixAppendix G The zlib/libpng License