3D Game Programming All in One

by Finney, Kenneth C

• ISBN13: 9781592001361
• ISBN10: 159200136X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-19
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

Get ready for an amazing journey into the world of game development! "3D Game Programming All in One" is your one-stop tour guide into this new world. If you believe that you can create games that are as cool as - or cooler than -the ones you've been playing, now's your chance to prove it. This book will give you the training, experience, and tools you need to turn your ideas into reality. Using a well-defined toolkit of programs, knowledge, skills, and ideas "3D Game Programming All in One" covers each step required to make a fully featured game. You'll cover everything from opportunities within the game industry and elements of a 3D game to programming concepts, modeling, textures, and music. All you need to begin your journey is a creative idea and the enthusiasm to bring that idea to life.

Author Biography

Kenneth C. Finney is the Principal Software Engineer at Wilkes Associates, Inc. in the Greater Toronto Area

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxvi
Chapter 1 Introduction to 3D Game Development	1	(30)
The Computer Game Industry	1	(15)
3D Game Genres and Styles	2	(6)
Game Platforms	8	(3)
Game Developer Roles	11	(4)
Publishing Your Game	15	(1)
Elements of a 3D Game	16	(7)
Game Engine	16	(1)
Scripts	17	(2)
Graphical User Interface	19	(1)
Models	19	(1)
Textures	20	(1)
Sound	20	(1)
Music	21	(1)
Support Infrastructure	21	(2)
The Torque Game Engine	23	(8)
Descriptions	23	(5)
Using Torque in This Book	28	(1)
Moving Right Along	29	(2)
Chapter 2 Introduction to Programming	31	(58)
UltraEdit-32	31	(14)
Program Setup and Configuration	32	(1)
Setting Up Projects and Files	32	(3)
Search and Replace	35	(3)
Find in Files	38	(1)
grep	39	(3)
Bookmarks	42	(1)
Macros	43	(1)
UltraEdit Review	44	(1)
Controlling Computers with Programs	45	(3)
Programming Concepts	48	(39)
How to Create and Run the Example Programs	48	(1)
Hello World	49	(3)
Expressions	52	(1)
Variables	53	(7)
Operators	60	(4)
Loops	64	(2)
Functions	66	(5)
Conditional Expressions	71	(3)
Branching	74	(8)
Debugging and Problem Solving	82	(4)
Best Practices	86	(1)
Moving Right Along	87	(2)
Chapter 3 3D Programming Concepts	89	(34)
3D Concepts	89	(6)
Coordinate Systems	90	(2)
3D Models	92	(2)
3D Shapes	94	(1)
Displaying 3D Models	95	(9)
Transformation	95	(3)
Rendering	98	(5)
Scene Graphs	103	(1)
3D Audio	104	(1)
3D Programming	104	(18)
Programmed Translation	105	(6)
Programmed Rotation	111	(2)
Programmed Scaling	113	(2)
Programmed Animation	115	(4)
3D Audio	119	(3)
Moving Right Along	122	(1)
Chapter 4 Game Programming	123	(34)
Torque Script	123	(6)
Strings	124	(1)
Objects	125	(3)
DataBlocks	128	(1)
Game Structure	129	(3)
Server versus Client Design Issues	132	(1)
Common Functionality	133	(1)
Preparation	133	(1)
Root Main	134	(5)
Control Main	139	(2)
Initialization	141	(3)
Client	144	(5)
Server	149	(2)
Player	151	(2)
Running Emaga4	153	(2)
Moving Right Along	155	(2)
Chapter 5 Game Play	157	(48)
The Changes	157	(1)
Folders	157	(1)
Modules	158	(1)
Control Modules	158	(2)
control/main.cs	159	(1)
Client Control Modules	160	(15)
control/clientlclient.cs	160	(2)
control/client/interfaces/menuscreen.gui	162	(3)
control/client/interfaces/playerinterface.gui	165	(4)
control/clientlinterfaces/splashscreen.gui	169	(1)
control/client/misc/screens.cs	169	(2)
control/client/misdpresetkeys.cs	171	(4)
Server Control Modules	175	(27)
control/server/server.cs	175	(5)
control/server/players/player.cs	180	(6)
control/server/weapons/weapon.cs	186	(4)
control/server/weapons/crossbow.cs	190	(7)
control/server/misditem.cs	197	(5)
Running Emaga5	202	(1)
Moving Right Along	203	(2)
Chapter 6 Network	205	(30)
Direct Messaging	205	(4)
CommandToServer	206	(1)
CommandToClient	207	(2)
Direct Messaging Wrap-up	209	(1)
Triggers	209	(2)
Area Triggers	209	(1)
Animation Triggers	209	(1)
Weapon State Triggers	210	(1)
Player Event Control Triggers	210	(1)
GameConnection Messages	211	(6)
What GameConnection Messages Do	212	(1)
Specifics	212	(5)
Finding Servers	217	(13)
Code Changes	217	(1)
New Modules	218	(12)
Dedicated Server	230	(2)
Root Main Module	230	(1)
Control-Main Module	231	(1)
Control-Initialize Module	231	(1)
Testing Emaga6	232	(1)
Moving Right Along	233	(2)
Chapter 7 Common Scripts	235	(40)
Game Initialization	235	(5)
Selected Common Server Modules	240	(18)
The Server Module	240	(1)
The Message Module	241	(1)
The MissionLoad Module	242	(4)
The MissionDownload Module	246	(4)
The ClientConnection Module	250	(6)
The Game Module	256	(2)
Selected Common Code Client Modules	258	(10)
The Canvas Module	259	(2)
The Mission Module	261	(1)
The MissionDownload Module	262	(4)
The Messages Module	266	(2)
A Final Word	268	(5)
Moving Right Along	273	(2)
Chapter 8 Introduction to Textures	275	(34)
Using Textures	275	(4)
Paint Shop Pro	279	(28)
Installing Paint Shop Pro	279	(1)
Getting Started	279	(4)
Working with Files	283	(7)
Paint Shop Pro Features	290	(17)
Moving Right Along	307	(2)
Chapter 9 Skins	309	(26)
UV Unwrapping	309	(1)
The Skin Creation Process	310	(1)
Making a Soup Can Skin	311	(5)
The Soup Can Skinning Procedure	311	(4)
Testing the Soup Can Skin	315	(1)
Making a Vehicle Skin	316	(6)
The Dune Buggy Diversion	316	(5)
Testing the Runabout Skin	321	(1)
Making a Player Skin	322	(11)
The Head and Neck	322	(5)
Hair and Hands	327	(2)
The Clothes	329	(4)
Trying It on for Size	333	(1)
Moving Right Along	333	(2)
Chapter 10 Creating GUI Elements	335	(16)
Controls	336	(9)
GuiChunkedBitmapCtrl	337	(2)
GuiControl	339	(1)
GuiTextCtrl	339	(1)
GuiButtonCtrl	340	(1)
GuiCheckBoxCtrl	341	(1)
GuiScrollCtrl	342	(1)
GuiTextListCtrl	343	(1)
GuiTextEditCtrl	344	(1)
The Torque GUI Editor	345	(4)
The Cook's Tour of the Editor	345	(4)
Moving Right Along	349	(2)
Chapter 11 Structural Material Textures	351	(14)
Sources	352	(6)
Photography	352	(5)
Original Artwork	357	(1)
Scaling Issues	358	(1)
Tiling	359	(1)
Texture Types	360	(3)
Irregular	360	(1)
Rough	361	(1)
Pebbled	361	(1)
Woodgrain	361	(1)
Smooth	361	(1)
Patterned	362	(1)
Fabric	362	(1)
Metallic	362	(1)
Reflective	362	(1)
Plastic	362	(1)
Moving Right Along	363	(2)
Chapter 12 Terrains	365	(16)
Terrains Explained	365	(2)
Terrain Characteristics	365	(2)
Terrain Data	367	(1)
Terrain Modeling	367	(3)
Height Maps	368	(1)
Terrain Cover	369	(1)
Tiling	369	(1)
Creating Terrains	370	(10)
The Height-Map Method	370	(8)
Applying Terrain Cover	378	(2)
Moving Right Along	380	(1)
Chapter 13 Introduction to Modeling with MilkShape	381	(34)
MilkShape 3D	381	(25)
Installing MilkShape 3D	381	(1)
The MilkShape 3D GUI	382	(1)
Navigating in Views	383	(1)
View Scale and Orientation	383	(1)
The Soup Can Revisited	384	(7)
Menus	391	(7)
The Toolbox	398	(6)
The Preferences Dialog Box	404	(2)
UVMapper	406	(8)
The File Menu	407	(1)
The Edit Menu	407	(1)
The Help Menu	407	(1)
UV Mapping	407	(7)
Moving Right Along	414	(1)
Chapter 14 Making a Character Model	415	(50)
Modeling Techniques	415	(2)
Shape Primitives	415	(1)
Incremental Polygon Construction	415	(1)
Axial Extrusion	416	(1)
Arbitrary Extrusion	417	(1)
Topographical Shape Mapping	417	(1)
Hybrids	417	(1)
The Base Hero Model	417	(21)
The Head	418	(5)
The Torso	423	(6)
Matching the Head to the Torso	429	(1)
The Legs	430	(2)
Integrating the Legs to the Torso	432	(1)
The Arms	433	(5)
Integrating the Arms to the Torso	438	(1)
The Hero Skin	438	(5)
Character Animation	443	(16)
Animating Characters in Torque	443	(3)
Building the Skeleton	446	(1)
Rigging: Attaching the Skeleton	447	(11)
Exporting the Model for Torque	458	(1)
The Torque DTS Exporter for MilkShape	459	(5)
The Torque Game Engine (DTS) Exporter Dialog Box	459	(1)
Special Materials	460	(3)
Animation Sequences	463	(1)
Moving Right Along	464	(1)
Chapter 15 Making a Vehicle Model	465	(14)
The Vehicle Model	466	(10)
The Sketch	466	(1)
The Model	467	(9)
The Wheels	476	(1)
Testing Your Runabout	477	(1)
Moving Right Along	478	(1)
Chapter 16 Making Weapons and Items	479	(20)
The Health Kit	479	(2)
The Model	479	(1)
Testing the Health Kit	480	(1)
A Rock	481	(2)
Testing the Rock	483	(1)
Trees	483	(7)
The Solid Tree	485	(2)
Testing the Solid Tree	487	(1)
The Billboard Tree	488	(1)
Testing the Billboard Tree	489	(1)
The Tommy Gun	490	(7)
Making the Model	490	(4)
Skinning the Tommy Gun	494	(1)
Testing the Tommy Gun	495	(2)
The Tommy Gun Script	497	(1)
Moving Right Along	497	(2)
Chapter 17 Making Structures	499	(14)
Installing QuArK	500	(1)
Using the Installer	500	(1)
Configuration	500	(1)
Quick Start	501	(4)
Building Bridges	505	(3)
Building a House	508	(4)
Moving Right Along	512	(1)
Chapter 18 Making the Game World Environment	513	(26)
Skyboxes	513	(6)
Creating the Skybox Images	516	(2)
Adjusting for Perspective	518	(1)
The Sky Mission Object	519	(2)
Cloud Layers	521	(2)
Cloud Specifications	521	(1)
Cloud Textures	522	(1)
Fog	523	(1)
Storms	524	(9)
Setting Up Sound	524	(4)
Storm Materials	528	(1)
Lightning	529	(2)
Rain	531	(1)
A Perfect Storm	532	(1)
Water Blocks	533	(1)
Terraforming	534	(4)
Moving Right Along	538	(1)
Chapter 19 Creating and Programming Sound	539	(20)
Audacity	540	(10)
Installing Audacity	540	(1)
Using Audacity	540	(2)
Audacity Reference	542	(8)
OpenAL	550	(1)
Audio Profiles and Data Blocks	550	(5)
Audio Descriptions	551	(2)
Trying It Out	553	(2)
Koob	555	(3)
Moving Right Along	558	(1)
Chapter 20 Game Sound and Music	559	(24)
Player Sounds	559	(6)
Footsteps	560	(3)
Utterances	563	(2)
Weapon Sounds	565	(7)
Vehicle Sounds	572	(6)
Environmental Sounds	578	(1)
Interface Sounds	579	(1)
Music	580	(2)
Moving Right Along	582	(1)
Chapter 21 Creating the Game Mission	583	(26)
Game Design	583	(4)
Requirements	584	(1)
Constraints	585	(1)
Koob	586	(1)
Torque Mission Editor	587	(7)
World Editor	589	(1)
Terrain Editor	590	(2)
Terrain Terraform Editor	592	(1)
Terrain Texture Editor	592	(1)
Mission Area Editor	593	(1)
Building the World	594	(14)
Particles	594	(11)
The Terrain	605	(1)
Items and Structures	606	(2)
Moving Right Along	608	(1)
Chapter 22 The Game Server	609	(22)
The Player-Character	609	(8)
Player Spawning	609	(2)
Vehicle Mounting	611	(1)
The Model	611	(1)
Server Code	612	(5)
Vehicle	617	(3)
Model	617	(1)
Datablock	617	(3)
Triggering Events	620	(10)
Creating Triggers	620	(2)
Scoring	622	(8)
Moving Right Along	630	(1)
Chapter 23 The Game Client	631	(28)
Client Interfaces	632	(10)
MenuScreen Interface	632	(2)
SoloPlay Interface	634	(1)
Host Interface	635	(1)
FindServer Interface	635	(1)
ChatBox Interface	636	(4)
MessageBox Interface	640	(2)
Client Code	642	(13)
MenuScreen Interface Code	642	(1)
SoloPlay Interface Code	643	(4)
Host Interface Code	647	(1)
FindServer Interface Code	648	(2)
ChatBox Interface Code	650	(2)
MessageBox Interface Code	652	(3)
Game Cycling	655	(2)
Final Change	657	(1)
Moving Right Along	657	(2)
Chapter 24 The End Game	659	(8)
Testing	660	(1)
Basics	660	(1)
Regression	660	(1)
Play Testing	661	(1)
Test Harnesses	661	(1)
Hosted Servers	661	(1)
Dedicated Servers	662	(1)
FPS Game Ideas	662	(1)
Other Genres	663	(1)
Modifying and Extending Torque	664	(1)
Go For It	665	(2)
Appendix A The Torque Game Engine Reference	667	(74)
Torque Console Script Command Reference	667	(60)
Torque Reference Tables	727	(14)
Appendix B Game Development Resources on the Internet	741	(8)
Torque-Related Web Sites	741	(2)
Game Development Web Sites	743	(6)
Appendix C Game Development Tool Reference	749	(6)
Shareware and Freeware Tools	750	(2)
Modeling	750	(1)
Image Editing	751	(1)
Programming Editing	751	(1)
Audio Editing	752	(1)
Retail Tools	752	(2)
GNU General Public License	754	(1)
Appendix D QuArK Reference	755	(18)
The Map Editor	755	(9)
Configuration Utility	764	(3)
General	764	(2)
Map	766	(1)
map2dif Reference	767	(6)
Index	773