3D Game Programming All in One

by Finney, Kenneth C

• ISBN13: 9781598632668
• ISBN10: 1598632663
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-06
• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR

Summary

Are you an aspiring game developer with a great idea, but no practical knowledge for turning that idea into reality? 3D Game Programming All in One is the comprehensive guide you need! This new edition updates the original coverage with the latest version of Torque from GarageGames, and provides the very best tools available to the Indie game maker. This hands-on book not only teaches the technical skills behind 3D game programming, but also provides you with the practical experience you need to create your own games. As you create a first-person shooter, you'll cover the techniques behind the programming, textures, and models that go into successful game creation. You'll also cover the Torque Engine and will learn how to integrate sound and music into your game. 3D Game Programming All in One provides you with the training, experience, and tools you need to turn your dreams of game creation into reality!

Author Biography

Kenneth C. Finney is the lead faculty member for the Game Art & Design program at the Art Institute of Toronto

Table of Contents

Introduction	xix
Introduction to 3D Game Development	1	(38)
The Computer Game Industry	2	(19)
3D Game Genres and Styles	2	(10)
Game Platforms	12	(3)
Game Developer Roles	15	(5)
Publishing Your Game	20	(1)
Elements of a 3D Game	21	(8)
Game Engine	21	(1)
Scripts	22	(2)
Graphical User Interface	24	(1)
Models	25	(1)
Textures	25	(2)
Sound	27	(1)
Music	27	(1)
Support Infrastructure	28	(1)
The Torque Game Engine	29	(7)
Descriptions	29	(7)
Using Torque in This Book	36	(1)
Installing Torque	36	(2)
Moving Right Along	38	(1)
Introduction to Programming	39	(66)
UltraEdit-32	39	(17)
Program Setup and Configuration	40	(1)
Setting Up Projects and Files	41	(4)
Search and Replace	45	(3)
Find In Files	48	(1)
grep	49	(2)
Bookmarks	51	(3)
Macros	54	(2)
UltraEdit Review	56	(1)
Controlling Computers with Programs	56	(3)
Programming Concepts	59	(44)
How to Create and Run the Example Programs	60	(1)
Hello World	61	(4)
Expressions	65	(1)
Variables	66	(8)
Operators	74	(4)
Loops	78	(2)
Functions	80	(6)
Conditional Expressions	86	(4)
Branching	90	(8)
Debugging and Problem Solving	98	(4)
Best Practices	102	(1)
Moving Right Along	103	(2)
3D Programming Concepts	105	(44)
3D Concepts	105	(9)
Coordinate Systems	106	(3)
3D Models	109	(3)
3D Shapes	112	(2)
Displaying 3D Models	114	(15)
Transformation	115	(4)
Rendering	119	(8)
Scene Graphs	127	(2)
3D Audio	129	(1)
3D Programming	129	(17)
Programmed Translation	130	(7)
Programmed Rotation	137	(1)
Programmed Scaling	138	(1)
Programmed Animation	139	(4)
3D Audio	143	(3)
Moving Right Along	146	(3)
Game Programming	149	(36)
TorqueScript	149	(7)
Strings	150	(1)
Objects	151	(3)
Datablocks	154	(2)
Game Structure	156	(4)
Server Versus Client Design Issues	160	(1)
Common Functionality	160	(1)
Preparation	161	(1)
Root Main	161	(6)
Control Main	167	(2)
Initialization	169	(2)
Client	171	(6)
Server	177	(2)
Player	179	(2)
Running Emaga4	181	(3)
Moving Right Along	184	(1)
Game Play	185	(50)
The Changes	185	(2)
Folders	185	(1)
Modules	186	(1)
Control Modules	187	(1)
control/main.cs	187	(1)
Client Control Modules	188	(16)
control/client/client.cs	188	(2)
control/client/interfaces/menuscreen.gui	190	(4)
control/client/interfaces/playerinterface.gui	194	(4)
control/client/interfaces/splashscreen.gui	198	(1)
control/client/misc/screen.cs	198	(3)
control/client/misc/presetkeys.cs	201	(3)
Server Control Modules	204	(29)
control/server/server.cs	205	(5)
control/server/players/player.cs.	210	(7)
control/server/weapons/weapons.cs.	217	(4)
control/server/weapons/crossbow.cs	221	(7)
control/server/misc/item.cs	228	(5)
Running EMAGA5	233	(1)
Moving Right Along	234	(1)
Network	235	(34)
Direct Messaging	236	(3)
CommandToServer	236	(1)
CommandToClient	237	(2)
Direct Messaging Wrap-up	239	(1)
Triggers	239	(3)
Area Triggers	240	(1)
Animation Triggers	240	(1)
Weapon State Triggers	240	(1)
Player Event Control Triggers	240	(2)
GameConnection Messages	242	(6)
What GameConnection Messages Do	243	(1)
Specifics	243	(5)
Finding Servers	248	(14)
Code Changes	249	(1)
New Modules	250	(12)
Dedicated Server	262	(3)
Root Main Module	262	(1)
Control---Main Module	263	(1)
Control---Initialize Module	264	(1)
Emaga6 Map Files	265	(1)
Testing Emaga6	265	(2)
Testing Direct Messaging	266	(1)
Moving Right Along	267	(2)
Common Scripts	269	(42)
Game Initialization	269	(5)
Selected Common Server Modules	274	(21)
The Server Module	274	(1)
The Message Module	275	(1)
The MissionLoad Module	276	(5)
The MissionDownload Module	281	(5)
The ClientConnection Module	286	(6)
The Game Module	292	(3)
Selected Common Code Client Modules	295	(11)
The Canvas Module	295	(3)
The Mission Module	298	(1)
The MissionDownload Module	299	(4)
The Messages Module	303	(3)
A Final Word	306	(4)
Moving Right Along	310	(1)
Introduction to Textures	311	(42)
Using Textures	311	(6)
The Gimp 2	317	(22)
Installing the Gimp 2	318	(1)
Getting Started	319	(8)
Working with Files	327	(12)
The Gimp Feature Highlights	339	(13)
Layers	340	(3)
The Toolbox	343	(3)
Tool Options	346	(3)
Fill Tools	349	(1)
Other Tools	350	(2)
Moving Right Along	352	(1)
Skins	353	(46)
UV Unwrapping	353	(1)
The Skin Creation Process	354	(2)
Making a Soup Can Skin	356	(15)
The Soup Can Skinning Procedure	356	(11)
Adding Text	367	(1)
Testing the Soup Can Skin	368	(3)
Making a Vehicle Skin	371	(9)
The Dune Buggy Diversion	371	(1)
The Runabout Skinning Procedure	372	(8)
Testing the Runabout Skin	380	(1)
Making a Player Skin	380	(17)
The Head and Neck	382	(6)
Hair and Hands	388	(4)
The Clothes	392	(5)
Trying It on for Size	397	(1)
Moving Right Along	397	(2)
Creating GUI Elements	399	(22)
Controls	401	(11)
GuiChunkedBitmapCtrl	402	(2)
GuiControl	404	(1)
GuiTextCtrl	405	(1)
GuiButtonCtrl	406	(1)
GuiCheckBoxCtrl	407	(1)
GuiScrollCtrl	408	(2)
GuiTextListCtrl	410	(1)
GuiTextEditCtrl	411	(1)
The Torque GUI Editor	412	(5)
The Cook's Tour of the Editor	413	(4)
Creating an Interface	417	(2)
Moving Right Along	419	(2)
Structural Material Textures	421	(22)
Sources	422	(10)
Photography	422	(9)
Original Artwork	431	(1)
Scaling Issues	432	(1)
Tiling	433	(3)
Texture Types	436	(4)
Irregular	436	(1)
Rough	437	(1)
Pebbled	437	(1)
Woodgrain	438	(1)
Smooth	438	(1)
Patterned	438	(1)
Fabric	439	(1)
Metallic	439	(1)
Reflective	440	(1)
Plastic	440	(1)
Moving Right Along	440	(3)
Terrains	443	(30)
Terrains Explained	443	(3)
Terrain Characteristics	443	(1)
Terrain Data	444	(2)
Terrain Modeling	446	(6)
Height Maps	447	(1)
Terrain Cover	448	(1)
Tiling	449	(3)
Creating Terrains	452	(20)
The Height-Map Method	452	(14)
Applying Terrain Cover	466	(6)
Moving Right Along	472	(1)
Introduction to Modeling with MilkShape	473	(48)
MilkShape 3D	473	(36)
Installing MilkShape 3D	474	(1)
The MilkShape 3D GUI	474	(1)
Navigating in Views	475	(1)
View Scale and Orientation	476	(2)
The Soup Can Revisited	478	(9)
Menus	487	(10)
The Toolbox	497	(4)
The Keyframer	501	(2)
The Preferences Dialog Box	503	(3)
Other Features	506	(3)
UVMapper	509	(8)
The File Menu	510	(1)
The Edit Menu	510	(1)
The Help Menu	511	(1)
UV Mapping	511	(6)
Moving Right Along	517	(4)
Making a Character Model	521	(110)
Modeling Techniques	521	(3)
Shape Primitives	521	(1)
Box Method	522	(1)
Incremental Polygon Construction	522	(1)
Axial Extrusion	523	(1)
Arbitrary Extrusion	523	(1)
Topographical Shape Mapping	524	(1)
Hybrids	524	(1)
Modeling for Torque	524	(2)
The Base Hero Model	526	(40)
Preparation	526	(1)
The Head	527	(12)
The Torso	539	(11)
Matching the Head to the Torso	550	(3)
The Legs	553	(2)
Integrating the Legs to the Torso	555	(1)
The Arms	556	(8)
Integrating the Arms to the Torso	564	(2)
Testing the Tool Chain	566	(4)
The Hero Skin	570	(8)
Character Animation	578	(40)
Animating Characters in Torque	579	(2)
Building the Skeleton	581	(5)
Rigging: Attaching the Skeleton	586	(6)
Embedded Animations	592	(18)
Testing the Model	610	(4)
Animation Sequence Files	614	(4)
MilkShape 3D's DTS Exporters	618	(11)
The Standard Torque Game Engine (DTS) Exporter	618	(4)
The Enhanced Torque DTSPlus Exporter	622	(7)
Moving Right Along	629	(2)
Making a Vehicle Model	631	(28)
The Vehicle Model	632	(24)
The Sketch	632	(1)
The Model	633	(23)
The Wheels	656	(1)
Testing Your Runabout	656	(2)
Moving Right Along	658	(1)
Making Weapons and Items	659	(34)
The Health Kit	659	(7)
The Model	659	(3)
Testing the Health Kit	662	(4)
A Rock	666	(4)
Testing the Rock	669	(1)
Trees	670	(10)
The Solid Tree	671	(6)
Testing the Solid Tree	677	(1)
The Billboard Tree	677	(3)
The Tommy Gun	680	(11)
Making the Model	681	(7)
Skinning the Tommy Gun	688	(3)
Testing the Tommy Gun	691	(1)
The Tommy Gun Script	691	(1)
Moving Right Along	691	(2)
Making Structures	693	(34)
CSG Modeling	694	(3)
Torque Constructor	697	(7)
Installing Constructor	697	(1)
The Cook's Tour	698	(6)
Quick Start	704	(9)
Building Bridges	713	(6)
Building a House	719	(6)
Moving Right Along	725	(2)
Making the Game World Environment	727	(38)
Sky	727	(15)
Skyboxes	728	(11)
The Sky Mission Object	739	(3)
Clouds	742	(3)
Cloud Specifications	742	(2)
Cloud Textures	744	(1)
Water	745	(15)
Fog	746	(1)
Storms	747	(11)
Water Blocks	758	(2)
Terraforming	760	(3)
Moving Right Along	763	(2)
Creating and Programming Sound	765	(26)
Audacity	766	(15)
Installing Audacity	766	(1)
Using Audacity	767	(4)
Audacity Reference	771	(10)
OpenAL	781	(1)
Audio Profiles and Datablocks	782	(5)
Audio Descriptions	783	(3)
Trying It Out	786	(1)
Koob	787	(3)
Moving Right Along	790	(1)
Game Sound and Music	791	(38)
Player Sounds	791	(11)
Rustlers	793	(3)
Footsteps	796	(2)
Utterances	798	(4)
Weapon Sounds	802	(13)
Installing the Mission Editor	802	(2)
Crossbow Sounds	804	(1)
Tommy Gun Preparation	805	(10)
Vehicle Sounds	815	(6)
Environmental Sounds	821	(2)
Interface Sounds	823	(3)
Music	826	(2)
Moving Right Along	828	(1)
Creating the Game Mission	829	(32)
Game Design	830	(4)
Requirements	830	(2)
Constraints	832	(1)
Koob	833	(1)
Torque Mission Editor	834	(8)
File Menu	835	(1)
Edit Menu	835	(1)
Camera Menu	836	(1)
Other Menus	836	(1)
World Editor	836	(1)
Terrain Editor	837	(2)
Terrain Terraform Editor	839	(1)
Terrain Texture Editor	840	(1)
Mission Area Editor	841	(1)
Building the World	842	(18)
Particles	842	(13)
The Terrain	855	(1)
Items and Structures	856	(4)
Moving Right Along	860	(1)
The Game Server	861	(26)
The Player-Character	861	(10)
Player Spawning	861	(3)
Vehicle Mounting	864	(1)
The Model	864	(2)
Server Code	866	(5)
Vehicle	871	(3)
Oh Yeah, the Model	871	(1)
Datablock	872	(2)
Triggering Events	874	(12)
Creating Triggers	875	(3)
Scoring	878	(8)
Moving Right Along	886	(1)
The Game Client	887	(30)
Client Interfaces	888	(11)
MenuScreen Interface	888	(2)
SoloScreen Interface	890	(2)
Host Interface	892	(1)
FindServer Interface	892	(1)
ChatBox Interface	893	(4)
MessageBox Interface	897	(2)
Client Code	899	(15)
MenuScreen Interface Code	899	(1)
SoloScreen Interface Code	900	(5)
Host Interface Code	905	(1)
FindServer Interface Code	906	(2)
ChatBox Interface Code	908	(3)
MessageBox Interface Code	911	(3)
Game Cycling	914	(2)
Final Change	916	(1)
Moving Right Along	916	(1)
The End Game	917	(8)
Testing	918	(2)
Basics	918	(1)
Regression	918	(1)
Play Testing	919	(1)
Test Harnesses	919	(1)
Hosted Servers	920	(1)
Dedicated Servers	920	(1)
FPS Game Ideas	921	(1)
Other Genres	922	(1)
Modifying and Extending Torque	923	(1)
Go for It	924	(1)
Appendix A The Torque Reference	925	(92)
Appendix B Additional Resources	1017	(6)
Appendix C Game Development Tool Reference	1023	(6)
Appendix D map2dif_plus_plus Reference	1029	(6)
Appendix E GNU General Public License	1035	(10)
Index	1045