Intended to) work (or would-Visual C / C + + programmers games, Game Programming Gems contains over 60 programming tips that have been collected from more than 40 teachers working game. If you want to build their own games or just interested in how the game works, the text This gives a glimpse of interesting how the pros make the animation state-of-the-art 3-D. The principle in this book is to publish the best tips are available for games programming, most of this fits into 10 pages or less. (Very cool flocking algorithms, which will let you add the behavior of birds or fish for the next game level, very interesting.) More than 20 techniques for doing work with polygons (a staple represent 3-D virtual world) is placed as well. (One of the more interesting shows you how to simulate glass objects in 3-D scenes.) With advanced materials on the algorithms used by the competition, Game Programming Gems will be a virtual must-read for anyone who works in the gaming industry Dragan. - Richard Topics covered: Tips and strategies for developers Data-driven game design and script Object-oriented design of primary-language Using Visual C + + templates for math computation faster Resource-management techniques (Singleton pattern, resource handling, and tips to load data fast) C + + Standard Template Library (STL) for Bit gaming network array protocol for online games Using state s and profiling for Random numbers game interpolation equation method for rigid body motion using a polynomial approximation for trigonometric wavelet functions Implicit Euler integration of water surface simulation quaternion matrix calculation vs Artificial-intelligence (AI) techniques for gamers Send a message Finite State Machines (FSMs) Pathing strategy game trees (including A * and 3-D pathing solution) Flocking Introduction to fuzzy logic algorithm and neural network technique for faster graphics with polygons (and fundamentally 3-D) loading faster vertices to OpenGL Camera 3-vector control strategies -D multiresolution collision detection map Distance calculationObject occlusion octree s Working with interpolation between keyframes 3-D Skinning techniques Terrain-generation algorithm (including fractals) lens flare effect sprites 2 DD-2 with 3-D hardware techniques for more realistic lighting and Shadows Simulation and liquid glass texturing in the game