3D Game Programming All in One

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3D Game Programming All in One

• By Kenneth C. Finney

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Chapter 1Introduction to 3D Game Development

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Introduction to 3D Game Development

• The Computer Game Industry
• Elements of a 3D Game
• The Torque Game Engine

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The Computer Game Industry

• Somewhat Similar to Movie Industry
• Genres and Styles
• Developer Roles (Movie Jobs)
• Platforms (Release Formats)
• Publishing (Distribution)

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Genres and Styles

• Genres
• Action
• Adventure
• Role-Playing
• Maze and Puzzle
• Simulations
• Sports
• Strategy

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Genres and Styles

• Styles
• First-person perspective
• Third-person perspective
• Other perspectives
• Real-time
• Turn-based

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Platforms

• Windows
• Linux
• Macintosh

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Developer Roles

• Producer
• Designer
• Programmer
• Visual Artist
• Audio Artist
• Quality Assurance Specialist

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Publishing Your Game

• Self-publish (difficult)
• GarageGames
• Other Indie-oriented publishers (Wild Tangent)
• Otherwise, you usually need a track-record to
  attract name publishers

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Elements of a 3D Game

• The Game
• Game Engine
• Scripts
• User Interface
• Models
• Textures
• Sound
• Music

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Elements of a 3D Game

• Support infrastructure
• Web presence
• Auto-updater
• Community Forums
• Administrative tools
• Database

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The Torque Game Engine

• Basic Control Flow
• Platform Layer
• Console
• Input Model
• Simulation

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The Torque Game Engine

• Resource Manager
• Graphics
• 3D Rendering
• Terrain
• Interiors

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The Torque Game Engine

• Shapes and Animation
• Networking
• Torque on the CD

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Summary

• Computer Game Genres Action, Adventure,
  Strategy, Role-Playing, Sports, Maze Puzzle,
  Simulations
• Developers Roles Producer, Designer,
  Programmer, Artist, Quality Assurance
• Game Engine Components User Input, Graphics,
  Audio, Event Management, Scene Graph, Network,
  Scripting, Resource Management, File I/O