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after lusting for a copy of andré lamothe's Black Art of 3d Game Programming for years, i finally found an affordable copy (fedia.io)

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after lusting for a copy of andré lamothe's Black Art of 3d Game Programming for years, i finally found an affordable copy

it does not disappoint. one of the fatal flaws of 95% of 3d game programming books is that they jump straight into mathematical proofs, instead of explaining in human terms how concepts are relevant to making a game. lamothe's programming concepts are clear, easy to understand, and provide real-world examples before diving into code

to my delight, the book doesn't limit itself to just 3d. it covers every conceivable topic for building a game engine from scratch in MS-DOS - and includes some great chapters on FM and wavetable synthesis!

#programming #c #retroGaming

A four-inch-tall coffee cup sits beside a girthy copy of the book, rising 2/3rds up the cup's side.
A page from the book, showing how FM synthesis works on sound cards. Two diagrams describe how FM synthesis is produced over time.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

@[email protected] I started a new leg of the gamedev journey back in the day on his DirectX7 Game Programming book : )

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

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I need this book now. Looking through it online, it even has instructions to build your own sound output device that attaches to the parallel port and uses a resistor ladder (actually, 2 ladders because it is stereo) as a DAC to produce audio. Epic.

It also covers state machines with probabilistic state selection for controlling enemies. That's the technique I used for the AI (that's what we called it) code to control monsters and vehicles in "Godzilla: Unleashed" for the Wii.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

@[email protected] I should get myself a copy, what's the ISBN?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

@[email protected] OMG that looks so cool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@[email protected] The cover art has incredible energy. How did they so perfectly blend the aesthetics of a D&D dungeon master guide and clipart collection CDs?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

@[email protected] 😆 it really does look like a 3rd party published 3e book

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@[email protected] that has some Zen of Graphics Programming vibes, a book which I will never get rid of

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

@[email protected] very much Abrash-level depth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

@[email protected] Andre is well known vor his close to reality books. Don't get fooled by the sheer number. None of them might be groundbreaking, but all are well worth a read.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

@[email protected] this post has awakened a deep need