Graphics and Game Gems Database

Game Programming Gems Edited by Mark DeLoura Charles River Media, 2000 ISBN 1-58450-049-2 See on Amazon

Contents The Magic of Data-Driven Design Steve Rabin Pages 3–7 Object-Oriented Programming and Design Techniques James Boer Pages 8–19 Fast Math Using Template Metaprogramming Pete Isensee Pages 20–35 An Automatic Singleton Utility Scott Bilas Pages 36–40 Using the STL in Game Programming James Boer Pages 41–55 A Generic Function-Binding Interface Scott Bilas Pages 56–67 A Generic Handle-Based Resource Manager Scott Bilas Pages 68–79 Resource and Memory Management James Boer Pages 80–87 Fast Data Load Trick John Olsen Pages 88–91 Frame-Based Memory Allocation Steven Ranck Pages 92–100 Simple, Fast Bit Arrays Andrew Kirmse Pages 101–103 A Network Protocol for Online Games Andrew Kirmse Pages 104–108 Squeezing More Out of Assert Steve Rabin Pages 109–114 Stats: Real-Time Statistics and In-Game Debugging John Olsen Pages 115–119 Real-Time In-Game Profiling Steve Rabin Pages 120–130 Predictable Random Numbers Guy W. Lecky-Thompson Pages 133–140 Interpolation Methods John Olsen Pages 141–149 Integrating the Equations of Rigid Body Motion Miguel Gomez Pages 150–160 Polynomial Approximations to Trigonometric Functions Eddie Edwards Pages 161–176 Using Implicit Euler Integration for Numerical Stability Miguel Gomez Pages 177–181 Wavelets: Theory and Compression Loïc Le Chevalier Pages 182–186 Interactive Simulation of Water Surfaces Miguel Gomez Pages 187–194 Quaternions for Game Programming Jan Svarovsky Pages 195–199 Matrix-Quaternion Conversions Jason Shankel Pages 200–204 Interpolating Quaternions Jason Shankel Pages 205–213 The Shortest Arc Quaternion Stan Melax Pages 214–218 Designing a General Robust AI Engine Steve Rabin Pages 221–236 A Finite-State Machine Class Eric Dysband Pages 237–248 Game Trees Jan Svarovsky Pages 249–253 The Basics of A* for Path Planning Bryan Stout Pages 254–263 A* Aesthetic Optimizations Steve Rabin Pages 264–271 A* Speed Optimizations Steve Rabin Pages 272–287 Simplified 3D Movement and Pathfinding Using Navigation Meshes Greg Snook Pages 288–304 Flocking: A Simple Technique for Simulating Group Behavior Steven Woodcock Pages 305–318 Fuzzy Logic for Video Games Mason McCuskey Pages 319–329 A Neural-Net Primer André LaMothe Pages 330–350 Optimizing Vertex Submission for OpenGL Herbert Marselas Pages 353–360 Tweaking a Vertex’s Projected Depth Value Eric Lengyel Pages 361–365 The Vector Camera David Paull Pages 366–370 Camera Control Techniques Dante Treglia Pages 371–379 A Fast Cylinder-Frustum Intersection Test Eric Lengyel Pages 380–389 3D Collision Detection Kevin Kaiser Pages 390–402 Multi-Resolution Maps for Interaction Detection Jan Svarovsky Pages 403–411 Computing the Distance into a Sector Steven Ranck Pages 412–420 Object Occlusion Culling Tim Round Pages 421–431 Never Let ’Em See You Pop—Issues in Geometric Level of Detail Selection Yossarian King Pages 432–438 Octree Construction Dan Ginsburg Pages 439–443 Loose Octrees Thatcher Ulrich Pages 444–453 View-Independent Progressive Meshing Jan Svarovsky Pages 454–464 Interpolated 3D Keyframe Animation Herbert Marselas Pages 465–470 A Fast and Simple Skinning Technique Torgeir Hagland Pages 471–475 Filling the Gaps—Advanced Animation Using Stitching and Skinning Ryan Woodland Pages 476–483 Real-Time Realistic Terrain Generation Guy W. Lecky-Thompson Pages 484–498 Fractal Terrain Generation—Fault Formation Jason Shankel Pages 499–502 Fractal Terrain Generation—Midpoint Displacement Jason Shankel Pages 503–507 Fractal Terrain Generation—Particle Deposition Jason Shankel Pages 508–511 2D Lens Flare Yossarian King Pages 515–518 Using 3D Hardware for 2D Sprite Effects Mason McCuskey Pages 519–523 Motif-Based Static Lighting Steven Ranck Pages 524–534 Simulated Real-Time Lighting Using Vertex Color Interpolation Jorge Freitas Pages 535–542 Attenuation Maps Sim Dietrich Pages 543–548 Advanced Texturing Using Texture Coordinate Generation Ryan Woodland Pages 549–554 Hardware Bump Mapping Sim Dietrich Pages 555–561 Ground-Plane Shadows Yossarian King Pages 562–566 Real-Time Shadows on Complex Objects Gabor Nagy Pages 567–580 Improving Environment-Mapped Reflection Using Glossy Prefiltering and the Fresnel Term Anis Ahmad Pages 581–585 Convincing-Looking Glass for Games Gabor Nagy Pages 586–593 Refraction Mapping for Liquids in Containers Alex Vlachos, Jason Mitchell Pages 594–600