Collision and Rigid Body Dynamics
I n the real world, solid objects are inherently, well. . . solid. They generally avoid doing impos…
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Animation Systems
The majority of modern 3D games revolve around characters—often human or humanoid, sometimes animal…
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The Rendering Engine
When most people think about computer and video games, the first thing that comes to mind is the st…
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Tools for Debugging and Development
Developing game software is a complex, intricate, math-intensive and error-prone business. So it sh…
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Human Interface Devices (HID)
Games are interactive computer simulations, so the human player(s) need some way of providing input…
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The Game Loop and Real-Time Simulation
Games are real-time, dynamic, interactive computer simulations. As such, time plays an incredibly i…
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Resources and the File System
Games are by nature multimedia experiences. A game engine therefore needs to be capable of loading …
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Game Engine System
Every game engine requires some low-level support systems that manage mundane but crucial tasks, su…
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C++ Review and Best Practices
C++ Review and Best Practices Because C++ is arguably the most commonly used language in the game …
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What Is a Game?
What Is a Game? We probably all have a pretty good intuitive notion of what a game is. The general…
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Game Engine
When I got my first game console in 1979—a way-cool Intellivision system by Mattel—the term “game e…
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Operating System/Hardware
Unit 1 Game Programming of Game Programming Notes 2020
Game Programming Notes 2020 In the Game Programming Notes 2020, th…
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