The Game Developers Guide to Online Resources [Paperback]

Joseph D. Gradecki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

Your guide to the best online game programming resources!

Expert game programmer Joe Gradecki shows you exactly where to go online to find all the hardware, software, utilities, and source code you need to develop your own games. You'll find out where to look on World Wide Web sites, ftp sites, CompuServe, America Online, USENET Groups, and more.

Organized by specific programming topics, it steers you to all the best sites for:

• 3D game engines and 2D arcade engines
• Paint programs, graphics manipulation tools, and license-free artwork
• Sound effects, music, and other utilities
• Complete game executables and source code
• Networking and telecommunications utilities and source code
• Magazines, technical specs, white papers, and archives

Visit our Web site at: http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/

If you are a DOS, Windows, or Macintosh programmer, you simply can't afford to be without NetWarriors Online.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This books shows PC game developers where online they can find utilities such as graphics engines, paint programs, sound effects and music to develop their own games. It will be broken down into chapters on different types of tasks a developer needs to accomplish, and the possible utilities they can use. As Gradecki is an experienced programmer, the reader will benefit from his expertise and insight on what he judges to be more useful and the issues involved (including licensing) with using each utility. Any game developer should be able to quickly find information on utilities they need to perform a task by using this book.

About the Author

JOE GRADECKI is the former publisher of PCVR magazine. He specializes in programming graphics and communications software for the PC. He has written several VR and game programming books for Wiley, including NetWarriors in C++ and The Virtual Reality Construction Kit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471135550
• ISBN-13: 978-0471135555
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,455,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get This Book!!!!!!!!!, November 6, 1998

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This review is from: The Game Developers Guide to Online Resources (Paperback)

I have read many different books and this one tells where all the great resources are. Nothing beats it!