3D Game Programming All in One

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ISBN: 9781598632668

ISBN-10: 1598632663

ISBN-13: 9781598632668

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Kenneth C. Finney, Kenneth C. Finney

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Are you an aspiring game developer with a great idea, but no practical knowledge for turning that idea into reality? 3D Game Programming All in One is the comprehensive guide you need! This new edition updates the original coverage with the latest version of Torque from GarageGames, and provides the very best tools available to the Indie game maker. This hands-on book not only teaches the technical skills behind 3D game programming, but also provides you with the practical experience you need to create your own games. As you create a first-person shooter, you?ll cover the techniques behind the programming, textures, and models that go into successful game creation. You?ll also cover the…

Book details

List price: $54.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 11/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1120
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.10" long x 2.50" tall
Weight: 4.994
Language: English

Kenneth C. Finney teaches in the Game Development and Entrepreneurship program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, where he runs the Game Development Workshop. Ken has taught game design, level and GUI design, game development, programming, and prototyping at the Art Institute of Toronto where he was lead faculty member in the Game Art & Design program for five years. Ken is the creator of the popular TubettiWorld "Online Campaign" Mod and the "QuicknDirty" game management tools for NovaLogic's Delta Force 2 game series. In addition to being an associate developer of the Torque Game Engine at GarageGames, Ken is the author of several books about…



Introduction



Introduction to 3D Game Development


The Computer Game Industry


3D Game Genres and Styles


Game Platforms


Game Developer Roles


Publishing Your Game


Elements of a 3D Game


Game Engine


Scripts


Graphical User Interface


Models


Textures


Sound


Music


Support Infrastructure


The Torque Game Engine


Descriptions


Using Torque in This Book


Installing Torque


Moving Right Along



Introduction to Programming


UltraEdit-32


Program Setup and Configuration


Setting Up Projects and Files


Search and Replace


Find In Files


grep


Bookmarks


Macros


UltraEdit Review


Controlling Computers with Programs


Programming Concepts


How to Create and Run the Example Programs


Hello World


Expressions


Variables


Operators


Loops


Functions


Conditional Expressions


Branching


Debugging and Problem Solving


Best Practices


Moving Right Along



3D Programming Concepts


3D Concepts


Coordinate Systems


3D Models


3D Shapes


Displaying 3D Models


Transformation


Rendering


Scene Graphs


3D Audio


3D Programming


Programmed Translation


Programmed Rotation


Programmed Scaling


Programmed Animation


3D Audio


Moving Right Along



Game Programming


TorqueScript


Strings


Objects


Datablocks


Game Structure


Server Versus Client Design Issues


Common Functionality


Preparation


Root Main


Control Main


Initialization


Client


Server


Player


Running Emaga4


Moving Right Along



Game Play


The Changes


Folders


Modules


Control Modules


control/main.cs


Client Control Modules


control/client/client.cs


control/client/interfaces/menuscreen.gui


control/client/interfaces/playerinterface.gui


control/client/interfaces/splashscreen.gui


control/client/misc/screens.cs


control/client/misc/presetkeys.cs


Server Control Modules


control/server/server.cs


control/server/players/player.cs


control/server/weapons/weapon.cs


control/server/weapons/crossbow.cs


control/server/misc/item.cs


Running EMAGA5


Moving Right Along



Network


Direct Messaging


CommandToServer


CommandToClient


Direct Messaging Wrap-up


Triggers


Area Triggers


Animation Triggers


Weapon State Triggers


Player Event Control Triggers


GameConnection Messages


What GameConnection Messages Do


Specifics


Finding Servers


Code Changes


New Modules


Dedicated Server


Root Main Module


Control-Main Module


Control-Initialize Module


Emaga6 Map Files


Testing Emaga6


Testing Direct Messaging


Moving Right Along



Common Scripts


Game Initialization


Selected Common Server Modules


The Server Module


The Message Module


The MissionLoad Module


The MissionDownload Module


The ClientConnection Module


The Game Module


Selected Common Code Client Modules


The Canvas Module


The Mission Module


The MissionDownload Module


The Messages Module


A Final Word


Moving Right Along



Introduction to Textures


Using Textures


The Gimp 2


Installing the Gimp 2


Getting Started


Working with Files


The Gimp Feature Highlights


Layers


The Toolbox


Tool Options


Fill Tools


Other Tools


Moving Right Along



Skins


UV Unwrapping


The Skin Creation Process


Making a Soup Can Skin


The Soup Can Skinning Procedure


Adding Text


Testing the Soup Can Skin


Making a Vehicle Skin


The Dune Buggy Diversion


The Runabout Skinning Procedure


Testing the Runabout Skin


Making a Player Skin


The Head and Neck


Hair and Hands


The Clothes


Trying It on for Size


Moving Right Along



Creating GUI Elements


Controls


GuiChunkedBitmapCtrl


GuiControl


GuiTextCtrl


GuiButtonCtrl


GuiCheckBoxCtrl


GuiScrollCtrl


GuiTextListCtrl


GuiTextEditCtrl


The Torque GUI Editor


The Cook's Tour of the Editor


Creating an Interface


Moving Right Along



Structural Material Textures


Sources


Photography


Original Artwork


Scaling Issues


Tiling


Texture Types


Irregular


Rough


Pebbled


Woodgrain


Smooth


Patterned


Fabric


Metallic


Reflective


Plastic


Moving Right Along



Terrains


Terrains Explained


Terrain Characteristics


Terrain Data


Terrain Modeling


Height Maps


Terrain Cover


Tiling


Creating Terrains


The Height-Map Method


Applying Terrain Cover


Moving Right Along



Introduction to Modeling with MilkShape


MilkShape 3D


Installing MilkShape 3D


The MilkShape 3D GUI


Navigating in Views


View Scale and Orientation


The Soup Can Revisited


Menus


The Toolbox


The Keyframer


The Preferences Dialog Box


Other Features


UVMapper


The File Menu


The Edit Menu


The Help Menu


UV Mapping


Moving Right Along



Making a Character Model


Modeling Techniques


Shape Primitives


Box Method


Incremental Polygon Construction


Axial Extrusion


Arbitrary Extrusion


Topographical Shape Mapping


Hybrids


Modeling for Torque


The Base Hero Model


Preparation


The Head


The Torso


Matching the Head to the Torso


The Legs


Integrating the Legs to the Torso


The Arms


Integrating the Arms to the Torso


Testing the Tool Chain


The Hero Skin


Character Animation


Animating Characters in Torque


Building the Skeleton


Rigging: Attaching the Skeleton


Embedded Animations


Testing the Model


Animation Sequence Files


MilkShape 3D's DTS Exporters


The Standard Torque Game Engine (DTS) Exporter


The Enhanced Torque DTSPlus Exporter


Moving Right Along



Making a Vehicle Model


The Vehicle Model


The Sketch


The Model


The Wheels


Testing Your Runabout


Moving Right Along



Making Weapons and Items


The Health Kit


The Model


Testing the Health Kit


A Rock


Testing the Rock


Trees


The Solid Tree


Testing the Solid Tree


The Billboard Tree


The Tommy Gun


Making the Model


Skinning the Tommy Gun


Testing the Tommy Gun


The Tommy Gun Script


Moving Right Along



Making Structures


CSG Modeling


Torque Constructor


Installing Constructor


The Cook's Tour


Quick Start


Building Bridges


Building a House


Moving Right Along



Making the Game World Environment


Sky


Skyboxes


The Sky Mission Object


Clouds


Cloud Specifications


Cloud Textures


Water


Fog


Storms


Water Blocks


Terraforming


Moving Right Along



Creating and Programming Sound


Audacity


Installing Audacity


Using Audacity


Audacity Reference


OpenAL


Audio Profiles and Datablocks


Audio Descriptions


Trying It Out


Koob


Moving Right Along



Game Sound and Music


Player Sounds


Rustlers


Footsteps


Utterances


Weapon Sounds


Installing the Mission Editor


Crossbow Sounds


Tommy Gun Preparation


Vehicle Sounds


Environmental Sounds


Interface Sounds


Music


Moving Right Along



Creating the Game Mission


Game Design


Requirements


Constraints


Koob


Torque Mission Editor


File Menu


Edit Menu


Camera Menu


Other Menus


World Editor


Terrain Editor


Terrain Terraform Editor


Terrain Texture Editor


Mission Area Editor


Building the World


Particles


The Terrain


Items and Structures


Moving Right Along



The Game Server


The Player-Character


Player Spawning


Vehicle Mounting


The Model


Server Code


Vehicle


Oh Yeah, the Model


Datablock


Triggering Events


Creating Triggers


Scoring


Moving Right Along



The Game Client


Client Interfaces


MenuScreen Interface


SoloScreen Interface


Host Interface


FindServer Interface


ChatBox Interface


MessageBox Interface


Client Code


MenuScreen Interface Code


SoloScreen Interface Code


Host Interface Code


FindServer Interface Code


ChatBox Interface Code


MessageBox Interface Code


Game Cycling


Final Change


Moving Right Along



The End Game


Testing


Basics


Regression


Play Testing


Test Harnesses


Hosted Servers


Dedicated Servers


FPS Game Ideas


Other Genres


Modifying and Extending Torque


Go for It



The Torque Reference



Additional Resources



Game Development Tool Reference



map2dif_plus_plus Reference



GNU General Public License


Index