Grant Palmer

Physics for Game Programmers (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

*Shows how to create realistic action games without assuming college-level Physics (which the majority of gamers won't have); includes necessary physics and mathematics

*Ideal for all budding games programmers, with example code in Java, C#, and C

*Complements Apress's platform-specific gaming books, like Advanced Java Games Programming and Beginning .NET Games Programming with C#, and the forthcoming Beginning .NET Games Programming in VB.NET

*Palmer has strong contacts in the Microsoft Games Division and Electronic Arts, a major gaming producer.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apress
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781430200215
• Artikelnr.: 37343564

Autorenporträt

Grant Palmer is the author of the acclaimed Java Programmer's Reference and is a recognized expert in both the C# and Java languages. Grant has worked as a scientific programmer in the Space Technology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center for the past 20 years. This has involved working with Java since 1996, developing programs for scientific applications as well as converting older FORTRAN and C applications to the Java and C# platforms.

Inhaltsangabe

Adding Realism to Your Games.- Some Basic Concepts.- Basic Newtonian Mechanics.- Basic Kinematics.- Projectiles.- Collisions.- Sports Simulations.- Cars and Motorcycles.- Boats and Things That Float.- Airplanes.- Rockets and Missiles.- The Physics of Solids.- Explosions.- Lasers.- Probabilistic and Monte Carlo Simulations.