Game AI Uncovered: Volume Three continues the series with another collection of chapters from 18 of the top game AI professionals and researchers, from around the world.
This fascinating new book lifts the lid on the rapidly growing esports industry to examine its human dimension, exploring the career paths, performance, and wellbeing of esports players, as well as the marketing, media, and venue strategies that can keep fans engaged across the life course.
This book, the third volume in the popular Game Engine Gems series, contains 22 new chapters that concisely present particular techniques, describe clever tricks, or offer practical advice within the subject of game engine development.
Videogame, player, text examines the playing and playful subject through a series of analytical essays focused on particular videogames and playing experiences.
Supported with code examples and the authors' real-world experience, this book offers the first guide to engine design and rendering algorithms for virtual globe applications like Google Earth and NASA World Wind.
This book brings the insights of game professionals, DCC creators, hardware vendors, and current researchers together into a collection that focuses on the most underrepresented and critical part of game production: tools development.
This book provides an industry professional's first-hand perspective on narrative design's practical usage, day-to-day roles and responsibilities, and keys to breaking in and succeeding.
Tap into the cutting-edge artificial intelligence features of Unreal Engine 5 and unlock their potential to craft captivating and engaging experiences in your games and applications in this part-color guideKey FeaturesAdopt AI techniques for developing immersive gameplay experiencesLearn how to use the Unreal Engine gameplay framework system with C++ and BlueprintsPlan and develop AI behaviors carefully from start to finishPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionHave you ever wondered how to create engaging gameplay experiences that involve formidable AI opponents, capable of challenging and pushing players to their limits?
This collection, arriving in the wake of the 25th anniversary of 1998's Metal Gear Solid, provides scholars and fans alike with a wide-ranging selection of critical essays on the franchise from diverse disciplinary and thematic perspectives.
People have played games forever, but it's only in the past few decades that people really started thinking about what games are, how they work, and how to make them better.
Learn C++ game programming through real-world demos of AI systems, animation, and rendering to build scalable, high-performance games using patterns you can reuse across any game engineKey FeaturesBuild real-time 2D and 3D games using C++ with practical, executable examplesGain proficiency in game programming domains like AI pathfinding, camera systems, animation, and rendering effectsBoost runtime efficiency with practical techniques like object pooling, LOD patterns, and terrain partitioning to create smoother, more responsive gameplay systemsBook DescriptionCreating responsive, intelligent games takes more than just following engine tutorials.
The Routledge Handbook of Esports offers the first fully comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of esports, one of the fastest growing sectors of the contemporary sports and entertainment industries.
