Game Engine Gems 2

Game Engine

Gems 2

Edited by Eric Lengyel

Lengyel

Game Engine Gems 2

This book, the second volume in the popular Game Engine Gems series,

is composed of short articles that focus on a particular technique, describe

a clever trick, or offer practical advice within the subject of game engine

development. The 31 chapters cover three broad categories—graphics and

rendering, game engine design, and systems programming. Professional

game developers, students of game development and computer science,

and anyone interested in learning how the pros tackle specific problems

that arise during game engine development will find useful gems in this

collection.

Supplementary materials, including demos, source code, examples, specifi-

cations, and more can be found at www.gameenginegems.net.

Computer Graphics

Game Engine

Gems 2

Game Engine

Gems 2

Edited by Eric Lengyel

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