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- From: jch@xerxes.cs.umn.edu (J.C. Hamlin)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.programmer
- Subject: Wanted: Computer Games Design Course Textbook
- Keywords: computer games design course textbook wanted
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 22:34:40 GMT
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- Organization: University of Minnesota, Department of Computer Science
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- I'm searching for a textbook (or books) to be used in conjunction with
- teaching a computer games design course at the University of Minnesota. The
- ideal book would cover computer games theory, with some emphasis on raster
- (bitmap) algorithms spefically for use in a computer game. I'm interested in a
- book that would discuss different game styles such as action/arcade style,
- turn based, multi-user real-time; graphics styles like 2D raster, 2D vector,
- 3D vector; and describe the theory behind the development of games on a
- computer system. The book need not describe simple raster algorithms like
- line drawing or simple 3D graphics as the Foley and Van Damme book covers
- this material quite well. I'm not interested in books that describe how to
- use a particular graphics platform, how to build a boardgame, or how to make
- a smart computer opponent (AI stuff).
-
- So far, I've found very little that would work well as a textbook for a
- computer games course. I've found some that do a good job of describing
- certain types of games like wargames (The Complete Wargaming Handbook, 2nd
- Edition) which touch on computer games, but again, nothing that would serve
- as a good textbook. I'm sure other universities may offer courses similar to
- this and I would be interested to know what types of literature are being
- used to teach those courses.
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- Please, no suggestion is too stupid. Send me enough information so that I
- can obtain the material, and if possible a short summary of the contents. I
- appreciate your time and consideration.
-
- Thank you in advance,
- J.C. Hamlin
- jch@cs.umn.edu
-