Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games (Hardcover)

Jouni Smed

ISBN 10: 1119259762 / ISBN 13: 9781119259763

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2017

Beschreibung

Hardcover. The essential guide to solving algorithmic and networking problems in commercial computer games, revised and extended Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games, Second Edition is written from the perspective of the computer scientist. Combining algorithmic knowledge and game-related problems, it explores the most common problems encountered in game programing. The first part of the book presents practical algorithms for solving classical topics, such as random numbers, procedural generation, tournaments, group formations and game trees. The authors also focus on how to find a path in, create the terrain of, and make decisions in the game world. The second part introduces networking related problems in computer games, focusing on four key questions: how to hide the inherent communication delay, how to best exploit limited network resources, how to cope with cheating and how to measure the on-line game data. Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded to reflect the many constituent changes occurring in the commercial gaming industry since the original, this Second Edition, like the first, is a timely, comprehensive resource offering deeper algorithmic insight and more extensive coverage of game-specific networking problems than ordinarily encountered in game development books. Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games, Second Edition: Provides algorithmic solutions in pseudo-code format, which emphasises the idea behind the solution, and can easily be written into a programming language of choiceFeatures a section on the Synthetic player, covering decision-making, influence maps, finite-state machines, flocking, fuzzy sets, and probabilistic reasoning and noise generationContains in-depth treatment of network communication, including dead-reckoning, local perception filters, cheating prevention and on-line metricsNow includes 73 ready-to-use algorithms and 247 illustrative exercises Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games, Second Edition is a must-have resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking computer game related courses, postgraduate researchers in game-related topics, and developers interested in deepening their knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of computer games and in learning new approaches to game design and programming. The essential guide to solving algorithmic and networking problems in commercial computer games, revised and extended Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games, Second Edition is written from the perspective of the computer scientist. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781119259763

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Titel: Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games...

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2017

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: new

Auflage: 2. Auflage

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ALGORITHMS AND NETWORKING FOR COMPUTER GAMES, 2ND EDITION BY Jouni Smed, Harri Hakonen, 9781119259763

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"More than 70 algorithms are presented, covering random numbers, noise in data (a realistic world is full of imperfections), procedural generation, tournaments, game trees, path finding, group movement, decision making, and modelling uncertainty - as well as networking problems, including dealing with cheating. The exercises at the end of each chapter range from simple thought exercises to studying Braben and Bell's namegeneration algorithm from Elite (1984) ... use of pseudocode throughout ensures the book works equally well for C, C++, Java, Python, or even C# programmers." MagPi, Issue 64, December 2017