Table of Contents

Part 1: Critical Game Studies; Part 2: Game Design; Part 3: Game Programming: Languages and Architecture; Part 4: Game Programming: Math, Collision Detection, and Physics; Part 5: Game Programming: Graphis, Animation, AI, Audio, and Networking; Part 6: Audio Visual Design and Production; Part 7: Game Production and the Business of Games; About the CD-ROM

About the Author

Steve Rabin is a Principal Software Engineer at Nintendo of America, where he researches new techniques for Nintendo's next generation systems, develops tools, and supports Nintendo developers. Before Nintendo, Steve worked primarily as an AI engineer at several Seattle start-ups including Gas Powered Games,WizBang Software Productions, and Surreal Software. He managed and edited the AI Game Programming Wisdom series of books, as well as the book Introduction to Game Development, and has over a dozen articles published in the Game Programming Gems series. He's spoken at the Game Developers Conference and moderates the AI roundtables. Steve teaches artificial intelligence at both the University of Washington Extension and at the DigiPen Institute of Technology. He earned a B.S. in computer engineering and an M.S. in computer science, both from the University of Washington.