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after lusting for a copy of andré lamothe's Black Art of 3d Game Programming for years, i finally found an affordable copy (fedia.io)
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after lusting for a copy of andré lamothe's Black Art of 3d Game Programming for years, i finally found an affordable copy

it does not disappoint. one of the fatal flaws of 95% of 3d game programming books is that they jump straight into mathematical proofs, instead of explaining in human terms how concepts are relevant to making a game. lamothe's programming concepts are clear, easy to understand, and provide real-world examples before diving into code

to my delight, the book doesn't limit itself to just 3d. it covers every conceivable topic for building a game engine from scratch in MS-DOS - and includes some great chapters on FM and wavetable synthesis!

#programming #c #retroGaming

A four-inch-tall coffee cup sits beside a girthy copy of the book, rising 2/3rds up the cup's side.
A page from the book, showing how FM synthesis works on sound cards. Two diagrams describe how FM synthesis is produced over time.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

@vga256 what a nice copy! Does it have the CDROM? Here's mine on the shelf with friends

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@voxel sadly, the disc is missing :\

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] glad there's a backup elsewhere, because archive.org has been down for days! thanks.

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