Is there a book to go with your videos?

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simplicity
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Is there a book to go with your videos?

Post by simplicity » July 13th, 2012, 3:05 am

I was wondering if you are following a book or just making it up as you go along.

Also, is there any decent books on DirectX game programming. As I just finished Beginning c++ through programming, however it finishes about tutorial 20 in your videos. I plan to read Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach as I care more about AI programming, than making games.

But, was wondering about what books you have read?

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Re: Is there a book to go with your videos?

Post by Asimov » July 13th, 2012, 12:11 pm

Hi simplicity,

I am also interested in artificial intellience and started writing a program years ago that you could talk to. It was very basic though.

The only real way to get true AI is by creating a neural net that can grow as time goes on.

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Re: Is there a book to go with your videos?

Post by LuX » July 13th, 2012, 1:03 pm

Doubt all chili knows is packed somewhere in one book. Just saying.
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Re: Is there a book to go with your videos?

Post by Asimov » July 13th, 2012, 1:20 pm

Hi Lux,

I think I found the ultimate Chilli Book. I bet it is packed with programming tips LOL.

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Re: Is there a book to go with your videos?

Post by chili » July 13th, 2012, 2:11 pm

:lol:

Damn, those pictures are making me hungry. Hard to find chili where I live though >_<

There are few books I have read on the topic of programming. Most of what I know is stuff gleaned from reading other people's code (good and bad) and from tutorials and stuff on the internet. A couple of weeks ago I taught myself how to write SSE optimized routines using compiler intrinsics. I never cracked a single book, just used google to find some tutorials and examples and referred to the official documentation on msdn and intel's website.

Here are a couple of books I have read in the past. Some may even be available online for free these days. Note that they may have nothing to do with the tuts. Just stuff I have read.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471375233/?ta ... verfl08-20
http://www.relisoft.com/book/index.htm

I might use this old book as a reference when I'm teaching the fundamentals of 3D graphics and the math therefor.

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Art-Game-Pr ... 1571690042

It used to be available online. If you use the wayback machine you could still access it.
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Re: Is there a book to go with your videos?

Post by magusofmirrors » July 17th, 2012, 11:27 pm

Hey! During the time I was too busy with math camp to actually study programming, I found an interesting book that I feel is perfect for people who just finished learning a language.

http://www.amazon.com/Tricks-Windows-Pr ... 0672323699

I feel that this book explains everything well. Unlike the other tutorials I found, this book doesn't just give code, provide comments, and expect you to understand it like magic. It still requires one to know C++ beforehand, but if you want to learn how to make your own game from scratch, buy (I borrowed) this book after learning the language.

I might be out-of-date with dem tutorials, but I still found something sweet!
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