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Advances in 3D visualization and physicsbased simulation technology make it possible for game developers to create compelling, visually immersive gaming environments that were only dreamed of years ago. But today`s game players have grown in sophistication along with the games they play. It`s no longer enough to wow your players with dazzling graphics; the next step in creating even more immersive games is improved artificial intelligence, or AI. Fortunately, advanced AI game techniques are within the grasp of every game developernot just those who dedicate their careers to AI. If you`re new to game programming or if you`re an experienced game programmer who needs to get up to speed quickly on AI techniques, you`ll find AI for Game Developers to be the perfect starting point for understanding and applying AI techniques to your games. Written for the novice AI programmer, AI for Game Developers introduces you to techniques such as finite state machines, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and many others, in straightforward, easytounderstand language, supported with code samples throughout the entire book (written in C/C++). From basic techniques such as chasing and evading, pattern movement, and flocking to genetic algorithms, the book presents a mix of deterministic (traditional) and nondeterministic (newer) AI techniques aimed squarely at beginners AI developers. Other topics covered in the book include:Potential function based movements: a technique that handles chasing, evading swarming, and collision avoidance simultaneously Basic pathfinding and waypoints, including an entire chapter devoted to the A* pathfinding algorithm AI scripting Rulebased AI: learn about variants other than fuzzy logic and finite state machines Basic probability Bayesian techniquesUnlike other books on the subject, AI for Game Developers doesn`t attempt to cover every aspect of game AI, but to provide you with usable, advanced techniques you can apply to your games right now. If you`ve wanted to use AI to extend the playlife of your games, make them more challenging, and most importantly, make them more fun, then this book is for you.About the AuthorsAs a naval architect and marine engineer, David M. Bourg performs computer simulations and develops analysis tools that measure such things as hovercraft performance and the effect of waves on the motion of ships and boats. He teaches at the college level in the areas of ship design, construction and analysis. On occasion, David also lectures at high schools on topics such as naval architecture and software development. In addition to David`s practical engineering background, he`s professionally involved in computer game development and consulting through his company, Crescent Vision Interactive. Current projects include a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, several Javabased multiplayer games, and the porting of Hasbro`s "Breakout" to the Macintosh.Glenn Seeman is a veteran game programmer with over a dozen games to his credit, for Mac and Windows systems. He`s a cofounder with David Bourg of Crescent Vision Interactive, a game development company specializing in crossplatform games. ISBN 9788173668203
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