Beginning OpenGL Game Programming (Game Development Series)

Beginning OpenGL Game Programming (Game Development Series), 9781592003693 (1592003699), Course Technology PTR, 2004

This book provides new game programmers with a complete introduction to 3D game programming using OpenGL. All of the basic elements of OpenGL as it applies to game development are covered.

Provides new game programmers with a complete introduction to 3D game programming using OpenGL. Makes this popular development environment accessible to beginning developers. Written by the authors of the successful "OpenGL Game Programming" (Premier Press, 0761533303).

About the Author
Dave Astle received his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah, where he specialized in graphics, artificial intelligence, networking, and compiler theory and design. He has been programming games professionally for several years, and is currently a senior engineer in the Gaming and Graphics
group at QUALCOMM Inc. He is the cofounder and Executive Producer of GameDev.net, the leading online community for game developers. He is the co-author of OpenGL Game Programming, has contributed to several other game development books, and has spoken at industry conferences, including the Game
Developers Conference. When not absorbing radiation from his monitor, Dave enjoys music, reading, skating, collecting rhinos (not real ones? yet), and playing with his five kids. He lives in San Diego, California. Kevin Hawkins received his master?s degree in Software Engineering and his bachelor?s degree in Computer Science from Embry-Riddle University. He is
currently a software engineer at Raydon Corporation, where he is part of the Software Architecture team, developing new software architectures and techniques
for the company?s simulation product line. Along with Dave, he is co-founder of GameDev.net and co-author of OpenGL Game Programming. Besides the technical and engineering stuff, Kevin was drafted to play professional baseball by the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 Amateur Draft, but decided not to play. He enjoys playing guitar, reading, surfing, golfing, working out, and playing with his dog, Jak.

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