Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- How to Use this Book -- Contributor Bios -- PART 1 CRITICAL GAME STUDIES -- 1.1 A Brief History of Video Games -- 1.2 Games and Society -- PART 2 GAME DESIGN -- 2.1 Game Design -- 2.2 Game Writing and Interactive Storytelling -- PART 3 GAME PROGRAMMING: LANGUAGES AND ARCHITECTURE -- 3.1 Teams and Processes -- 3.2 C++, Java, and Scripting Languages -- 3.3 Programming Fundamentals -- 3.4 Game Architecture -- 3.5 Memory and I/O Systems -- 3.6 Debugging Games -- PART 4 GAME PROGRAMMING: MATH, COLLISION DETECTION, AND PHYSICS -- 4.1 Mathematical Concepts -- 4.2 Collision Detection and Resolution -- 4.3 Real-Time Game Physics -- PART 5 GAME PROGRAMMING: GRAPHICS, ANIMATION, AI, AUDIO, AND NETWORKING -- 5.1 Graphics -- 5.2 Character Animation -- 5.3 Artificial Intelligence: Agents, Architecture, and Techniques -- 5.4 Artificial Intelligence: Pathfinding Overview -- 5.5 Audio Programming -- 5.6 Networking and Multiplayer -- PART 6 AUDIO VISUAL DESIGN AND PRODUCTION -- 6.1 Visual Design -- 6.2 3D Modeling -- 6.3 3D Environments -- 6.4 2D Textures and Texture Mapping -- 6.5 Special Effects -- 6.6 Lighting -- 6.7 Animation -- 6.8 Cinematography -- 6.9 Audio Design and Production -- PART 7 GAME PRODUCTION AND THE BUSINESS OF GAMES -- 7.1 Game Production and Project Management -- 7.2 Game Industry Roles and Economics -- 7.3 The Publisher-Developer Relationship -- 7.4 Marketing -- 7.5 Intellectual Property Content, Law, and Practice -- 7.6 Content Regulation -- ABOUT THE CD-ROM -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.