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3D
Game Programming
All in One
Kenneth C. Finney
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the gentleman—I salute you, !S. Then there are, in no particular order: AceTW, his evil
twin Malfunction, Strata, Spector, Roadkill, Midnight, Oz Mal, Deadbolt, Insomniac,
Checkfire, Norway, Animal, Qdad, MickyD, Buster, Major Chip Hazard, Pirate, Kotch, C2,
FF6, IRS Agent, and Kdawg—I mustn’t neglect to mention Dr. Evil and the great work he
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and his gang are doing with the TXP stuff. Last, but certainly not least, Jim, The Nailer, the
epitome of the Online Game Player, and an all around great guy. I hope that everything
works out, Jim.
Along the way, there have been many others in various places that deserve some mention:
KILLER and his gang, who do what cornered rats do best—fight back. Many other game
developers can learn a thing or two about hard work from those guys. Onchas, Cowboy,
Badger, and the rest of the “Allies”—keep up the good work. Same with you “Axis” play-
ers (except that your days are numbered!). Also a hearty !S to the Playnet forum denizens
who opened a second front as soon as the war started (Teh?).
I’m sure I’ve forgotten to acknowledge someone, and I’ll probably get e-mails to that
effect, but that’s the risk one embraces.
Regards,
CERDIP
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K
ENNETH
C. F
INNEY
is the Principal Software Engineer at Wilkes Associates, Inc. in the

Chapter 1
Introduction to 3D Game Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2
Introduction to Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Chapter 3
3D Programming Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Chapter 4
Game Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Chapter 5
Game Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Chapter 6
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Chapter 7
Common Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Chapter 8
Introduction to Textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Chapter 9
Skins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Chapter 10
Creating GUI Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
Chapter 11
Structural Material Textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
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