Books for New Game Developers

#1 This is the most recommended book The Game Programmer's Guide to Torque

And yes you can be a good programmer without being a mathematic wonder.

#2 I second The Game Programmer's Guide to Torque
not talking bad about 3D Game Programming All in One or Advanced 3D Game Programming All in One.

i just found The Game Programmer's Guide to Torque a lot easier to follow and a little more informative.

#3 So that book is something I can get information out of even if Im a novice?

#4 Chris,

GPGT should be right up your alley. I wrote it in such a way that it will be useful to new users and long-time users. For a litte more information, please follow these links:


GPGT Detailed TOC

or you can look at the shorter:

GPGT 3-Level TOC

I also give some insight into what the book covers here: Hall Of Worlds - For Gamers (GPGT Product Page)

My support page is here: Hall Of Worlds - For Gamers (GPGT Support Page)

Lastly, the GarageGames GPGT forums are here.





Hall Of Worlds - For Gamers
EdM|GPGT

#5 Thank you for all your help. I plan on picking it up. But are there any good books that focus specifically on the math concepts?

#6 From what I've seen of development (former business dev), it's not so much the math itself (2 + 2 = 22!~) as the theory behind the math. It's the logic that matters more than mathematical concepts, but math is the best way to pick them up.

I suck at math, but can design pretty well. :D

#7 Thanks, thats good to know.