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2nd Edition out, what's the diff?

by Kimberly Unger · in Torque Game Engine · 08/05/2004 (10:23 am) · 6 replies

The 2nd Edition is out now and I was wondering what the changes are between the 1st edition and the 2nd edition. An is it worth the money to get a new copy?
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Torque Owner Joseph Villard
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#1
08/05/2004 (10:50 am)
You might have seen "Game Programming All in One" Second Edition by a different author. That one is quite different from its first edition. This book (3dGPAi1) has only been out about 3 months and to my knowledge has no 2nd edition.

Torque Owner Eric Prem
#2
08/06/2004 (4:26 am)
Yeah that is a good question.

Torque 3D Owner Tim Muenstermann
#3
08/06/2004 (4:52 am)
There is a book that looks VERY similar to Ken's.

Torque specific: "3D Game Programming All in One"

Other: "Game Programming All in One"

Don't get them confused...

Associate Ken Finney
Tubetti World
#4
08/06/2004 (7:22 am)
Tim has it.

My book says "3D" at the start of the title. There are currently no plans for a 2nd edition of that book. That doesn't mean it won't happen, though. In the meanwhile, there are other cool books in the works.


The other book - "Game Programming All in One, Second Edition" by Jonathan Harbour, is a re-write of the 1st Edition of that same title. I haven't read it, but knowing something about Jonathan, I think it's a worthwhile book, and certainly a big improvement over the 1st Edition.

Torque Owner Kimberly Unger
#5
08/06/2004 (10:31 am)
Thanks for the input. Sorry about getting the two books mixed up. FYI The covers look alot alike two.

Torque Owner Richard Ranft
Roostertail Games
#6
08/11/2004 (1:12 pm)
In fact, many of the Premier Press Game Dev series books look alike. Both the original (green/black covers) and the newer (mostly black covers).

Make's 'em easier to pick out on the shelves....

Rich