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Welcome to GDNet Direct
[11.19.07 - 11.25.07]
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Issue #43, Volume #6
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Table of Contents
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1. Recent Articles 5. GD Showcase
2. GameDev NewsBytes 6. Featured Book
3. Jobs @ GameDev.net 7. Poll Results
4. Upcoming Events
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1. Recent Articles
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- BOOK REVIEW
XNA Game Studio Express
by John Hattan
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/books/bookdetails.asp?productid=637
- SWEET SNIPPET
Sealing Classes in C++
by Francis Xavier
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/programming/features/cppseal
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2. GameDev NewsBytes
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[11/25/07]
- SimpleViewer3D
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473631
- GDC Lyon Exclusive Discounts at AiGameDev.com
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473580
[11/23/07]
- RTTGroup - a new 3ds Max plug-in available
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473427
- Slides, Summaries and more from the IGDA Leadership Forum
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473408
- fmx/08 website goes online
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473402
- 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards Return to San Francisco
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473400
[11/21/07]
- GameDev Day '07 at Harvard on 12/1
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=473155
[11/19/07]
- XNA Game Studio 2.0 Beta Released
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=472955
- Visual Studio 2008 is here
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=472914
- ANN: Pyrogine2D™ API v1.0.1
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=472891
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3. Jobs @ GameDev.net
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[Latest Companies]
- SuperVillain Studios (5)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=54
- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) (4)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=33
- Sony Online Entertainment (2)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=109
[All Jobs]
- Artist (15)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=1
- Designer (4)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=2
- Other (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=10
- Producer/Director (2)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=3
- Programmer (16)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=4
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To see all offers or find information
on posting an ad:
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/
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4. Upcoming Events
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- Montreal International Game Summit
11/27 - 11/28 @ Montréal, Canada
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=286
- Independent Game Conference - Austin 2007
11/29 - 11/30 @ Austin, TX
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=270
- Yippee Ki-Yay Animation: Inside the Brain of The Orphanage
11/29 @ San Francisco, CA
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=301
- GRAPHITE 2007
12/1 - 12/4 @ Perth, Australia
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=271
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For more events listed at later dates, visit
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/
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5. GD Showcase
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[No Recent Entries]
View Entire Showcase:
http://www.gamedev.net/community/gds/
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6. Featured Book
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Game Coding Complete, 2nd Ed.
by Mike McShaffry
Published January 2005
Average Rating: **** 1/2 [8 reviews]
Mike McShaffry's first edition of Game Coding complete rapidly became one
of the top-selling game programming books and was widely praised by
readers around the world. The best description of the first edition comes
from two Amazon reviewers; the first proclaiming, "I got the same feeling
of enlightenment when reading this one as I did all those years ago when I
read the classic book "Code Complete" and the second stating "This is the
first game book I have read that I was sorry when I got to the end because
there wasn't any more." For Game Coding Complete, Second Edition,
McShaffry returns with many more of his highly popular, shoot-from the
hips war stories and expert game programming insight that only a real
insider could provide. McShaffry uses his experience as a leading
programmer for Origin Systems, Microsoft, and Ion Storm a division of
Eidos, to illustrate real-world techniques and solutions, including
examples from his recent work on the major game, Thief Deadly Shadows.
Game Coding Complete, Second Edition takes programmers through the
complete process of developing a professional quality game using hundreds
of insider tricks and techniques developed and perfect by the author from
over a decade of game development experience. It covers a range of topics
that will appeal to the most discriminating programmers such as key
"gotcha" issues that could trip up even veteran programmers. The new
edition features expanded coverage of 3D programming, several new chapters
on game interface design, game audio, game scripting, game engine
technology, code optimization, production and scheduling, plus it now
includes a CD-ROM packed with valuable source code and game development
tools. The appendix offers solid advice on starting your own game company.
The C++ language is used to explain specific programming concepts with
added discussion of development with C# and Managed DirectX programming.
For more and to rate this book click here:
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/books/bookdetails.asp?ProductID=524
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7. Poll Results
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Q: Have you ever taken an idea from a dream and utilized it in an actual
game design?
Yup--------------149---|||||||||||||||------------28.9%
Nope-------------197---|||||||||||||||||||||||----38.3%
Unsure-----------87----||||||||-------------------16.9%
I don't dream----81----|||||||--------------------15.7%
Total Votes: 514
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