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Game Development Patterns and Best Practices

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Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787127838

Length 394 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Concepts

Game Scripting

Authors (2):

John P. Doran

Matt Casanova

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Design Patterns FREE CHAPTER

2. One Instance to Rule Them All - Singletons

3. Creating Flexibility with the Component Object Model

4. Artificial Intelligence Using the State Pattern

5. Decoupling Code via the Factory Method Pattern

6. Creating Objects with the Prototype Pattern

7. Improving Performance with Object Pools

8. Controlling the UI via the Command Pattern

9. Decoupling Gameplay via the Observer Pattern

10. Sharing Objects with the Flyweight Pattern

11. Understanding Graphics and Animation

12. Best Practices

Chapter overview

In this chapter, we will create an object pool that will allow players to spawn a large number of bullets on the screen for the game.

Your objectives

This chapter will be split into a number of topics. It will contain a simple step-by-step process from beginning to end. Here is the outline of our tasks:

Why we should care about memory
The Object Pool pattern explained
Using memory pools--overloading new and delete
Design decisions

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Authors (2)

Casanova

Casanova

Matt Casanova has been programming indie games in C++, as well as mobile games and applications in Java and Objective C, for over ten years. For the last seven years he has assumed the role of technical director for his students. He specializes in 2D game engines and tools. Matt was an instructor for two years at Digipen Institute of Technology's Singapore campus, where he taught The Advanced Certification in 2D Game Development. This was a six month graduate-level course that specialized in creating 2D game engines. He then spent five years teaching undergraduate courses such as C++, data structures, and game engine architecture for Digipens degree in Real Time Interactive Simulation in South Korea. He has helped dozens of student teams make successful game projects and avoid the pitfalls of bad code. He currently works as lead mobile developer at a software company in Las Vegas.

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John P. Doran

John P. Doran

John P. Doran is a passionate and seasoned Technical Game Designer, Software Engineer, and Author who is based in Incheon, South Korea. His passion for game development began at an early age. He later graduated from DigiPen Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Game Design. For over a decade, John has gained extensive hands-on expertise in game development working in various roles ranging from game designer to lead UI programmer working in teams consisting of just himself to over 70 people in student, mod, and professional game projects including working at LucasArts on Star Wars: 1313. Additionally, John has worked in game development education teaching in Singapore, South Korea, and the United States. To date, he has authored over 10 books pertaining to game development. John is currently a Technical Game Design Instructor at George Mason University Korea. Prior to his present ventures, he was an award-winning videographer.

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