Game Programming Book Recommendations?

[jaynonymous]

I am looking at getting into game programming. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book or books to start with. My recent experience is in C#, so that would be a good place to start if anyone has ideas along those lines. I realize that game programming is not trivial, but at this point, a good introductory book would be fine, even better if it touched on 3D programming. Any ideas? Thanks!

Edit: Also, does anyone know of any sites on the Internet that specialize in game programming information or is this the best place to look?

 

[JavaMomma]

Check out
www.gamedev.net

 

[jaynonymous]

Thanks! Gamedev looks promising.

 

[jaynonymous]

Anyone else have any pointers or recommendations? Has anyone here ever programmed a game in .NET?

 

[singh]

Gamedev is probably the best as far as being comprehensive. If you want to focus on 3D games then you will have to decide whether to go with DirectX (Direct3d) or OpenGL. Each have their benifits. I like the OpenGL/C++ combination and a really nice website that combines these two is Game Tutorials.

 

[jaynonymous]

Originally posted by: singh
Gamedev is probably the best as far as being comprehensive. If you want to focus on 3D games then you will have to decide whether to go with DirectX (Direct3d) or OpenGL. Each have their benifits. I like the OpenGL/C++ combination and a really nice website that combines these two is Game Tutorials.

Thanks for the info!

 

[DaveSimmons]

FYI, virtually all serious game development is done in C/C++ not C#. None of the 3D engines will run as managed code (except the useless software-rendering-only Quake2 port) and C# is windows-only (zero console support, including xbox as far as I know).

 

[jaynonymous]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
FYI, virtually all serious game development is done in C/C++ not C#. None of the 3D engines will run as managed code (except the useless software-rendering-only Quake2 port) and C# is windows-only (zero console support, including xbox as far as I know).

I figured as much. I wanted to start with the path of least resistance since I already have a pretty fair grasp of C#, but perhaps I should pursue the c++ route.

 

[jaynonymous]

Anyone else have any suggestions?

 

[jaynonymous]

bump for more suggestions

 

[jaynonymous]

Update: I recently came across a site for game developers titled GarageGames. Looks like it might be fairly useful.

 

[Glitchny]

try out nehe's site for opengl/c++ tutorials and mini programs to look at/play with

 

[jaynonymous]

Originally posted by: Glitchny
try out nehe's site for opengl/c++ tutorials and mini programs to look at/play with

Looks like some good tutorials. Thanks!