Multi-Threaded Game Engine Design - Softcover

1. An Introduction to Symmetric Multiprocessing. 2. Working with Threads. 3. Working with OpenMP. 4. Creating The Engine Core. 5. Rendering I: Setting Up The Pipeline. 6. Rendering II: Mesh Objects and Scenes. 7. Threading The Engine for Performance. 8. Threading The Renderer and Entity Manager. 9. Creating The Test Environment (Simulation/Game). 10. Optimizing The Threaded Engine. Appendix A: Configuring Your C++ Compiler . Appendix B: Additional Resources Related to Multi-Processing. Appendix C: References/Bibliography.

MULTI-THREADED GAME ENGINE DESIGN shows experienced game developers how to apply multi-thread techniques to game programming technology to improve game performance. Using Direct3D and C++, a sample game engine is created step-by-step throughout the course of the book, and numerous examples illustrate the concepts presented. Detailed screenshots and well documented source code help readers understand the techniques being presented throughout the book. Multi-threading is one of the hottest game development topics today and this book will show you how to apply cutting edge techniques to your programming skill set.