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Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by forgottenpass » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 5:49 PM UTC

Bob, if you're lurking this thread:

Congrats. Any idea when I'll be able to buy it?

Like the other free-online-first books I've read, I've gotten enough value from it that I'd like to thank you by paying for it.

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by mkilling » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 5:52 PM UTC

k__ wrote: post #20

Does anyone know about such a book/list with game-play patterns? Most of the time I work with game engines, which already use the patterns mentioned here. I struggle with stuff like moving entities in specific directions, collision detection, physics, gravity, etc.

This was recently posted on HN: http://gamemechanicexplorer.com/

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by rcfox » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 5:54 PM UTC

k__ wrote: post #20

Does anyone know about such a book/list with game-play patterns? Most of the time I work with game engines, which already use the patterns mentioned here. I struggle with stuff like moving entities in specific directions, collision detection, physics, gravity, etc.

Game Mechanic Explorer[0] covers some of these, with examples and source code.

[0] http://gamemechanicexplorer.com/

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by joshdance » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 5:59 PM UTC

Exciting to see this finished. I remember his comments in Write Code Every Day - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7569108

Super excited to see that his writing strategy worked and it is released. Nice work Bob.

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by Chromozon » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:07 PM UTC

This is a great read. It goes into detail about the practical application of design patterns- when to use them, when not to use them, and some gotchas that are not mentioned in other books. I'd pay for a downloadable PDF version of this!

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by varg » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:08 PM UTC

Great work!

Looking forward to ponder on it.

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by dimillian » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:13 PM UTC

This is a marvel, I can't thank you enough. I'm a mobile application developer, and I really wants to make game someday. The introduction is one of the best I've read.

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by drhayes9 » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:27 PM UTC

forgottenpass wrote: post #21

Bob, if you're lurking this thread: Congrats. Any idea when I'll be able to buy it? Like the other free-online-first books I've read, I've gotten enough value from it that I'd like to thank you by paying for it.

I'd like to second this. I would very much like to throw money your way.

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by exacube » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:28 PM UTC

The drawings are cute and immensely helpful. I will pay money for this once it's in print!

Re: “Game Programming Patterns” is now finished

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Post by mattgreenrocks » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:38 PM UTC

I had to force myself to close the window to get back to work. Great job on the content. I was pleased to see a reference to entity-component systems on the component page, too.