1. Линия разрыва
From the Inside Flap
"Programming Game AI by Example stands out from the pack by providing industrial-strength solutions to difficult problems, like steering and goal-oriented behavior. Mat guides the reader toward building a foundation robust enough for real games. This book is a must-have for anyone new to the field, and has tips for the seasoned professional as well. I wish I had read it eight years ago!"
---Jeff Orkin, AI architect, Monolith Productions, No One Lives Forever 2 and F.E.A.R
"...a nice combination of a lot of really useful information, put together in
a way that doesn’t make my brain leak."
---Gareth Lewis, Project leader,
Lionhead Studios, Black & White 2
"Each chapter of Mat’s book gently introduces the reader to a fundamental
Game AI technology before expanding the new idea into a fully formed solution
replete with extensive code and clearly worded examples. The tone of the book is
uncomplicated and accessible to the reader, allowing a novice programmer the
opportunity to get to grips with the basics of Game AI Programming by
implementing their own systems direct from theory or expanding upon code
examples offered to gain understanding in a sandbox environment. Once individual
technologies are fully understood, the book goes on to combine these ideas into
several complete Game environments allowing the reader to understand the
relationships between the interacting systems of an overarching Game
architecture."
---Mike Ducker, AI programmer, Lionhead Studios, Fable
"Using easy-to-follow and well-described examples, this book shows you how to
use most of the techniques professional AI programmers use. A great introduction
for the beginner and an excellent reference for the more experienced!"
---Eric Martel, AI programmer, Ubisoft, Far Cry (XBox)
"Programming Game AI by Example is an excellent book for the Game Programming
neophyte, the intermediate programmer, and even the expert - it doesn’t hurt to
go over familiar ground, does it? The book concisely covers all of the important
areas, including basic maths and physics through to graph theory and scripting
with Lua, to arm any programmer with the tools needed to create some very
sophisticated agent behaviours. Unusually for books of the type, Programming
Game AI by Example is solid in its software engineering too, with the example
code demonstrating Game uses of familiar design patterns. I’d have no qualms
about recommending Programming Game AI by Example to any programmer. It’s an
excellent read and an excellent springboard for ideas."
---Chris Keegan,
Technical director, Climax Studios (Solent)
