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  • Title: Programming Linux Games
  • Author(s) John R. Hall and Loki Software Inc
  • Publisher: No Starch Press; 1 edition (August 2001)
  • Paperback: 415 pages
  • eBook: PDF (433 pages, 1.8 MB)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1886411492
  • ISBN-13:978-1886411494
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Book Description

This is a complete guide to developingLinux games, written by the Linux gaming experts. It discusses important multimedia toolkits (including a very thorough discussion of the Simple DirectMedia Layer) and teaches the basics of Linux game programming. Readers will learn about the state of the Linux gaming world, and how to write and distribute Linux games to the Linux gaming community.

About the Authors
  • John R. Hall studied computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology and worked as a contractor with Loki Software.
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