Here are some questions I had from GDC. I figured it would be better to create a single thread for them instead of four separate threads.
1) Is Design Patterns a useful book to read? This got brought up in a career seminar panel and two of the panelists were divided regarding its current worth.
2) Organizations to join related to AI Game programmers or game programming in general? I know IGDA and AI Game Programmers Guild (though you must be in the industry to be a member of this one). Are there any others I should look into?
3) Are the AI Game Programming Wisdom books and Game Programming Gems series useful despite their age? It looks like AI Game Programming Wisdom 4 is out of print and like $400 on Amazon so perhaps not that one.
4) If I'm interested in AI game programming should I still create my own simple engine/expand GCC engine or just use an engine already out there to make games for a portfolio?
1) Is Design Patterns a useful book to read? This got brought up in a career seminar panel and two of the panelists were divided regarding its current worth.
2) Organizations to join related to AI Game programmers or game programming in general? I know IGDA and AI Game Programmers Guild (though you must be in the industry to be a member of this one). Are there any others I should look into?
3) Are the AI Game Programming Wisdom books and Game Programming Gems series useful despite their age? It looks like AI Game Programming Wisdom 4 is out of print and like $400 on Amazon so perhaps not that one.
4) If I'm interested in AI game programming should I still create my own simple engine/expand GCC engine or just use an engine already out there to make games for a portfolio?
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