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Real-Time Collision Detection

By (author) Christer Ericson

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Written by an expert in the game industry, Christer Ericson's new book is a comprehensive guide to the components of efficient real-time collision detection systems. The book provides the tools and know-how needed to implement industrial-strength collision detection for the highly detailed dynamic environments of applications such as 3D games, virtual reality applications, and physical simulators. Of the many topics covered, a key focus is on spatial and object partitioning through a wide variety of grids, trees, and sorting methods. The author also presents a large collection of intersection and distance tests for both simple and complex geometric shapes. Sections on vector and matrix algebra provide the background for advanced topics such as Voronoi regions, Minkowski sums, and linear and quadratic programming. Of utmost importance to programmers but rarely discussed in this much detail in other books are the chapters covering numerical and geometric robustness, both essential topics for collision detection systems. Also unique are the chapters discussing how graphics hardware can assist in collision detection computations and on advanced optimization for modern computer architectures. All in all, this comprehensive book will become the industry standard for years to come.

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Normally shipped | This title will be printed on demand for your order. Delivery will be 6 weeks or less.
Publisher | Elsevier Science & Technology
Published date | 22 Dec 2004
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 632
Dimensions | 246 x 189 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1356g
ISBN | 978-1-5586-0732-3
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BISAC | art / digital & video


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