An exciting new package arrived on my doorstep this week: a copy of Best of Game Programming Gems, edited by my friend Mark DeLoura. I've contributed many gems to this series over the years, and I e

  In good API design, one specifies unchangeable data that's passed by pointer as const:      void foo( const Stuff* pConstantStuff );   The compiler will guarantee that the "Stuff" pointed to by pCon

  I spent the week of May 5-9 in Aspen, Colorado attending BoostCon. BoostCon is all about Boost, a collection of free portable C++ source code libraries.   This is the second year of the conference.

  Put it on your calendar: July 22-23 in Seattle. Gamefest is coming! If you've been to Gamefest in the past, you already know it's the ultimate place to get the latest and greatest information on cre

  I admit to a certain fondness for first person shooters. I got hooked on Half-Life, but it was the Halo series that really put me over the edge. I particularly enjoy multiplayer fragfests. Most sess