Linux Game Programming

Overviews the tools and gaming libraries available for programming in Linux and how they all fit together. Written for programmers familiar with C++, the book discusses the commands for creating 2D and 3D graphics, device input through SDL, features of the OpenGL graphics API, and the open audio library (OpenAL) for controlling sound. The CD-ROM contains the Indrema entertainment software development toolkit, OpenAL, and the PrettyPoly editor. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.