Real-Time Collision Detection [With CD]

By Christer Ericson

Book Overview

Written by an expert in the game industry, this book is a comprehensive guide to the components of efficient real-time collision detection systems. It 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 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558607323
• ISBN13: 9781558607323
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 3.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.8" x 9.5"