There are many discussions these days regarding Java.
One of the really big questions right now is:
"Will Java survive Windows XP?". The question arrises from the
fact that due to Sun's lawsuit against MicroSoft, Microsoft won't be
bundling Java with the release of their new OS, wXP.
About the book, its veru faithful to what Horton has gotten us acostumed to,
its well written, has good structure, and will take you were you want to go.

Well, the name pretty much says it all, no?
The book is a comprehensive jorney into the world of artificial intelligence
in its many day-to-day uses.
Be warned though, this is not a book about Game A.I., this book
belongs more in an AI cientist' library, as a resource.

One of the things I learned during my excursions into the hardcore
programming world was Assembly Language. This took me to other
things, one of them, operating system programming.
I never got around to build my own OS (bill thanked me for that), but,
if I ever resumed my work, I would need this book.
This book is probably the best book out there about Protected Mode
Programming, Memmory Addressing and other super complex stuff.
I got amazed at how simple everything is layed out. PM is really complex,
but the book just explains it slowly, and I must say, it gets the job very well
done. A must buy if you're planing on doing anything related.

This book does a superb work of explaining complex graphics-related
mathmatical procedures and Theories.
Be aware though, that the book isnt real-time-graphics oriented. Its more
and in-depth coverage of graphical algorithms and their implementation.
Read this if you are a seasoned real time graphics programmer, and want to
further your knowledge into graphics algorithms, or if you want to build a
Ray Tracer.

Do you know what a Voxel is?
Well, whatever I said about "Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques"
I can say here, but I point out that this is much more a "wanna do a ray tracer?"
kindda book, so...
Again, lots of graphics related math well explained, and encyclopedic coverage.

Haa... A book about Games from the Industry Gurus themselfs.
This is pure candy. You need to be a Game programmer to know how
difficult and technical Game Programming is.
LaMothe describes it as the most difficult computer science. Now, to help
us out, the sages shared their knowledge. The book is divided into sections:
- Programming Techniques
- Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Polygonal Techniques (and)
- Pixel Effects
I have the HardCover version, and I must say this is one of the best looking
books I own.

Well, I haven't this one yet, but its ordered.
This one contains new 70 articles on diverse topics. Written by game programming experts, each contribution provides a hands-on solution to a programming problem.
Six comprehensive sections, including an all new section on audio programming, provide techniques that expert developers can implement immediately and intermediate to beginning programmers can use to expand their skills and knowledge. This is a must-have reference that contains the wisdom and experiences of over 40 seasoned game developers.

Maya is one of the best tools (if not the best) for creating
Computer Generated images. If you saw Star Wars Episode 1, then
you saw Maya at work. Its a very powerful, and complex tool.
This book helps the graphics artist learn or perfect techniques used
in modeling, texturing, etc...

If Maya has raw power, LightWave has the best Modeler.
As you can see by the cover, LightWave is a very powerful modeling
tool, and the results are visible.

After effects is the tool to use when you need to do any kind of video
manipulation. Its that simple.
And it gets simpler when we have veterans like Trish and Chris Meyer
explaining it to us.
One thing that stands out in this book is the fact that every photo is in
color, and as I go through the book, I can't find a single page without at
least 1 picture in it. Its very graphical. That makes a diference.

One thinks of OpenGL and Quake III springs to mind.
Can you do better than Q3? Maybe not, but with this book, I assure you
that you're on your way to dethroning John Carmack.
Let's just hope Carmack didn't get a copy of it too...

This is a great book, but I must stress the "Beginning" word in the title.
Just don't expect to learn everything 3D out of this book.
If your expectations are like mine, to start learning one of the best
3D graphics API there is, and do some simple-to-average stuff, then you'll be
very satisfied with this book.

I got this book just recently, and I must say that, although I haven't gone
through the multiplayer code writing chapters, the chapters with
windows programming primes are very well built.
I've read everything up until the first code threads start apearing, and
everything is well exlpained.
I plan on writing a better review once I have a "feel" for the rest of the book.

I loved this book. This book shows the industry-inexperienced what
defines a game programming team, what people are needed, at what
stages of development, etc...
The main chapters are "Design", "Teams", "Development" and
"Business".

This one just came in the door.
I read it for 15m now, and looks kool, well designed, people
seem to say intelligent things. I'm not very impressed though, all they say
is quite logical. Write a Design Doc, listen to new ideas, write an engine
or buy one? They answer those things.
I'll have to write a better review later, but I think I can recommend this book.