André LaMothe is a prolific game programming author and computer scientist with over 30 years of experience. He is the founder of Xtreme Games Nurve Networks , and his work on the XGameStation
The phrase "Black Art" in the title of this guide pays homage to classic hardware literature. Books like The Black Art of 3D Game Programming or Designing Video Game Hardware can frequently be found on Internet Archive libraries, available for legal PDF borrow and download. While the software APIs in these books are dated, the fundamental logic of hardware interrupts, bit-shifting, and graphics pipelines remains identical today. Conclusion: The Future of the Craft André LaMothe is a prolific game programming author
How designers decided between competing architectures. the fundamental logic of hardware interrupts