André LaMothe
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André LaMothe is a computer scientist, author, hardware engineer, and game programmer,[1][2] known for writing books about game development.[3][4][5]
Game design and programming
LaMothe is an independent game designer[4] who was CEO of Xtreme Games[5] and also developed video games for Microsoft Windows.[6] In the gaming industry LaMothe has a reputation as the "Yoda of game design," encouraging and teaching other programmers.[4] He and Alex Varanese also designed the XGameStation Micro Edition as a game development tool for hobbyists and students.[4][7]
LaMothe is also the hardware evangelist for the upcoming Intellivision Amico[8] and the founder of Nurve Networks LLC[9] and iC0nstrux.com.[10]
Writing career
LaMothe is an author of multiple books on computer programming and game design, including Windows Game Programming for Dummies.[3][5][4] Other books include Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus, which tackles the development of a 3D software engine across 1600 pages.[11]
Many of his game development books were released in the 1990s and early 2000s. He has been described as having "an uncanny knack of shaping some of the most difficult and mind-bending programming concepts into a palatable form."[12]
Selected bibliography
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- Game Programming for the Propeller Powered HYDRA
- Game Programming Starter Kit
See also
References
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- ↑ a b "XGameStation--The Ultimate Console? Just Make Games Yourself," Hyper 120, October 2003, page 26.
- ↑ a b c d e "Let the X Games Begin" by Alex Handy, Make Magazine, issue 04, 2005, pages 48-50.
- ↑ a b c "André LaMothe," Baker & Taylor Author Biographies, January 3, 2000, accessed 5/20/2023.
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- ↑ "XGame Station, Retro-Education" by Alex Handy, Game Developer Magazine, January 2005, page 5.
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- ↑ "Review of Tricks of the 3D Game Programming Gurus" by Jeremy Jessup, Game Developer Magazine, October 2003, page 11-12.
- ↑ "Review of Windows Game Programming for Dummies by André LaMothe," PC Zone, issue 87, March 2000, page 100.
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