Game Programming Gems series still of value?

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Former Nintendo dev Mark DeLoura wrote a series of books called "Game Programming Gems".

(http://www.satori.org/game-programming-gems/)

Do these books still contain valuable concepts, considering where games are today, the engines that are available, etc?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 27 '14 at 01:01

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Yes, the concepts are valid, especially when it comes to creating an Entity Component System (which is often vaguely discussed). The last couple books are the most valuable.

answered Dec 27 '14 at 01:01

ChocoMan

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Thanks for the comment. Have you read them? – Jasmine Dec 27 '14 at 01:31
Yes, I've read them. And I would also recommend Game Coding Complete 4th edition. – ChocoMan Dec 27 '14 at 03:47

Game Programming Gems series still of value?

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