Comments on: Book review: “Beginning game development with Python and Pygame” by Will McGugan http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2008/12/06/book-review-beginning-game-development-with-python-and-pygame-by-will-mcgugan/ Eli Bendersky's personal website Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2008/12/06/book-review-beginning-game-development-with-python-and-pygame-by-will-mcgugan/comment-page-1/#comment-211593 Anonymous Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:10:39 +0000 http://eli.thegreenplace.net/?p=1202#comment-211593 I've finished reading the book in its entirety, skipping only the non-essential parts (e.g. sounds, joystick input, etc). As a beginner, I think the section on 3D game programming is very poorly written. The author continuously provides us with source codes (all of which works), but he explains them very poorly, if at all. His codes on 3D programming don't come with much comments either, so I'm left wondering what some portions do, and how they contribute to the program itself. It's sad, because the earlier sections on 2D graphic programming were quite easy to follow. (Although the part on 2D vectors could also have been better explained.) I’ve finished reading the book in its entirety, skipping only the non-essential parts (e.g. sounds, joystick input, etc).

As a beginner, I think the section on 3D game programming is very poorly written. The author continuously provides us with source codes (all of which works), but he explains them very poorly, if at all. His codes on 3D programming don’t come with much comments either, so I’m left wondering what some portions do, and how they contribute to the program itself.

It’s sad, because the earlier sections on 2D graphic programming were quite easy to follow. (Although the part on 2D vectors could also have been better explained.)

]]> By: PN http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2008/12/06/book-review-beginning-game-development-with-python-and-pygame-by-will-mcgugan/comment-page-1/#comment-144494 PN Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:37:21 +0000 http://eli.thegreenplace.net/?p=1202#comment-144494 I have this book and I have the other one (The L Line, The Express Line to Learning version). I have to admit I agree with everything in this review and this book sits getting dusty and yellowed pages on my shelf. Its not much use to me. The L Line book though I used quite a lot and learned quite a lot more from when I was first starting out with Python and Pygame. Hopefully you can review that one as well. I have this book and I have the other one (The L Line, The Express Line to Learning version).

I have to admit I agree with everything in this review and this book sits getting dusty and yellowed pages on my shelf. Its not much use to me.

The L Line book though I used quite a lot and learned quite a lot more from when I was first starting out with Python and Pygame.

Hopefully you can review that one as well.

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