{"product_id":"9781041307174","title":"Game AI Uncovered Focus Navigation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGame AI Uncovered Focus\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNavigation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Roberts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Programming \/ Games\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Roberts’ \u003ci\u003eGame AI Uncovered Focus: Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twenty chapters from the first five volumes of the \u003ci\u003eGame AI Uncovered\u003c\/i\u003e series into a handy single volume that focuses on the many different aspects of agent navigation in game development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe techniques covered in these pages cover the underlying development of a wide array of published titles, including \u003ci\u003eSpeedball\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLords of the Fallen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDishonored\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDishonored 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBattlefield 2042\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWheelman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Escapists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivalists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEVE: Valkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDead Space\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContained within these pages are overviews and insights covering a host of decision‑making techniques, including different approaches to pathfinding, path‑following, environment steering, flow fields, 3D navigation, vehicle navigation, creature navigation, nav‑mesh usage, tethering, navigating broken data, and how to determine how believable a path is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginners to the area of game AI, along with professional developers, will find a wealth of knowledge that will not only help in the development of your own games but also spark ideas for new approaches.\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology includes chapters written by Dr Allan Bruce, Andy Brown, Jason Lok Heng Chin, Laurent Couvidou, Steven Dalton, Rodolfo Fava, Jonas Gillberg, Dale Green, Johan Holthausen, Tobias Karlsson, Slavomir Krbyla, Bruno Rebaque, Sarat Rallabandi, Paul Roberts, and Marc Vassallucci.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer and course lead for BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming at the University of Staffordshire. Prior to this, he was a technical director at his own independent game studio Grinning Cat. He has worked in a variety of principal\/lead AI programmer roles for a range of studios in the UK including Sumo Digital, Team17, Traveller’s Tales, Activision, and some smaller indie studios. Paul has a range of published titles including \u003ci\u003eWorms Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitfall!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty: Strike Team\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lego Movie: The Video Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePixel‑8\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePower‑Up\u003c\/i\u003e. Paul has a Master’s degree by Research in Computer Science (with Artificial Intelligence), which focused on pathfinding, the development of the Directed Recursion Search (DRS) algorithm, and ways to test the believability of generated paths. Paul is currently a PhD candidate exploring believable decision‑making based on memories for boxing games. Paul set up the GameAI Discord channel that has brought together hundreds of game AI professionals, where approaches are shared and ideas are discussed. He has recently started the GameAIUncovered YouTube channel, which explains how different game AI concepts work; has written several books, some fiction and others academic; and is the editor for this \u003ci\u003eGame AI Uncovered\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCRC Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCRC Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041307174\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e228\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63762208489612,"sku":"9781041307174","price":170.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041307174","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}