Conventions Used in This Book
This book provides various conventions to present information. Words that require special treatment appear in specific fonts or font styles. Certain types of information, such as parameter blocks, use special fonts so that you can scan them quickly.Special Fonts
All code listings, reserved words, and the names of actual data structures, constants, fields, parameters, and functions are shown in Letter Gothic(this is Letter Gothic).Words that appear in boldface are key terms or concepts that are defined in the glossary.
Types of Notes
There are several types of notes used in this book.
- Note
- A note like this contains information that is interesting but not essential to an understanding of the main text.
- IMPORTANT
- A note like this contains information that is essential for an understanding of the main text.
- WARNING
- A warning like this indicates potential problems that you should be aware of as you design your game. Failure to heed these warnings could result in system crashes or loss of data.