Can i get some suggestions on the top 5 or so books on programming games with opengl. I''ve seen OpenGl Game Programming by the people at gamedev is pretty popular should i definitly get that one.I know OpenGL pretty well and I can program most things needed for games such as terrains, camera movement, and loading models. I want a book that will bring it all together and explain engines in depth a bit more.

OpenGL game programming

a very good book for beginners (also covers a little bit DirectInput and DirectSound and some game techiques)

OpenGL Red Book

pure OpenGL, also very recommendend for beginners, also available for free on the web

OpenGL Blue Book

OpenGL reference, not good to begin with... :-), also available for free on the web

Real Time Rendering

VERY GOOD book, but not for beginners. Covers a lot of theory and hints for real time rendering techniques, not only OpenGL

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I agree on the Red Book, and OpenGL Game Programming. You should read them both! But if you want an explanation on how to make a (simple) game engine, then get the OpenGL Game Programming. It doesn''t tell you as much about OpenGL as the Red book does, though.

Haven''t read the others..

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I know OpenGL pretty well and I can program most things needed for games such as terrains, camera movement, and loading models. I want a book that will bring it all together and explain engines in depth a bit more.

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If you already got it, then I suggest to simply go off the beaten path and stop reading books.
My personal experience is that GameDev.net book is not explaining much so you would actually buy it for nothing. I am somewhat disappointed by this book.

About openGL blue and red book, can't tell. I haven't got it but I personally don't think they are strictly necessary. This would be my second / third choice.

My first choice would be Real Time Rendering. No matter what do you need to do, just go at it's index and you're here. This is the best book avaiable and if you mumble it a while you'll figure out it's not really difficult - I guess it is meant as reference and not as a book. Use it as a reference and you'll have it quite easily.

Really, if you already know how to master this and that, then RTR is the only thing you need.

Good Luck!

EDIT: small typo.

[edited by - Krohm on October 17, 2003 11:48:00 AM]