Michael Abrash is considered one of the greatest
programmers of today. With a career that spans from 1982 to today, it's no wonder why he's so famous. His claims to fame include writing the
Graphics Programming Black Book and assisting
John Carmack in
Quake and
Doom. He was a former
mentor of
John Carmack, another
game programming legend. In fact,
Carmack considers Abrash to rival his own programming talent. Michael Abrash also helped to develop the
Microsoft XBox.
Here is a list of books for which Michael Abrash has partial credit:
1984 -
IBM PCJR Graphics
1985 -
IBM PCJR User's Guide
Here is a list of books written by Michael Abrash:
1989 -
Power Graphics Programming
1990 -
Zen of Assembly Language
1994 -
Zen of Graphics Programming
1994 -
Zen of Code Optimization
1996 -
Zen of Graphics Programming, Second Edition
1997 -
Graphics Programming Black Book
Finally, a list of games for which Michael Abrash has partial (and full) credit:
1982 -
Space Strike
1982 -
Snack Attack II
1982 -
Cosmic Crusader
1983 -
Big Top
1993 -
Doom
1995 -
The Ultimate Doom
1996 -
Quake
1998 -
Half-Life
1999 -
Half-Life (Game of the Year Edition)
2000 -
Motocross Madness 2
2000 -
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
2000 -
Half-Life: Platinum Collection
2001 -
Serious Sam: The First Encounter