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Design Patterns
Topic		Author	Description
	Patterns FAQ [Added: 6/19/2001]	Kevin Hawkins	Explains the basic concepts behind the patterns listed here.
	Appearance Map [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Isolate Model state from Model appearance to minimize impact on controllers when art changes.
	Context/Virtual Self [Added: 6/19/2001]	Mat Noguchi	Sharing state data between multiple objects, either to implement a finite state machine or to compose multiple objects to perform a particular task.
	Controller [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Update a Model's state based on circumstance.
	Controller State Machine [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Track a complicated state process with a controller.
	Creating a Generic Object Factory [Added: 5/19/2004]	Robert Geiman	Provides an explanation and implementation of object factories.
	Design Pattern: Variant [Added: 12/24/2003]	Ernest S. Pazera	Presents a pattern useful in message handling and AI.
	Double Buffered State [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Track an old and new state for multi-Model Controllers.
	Gateway [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Isolate database changes for index and/or client/server synchronization.
	Mini-kernel [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Provide each Controller with a chance to execute once per game frame.
	Model [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Store the state of an object which exists in the game world.
	Model Database [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Aggregate the Model objects into one database.
	Reflective Factory [Added: 6/19/2001]	Chris Hargrove	Treat the class of an object as its own object, serving as both a factory for runtime instantiation and a mechanism for simple reflection services like runtime type identification.
	Render Delegation [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Pass-off special render cases to Model code.
	Spatial Index [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Speed searches by position in a Model Database.
	The One: A Singleton Discussion [Added: 5/24/2002]	Robin Tan	Discusses some of the problems encountered when using the singleton pattern, and suggests some solutions, including nifty counters and Zerob singletons.
	The Singleton Class Cluster [Added: 7/6/2005]	Tristam MacDonald	Suggests an optimal implementation of the singleton and a way to combine it with the class cluster design pattern.
	Trigger [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Provide a simple mechanism for building geometric game puzzles.
	Type Database [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Store information which is common to Model types.
	Usecode [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Create a simple and safe embedded language with which game designers and (potentially) end-users can build game logic.
	View [Added: 6/19/2001]	Zachary Booth Simpson	Render the visible Models given a P.O.V.

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