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Learning Windows 8 Game Development

You're reading from Learning Windows 8 Game Development Windows 8 brings touchscreens to the tablet and PC. This book will show you how to develop games for both by following clear, hands-on examples. Takes your C++ skills into exciting areas of 3D development.

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2013

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849697446

Length 244 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

DirectX

Concepts

3D Game Development

Author (1):

Michael Quandt

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Direct3D FREE CHAPTER

2. Drawing 2D Sprites

3. Adding the Input

4. Adding the Play in the Gameplay

5. Tilting the World

6. Bragging Rights

7. Playing Games with Friends

8. Getting into the Store

9. Monetization

A. Adding the Third Dimension

Index

Index

A

A button / GamePad input, Buttons
acceleration structures / Culling
accelerometer
- about / Accelerometer
accelerometer->MinimumReportInterval / Accelerometer
accelerometer->ReadingChanged event / Accelerometer
AccelerometerReadingChangedEventArgs class / Accelerometer
AccelerometerReadingChangedEventArgs parameter / Accelerometer
AccelerometerReading object / Accelerometer
Accuracy property / Position
action / Action
AddControl() method / A better menu system
AddScore / Fighting for score
Age rating and rating certificates section / Submitting your game
AlignedByteOffset / Input layouts
application titles / Live tiles
App packages
- about / App packages
- capabilities / Capabilities
- privacy policy, adding / Adding a privacy policy
- declarations / Declarations
- creating / Creating your app packages
Array Size
- about / Render target, depth...

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Authors (1)

Quandt

Quandt

Michael Quandt has been working with games, from XNA to DirectX to Unity, as a hobbyist and professional for four years. He has spoken at local game development conferences and workshops while working with Microsoft Australia as a Technical Evangelist. Since then he has contributed to the translation of multiple major franchise games to the Windows Store platform, and continues to work with local developers and students to get them involved in game development and bringing their best to the Windows platform.

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