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Learning Cocos2d-x Game Development

You're reading from Learning Cocos2d-x Game Development Learn cross-platform game development with Cocos2d-x

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783988266

Length 266 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Cocos2d-x

Concepts

2D Game Development

Author (1):

Siddharth Shekar

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started

2. Displaying the Hero and Controls FREE CHAPTER

3. Enemies and Controls

4. Collision Detection and Scoring

5. HUD, Parallax Background, and the Pause Button

6. Animations

7. Particle Systems

8. Adding Main and Option Menu Scenes

9. Adding Sounds and Effects

10. Publishing to the Windows Phone Store

11. Porting, References, and Final Remarks

Index

Who this book is for

If you are a hobbyist, novice game developer, or programmer who wants to learn about developing games/apps using Cocos2d-x, this book is for you. To follow this book, you will need a good understanding of C++. This book is for you if you are curious about how games are made for handheld devices; if you want to learn the various tools that are used by industry professionals to speed up the game development process; and if you ever wanted to know how to create a store account, upload your app, and publish it on the Windows Phone Store.

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Authors (1)

Siddharth Shekar

Siddharth Shekar

Siddharth Shekar is a game developer and teacher with over 6 years' industry experience and 12 years' experience in C++ and other programming languages. He is adept at graphics libraries such as OpenGL and Vulkan, and game engines such as Unity and Unreal. He has published games on the iOS and Android app stores. He has also authored books including Swift Game Development, Mastering Android Game Development with Unity, and Learning iOS 8 Game Development Using Swift, all published by Packt Publishing. He currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and is a lecturer in the games department at Media Design School. He teaches advanced computer graphics programming, PlayStation 4 native game development, and mentors final year production students.

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