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Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development

You're reading from Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development Get to know techniques and approaches to procedurally generate game content in C++ using Simple and Fast Multimedia Library

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2016

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781785886713

Length 304 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

SFML

Concepts

Game Artificial Intelligence

Author (1):

Dale Green

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. An Introduction to Procedural Generation FREE CHAPTER

2. Project Setup and Breakdown

3. Using RNG with C++ Data Types

4. Procedurally Populating Game Environments

5. Creating Unique and Randomized Game Objects

6. Procedurally Generating Art

7. Procedurally Modifying Audio

8. Procedural Behavior and Mechanics

9. Procedural Dungeon Generation

10. Component-Based Architecture

11. Epilogue

Index

Choosing an IDE

Before we do anything, you're going to need a solid C++ IDE. You may already have one that you prefer to use. If you do have one, that's fine. But if you don't, here's a quick summary of two of my favorites.

Microsoft Visual Studio

Microsoft Visual Studio is an industry-standard IDE from Microsoft. It supports a wide range of languages, and provides a large variety of testing and compatibility tools. It's also tied in with a number of Microsoft services, making it the top choice for development on Windows PCs. The pros and cons to using Microsoft Visual Studio are as follows:

Pros:

It has a number of free versions available
A wide range of languages are supported by Microsoft Visual Studio
It is widely supported by Microsoft
It has a highly customizable environment with dockable windows
It has intelligent code completion features
It is integrated with a number of Microsoft features

Cons:

Its full version is very expensive
Its free version is limited
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Authors (1)

Dale Green

Dale Green

Dale Green is a computer programmer who has worked in a range of disciplines, from full stack web development to C++ programming in AAA video games. As a passionate video game programmer, Dale has worked on multiple AAA titles for both PC and console, self-published a PC title, and authored a book on Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development.

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