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Beginning C++ Game Programming

You're reading from   Beginning C++ Game Programming Learn to program with C++ by building fun games

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Published in Oct 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838648572
Length 746 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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John Horton is a programming and gaming enthusiast based in the UK. He has a passion for writing apps, games, books, and blog articles. He is the founder of Game Code School.
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Preface 1. Chapter 1: C++, SFML, Visual Studio, and Starting the First Game FREE CHAPTER 2. Chapter 2: Variables, Operators, and Decisions – Animating Sprites 3. Chapter 3: C++ Strings and SFML Time – Player Input and HUD 4. Chapter 4: Loops, Arrays, Switches, Enumerations, and Functions – Implementing Game Mechanics 5. Chapter 5: Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions – Making the Game Playable 6. Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming – Starting the Pong Game 7. Chapter 7: Dynamic Collision Detection and Physics – Finishing the Pong Game 8. Chapter 8: SFML Views – Starting the Zombie Shooter Game 9. Chapter 9: C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays 10. Chapter 10: Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management 11. Chapter 11: Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets 12. Chapter 12: Layering Views and Implementing the HUD 13. Chapter 13: Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game 14. Chapter 14: Abstraction and Code Management – Making Better Use of OOP 15. Chapter 15: Advanced OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism 16. Chapter 16: Building Playable Levels and Collision Detection 17. Chapter 17: Sound Spatialization and the HUD 18. Chapter 18: Particle Systems and Shaders 19. Chapter 19: Game Programming Design Patterns – Starting the Space Invaders ++ Game 20. Chapter 20: Game Objects and Components 21. Chapter 21: File I/O and the Game Object Factory 22. Chapter 22: Using Game Objects and Building a Game 23. Chapter 23: Before You Go... 24. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Q) I have learned other languages and OOP seems much simpler in C++. Is this a correct assessment?

A) This was an introduction to OOP and its basic fundamentals. There is more to it than this. We will learn about more OOP concepts and details throughout this book.

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