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Beginning C++ Game Programming

You're reading from Beginning C++ Game Programming Learn C++ from scratch and get started building your very own games

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2016

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786466198

Length 520 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Visual C++

Concepts

Game Scripting

Author (1):

John Horton

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. C++, SFML, Visual Studio, and Starting the First Game FREE CHAPTER

2. Variables, Operators, and Decisions – Animating Sprites

3. C++ Strings, SFML Time, Player Input, and HUD

4. Loops, Arrays, Switch, Enumerations, and Functions – Implementing Game Mechanics

5. Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions – Making the Game Playable

6. Object-Oriented Programming, Classes, and SFML Views

7. C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays

8. Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management

9. Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets

10. Layering Views and Implementing the HUD

11. Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game

12. Abstraction and Code Management – Making Better Use of OOP

13. Advanced OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism

14. Building Playable Levels and Collision Detection

15. Sound Spatialization and HUD

16. Extending SFML Classes, Particle Systems, and Shaders

17. Before you go...

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What you need for this book

Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 or Windows 10
1.6 GHz or faster processor
1 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64)
15 GB of available hard disk space
5400 RPM hard disk drive
DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution

All the software used in this book is free. Obtaining and installing the software is covered step by step within the book. The book uses Visual Studio for Windows throughout, but experienced Linux users will probably have no trouble running the code and following the instructions using their favorite Linux programming environment.

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