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Cocos2d-x by example (update)

You're reading from Cocos2d-x by example (update) Unleash your inner creativity with the popular Cocos2d-x framework and learn how to build great cross-platform 2D games with this Cocos2dx tutorial

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781785288852

Length 270 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Cocos2d

Concepts

2D Game Development

Author (1):

Roger Engelbert

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Installing Cocos2d-x FREE CHAPTER

2. You Plus C++ Plus Cocos2d-x

3. Your First Game – Air Hockey

4. Fun with Sprites – Sky Defense

5. On the Line – Rocket Through

6. Quick and Easy Sprite – Victorian Rush Hour

7. Adding the Looks – Victorian Rush Hour

8. Getting Physical – Box2D

9. On the Level – Eskimo

10. Introducing Lua!

A. Vector Calculations with Cocos2d-x

B. Pop Quiz Answers

Chapter 8, Getting Physical – Box2D

Index

Chapter 2. You Plus C++ Plus Cocos2d-x

This chapter will be aimed at two types of developers: the original Cocos2d developer who is scared of C++ but won't admit it to his friends and the C++ coder who never even heard of Cocos2d and finds Objective-C funny looking.

I'll go over the main syntax differences Objective-C developers should pay attention to and the few code style changes involved in developing with Cocos2d-x that C++ developers should be aware of. But first, a quick introduction to Cocos2d-x and what it is all about.

You will learn the following topics:

What Cocos2d-x is and what it can do for you
How to create classes in C++
How to memory manage your objects in Cocos2d-x and C++
What you get out of Ref

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Authors (1)

Roger Engelbert

Roger Engelbert

Roger Engelbert is a game developer, with over 10 years of experience developing online games. He grew up surrounded by video games and thinks of classic, 8-bit, arcade titles as a form of art. He is the author behind the blog Done With Computers, which is chock-full of tutorials on game development and design. Roger sincerely hopes to soon live in a world where people of all ages will be given the knowledge and opportunity to experience the joy of building their own games.

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