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Mastering SFML Game Development

You're reading from Mastering SFML Game Development Inject new life and light into your old SFML projects by advancing to the next level.

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786469885

Length 442 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

OpenGL

Concepts

2D Game Development

Author (1):

Raimondas Pupius

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Under the Hood - Setting up the Backend FREE CHAPTER

2. Its Game Time! - Designing the Project

3. Make It Rain! - Building a Particle System

4. Have Thy Gear Ready - Building Game Tools

5. Filling the Tool Belt - a few More Gadgets

6. Adding Some Finishing Touches - Using Shaders

7. One Step Forward, One Level Down - OpenGL Basics

8. Let There Be Light - An Introduction to Advanced Lighting

9. The Speed of Dark - Lighting and Shadows

10. A Chapter You Shouldnt Skip - Final Optimizations

Introduction

What is the heart of any given piece of software? The answer to this question becomes apparent gradually while building a full-scale project, which can be a daunting task to undertake, especially when starting from scratch. It’s the design and capability of the back-end that either drives a game forward with full force by utilizing its power, or crashes it into obscurity through unrealized potential. Here, we’re going to be talking about that very foundation that keeps any given project up and standing.

In this chapter, we're going to be covering the following topics:

Utility functions and filesystem specifics for Windows and Linux operating systems
The basics of the entity component system pattern
Window, event, and resource management techniques
Creating and maintaining application states
Graphical user interface basics
Essentials for the 2D RPG game project

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Authors (1)

Pupius

Pupius

Raimondas Pupius is a game development enthusiast from Lithuania, currently working towards getting a degree in software engineering, as well as a few projects of his own. Having started his unofficial education in this field at the age of 9 and being introduced to video games even prior to that has guided him to this particular career choice, which was only strengthened by the experience earned from his first book SFML Game Development By Example. The ultimate dream is, of course, starting a company of his own and making professional games for a living. His other interests include web development, which was his primary interest before game development, music and linguistics.

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