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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Standard C++ | |
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| Introduction to Computers and Programming | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Hardware | |
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| How Computers Store Data | |
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| How a Program Works | |
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| C++ and the App Game Kit Library | |
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| In The Spotlight: Writing Your First Program with Visual C++ 2010 Express | |
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| In The Spotlight: Opening and Executing an Example Program | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| C++ Fundamentals | |
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| The Parts of a C++ Program | |
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| Displaying Screen Output | |
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| More about the #include Directive | |
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| A First Look at Variables | |
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| Reading Keyboard Input | |
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| Comments, Blank Lines, and Indentation | |
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| Performing Calculations and Working with Numbers | |
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| In The Spotlight: Calculating Percentages and Discounts | |
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| In The Spotlight: Calculating an Average | |
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| Named Constants | |
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| Math Functions in the Standard Library | |
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| Working with Strings | |
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| The char Data Type | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Decision Structures and Boolean Logic | |
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| Control Structures | |
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| Writing a Decision Structure with the if Statement | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using the if Statement | |
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| The if-else Statement | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using the if-else Statement | |
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| Nested Decision Structures and the if-else-if Statement | |
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| In The Spotlight: Multiple Nested Decision Structures | |
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| Logical Operators | |
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| The switch Statement | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using a switch Statement | |
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| bool Variables | |
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| Comparing Strings | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Repetition Structures | |
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| Introduction to Repetition Structures | |
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| Condition-Controlled Loops: The while and do-while Loops | |
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| In The Spotlight: Writing a Program with a while Loop | |
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| The Increment and Decrement Operators | |
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| Count-Controlled Loops: The for Loop | |
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| In The Spotlight: Writing a Count-Controlled for Loop | |
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| Calculating a Running Total | |
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| Nested Loops | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using Nested Loops to Print Patterns | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Functions | |
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| Introduction to Functions | |
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| void Functions | |
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| Local Variables | |
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| Passing Arguments to Functions | |
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| Global Variables and Global Constants | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using Global Constants and Reference Parameters | |
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| Value-Returning Functions | |
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| In The Spotlight: Writing Value-Returning Functions | |
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| Calling string Class Member Functions | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Arrays | |
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| Array Basics | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using Array Elements in a Math Expression | |
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| Sequentially Searching an Array | |
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| Processing the Contents of an Array | |
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| In The Spotlight: Processing an Array | |
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| Parallel Arrays | |
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| Two-Dimensional Arrays | |
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| Arrays of Three or More Dimensions | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Introduction to Game Programming With C++ and App Game Kit | |
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| Using the App Game Kit with C++ | |
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| The App Game Kit and the Structure of a Game Program | |
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| Tutorial: Copying the AGK Template Project and Opening It in Visual Studio | |
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| The Screen Coordinate System | |
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| Displaying Sprites | |
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| Working in the Game Loop | |
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| Working with Colors and Transparency | |
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| Displaying Text in the AGK Window | |
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| Generating Random Numbers | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using Random Numbers to Position a Sprite and Set its Transparency | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Input, Animation, and Sound | |
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| The Mouse | |
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| Virtual Buttons | |
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| Virtual Joysticks | |
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| The Keyboard | |
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| Animation | |
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| Music and Sound | |
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| The Bug Zapper Game | |
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| In The Spotlight: The Bug Zapper Game | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Text, Collisions, and the Vulture Trouble Game | |
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| Text Objects | |
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| Sprite Collision Detection | |
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| In The Spotlight: The PizzaBot Game | |
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| Simulating Falling Objects | |
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| The Vulture Trouble Game | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Using Files and Arrays with the AGK | |
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| File Input and Output | |
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| In The Spotlight: Saving a Game's High Score | |
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| In The Spotlight: Detecting the End of a File | |
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| In The Spotlight: Writing a Log File | |
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| Using Arrays in an AGK Program | |
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| In The Spotlight: Using an Array as a Deck of Cards | |
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| In The Spotlight: Shuffling an Array | |
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| Tile Maps | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Object-Oriented Programming | |
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| Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming | |
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| Classes and Objects | |
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| Inheritance | |
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| In The Spotlight: An Object-Oriented Game: Balloon Target | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Programming Exercises | |
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| Downloading and Installing the Required Software | |
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| Index | |
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| Credits | |