Game Programming All in One

Name: Game Programming All in One
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ISBN: 9781598632897

ISBN-10: 1598632892

ISBN-13: 9781598632897

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Jonathan S. Harbour, Jonathan S. Harbour

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Game Programming All in One, Third Edition offers a fun, hands-on method for learning to program 2D-based games with C using the cross-platform, open-source Allegro game library. Using artwork provided by experienced animators, you will learn each new skill through the creation of several high-quality sample games. Focused and to-the-point, this book concentrates on each important game programming task, building gameplay, not a graphics demo. It speaks to the aspiring game programmer searching for a way to break into the game industry and offers coverage of cross-platform tools. This latest edition now offers coverage of multiplayer programming using cross-platform libraries that work with…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 10/23/2006
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 832
Size: 7.20" wide x 9.10" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 3.542
Language: English

Jonathan S. Harbour is an associate professor at the University of Advancing Technology (Tempe, AZ). His web site at www.jharbour.com includes an online forum and blog for book support. His most recent game projects are Starflight - The Lost Colony (www.starflightgame.com) and Aquaphobia: Mutant Brain Sponge Madness (www.aquaphobiagame.com).




Introduction To Cross-Platform Programming



Demystifying Game Development



Getting Started with Dev-C++ and Allegro



Basic 2D Graphics Programming with Allegro



Writing Your First Allegro Game



Programming The Keyboard, Mouse, and Joystick



2D Game Design and Programming



Introduction To Game Design



Basic Bitmap Handling and Blitting



Basic Sprite Programming: Drawing Scaled, Flipped, Rotated, Pivoted, and Translucent Sprites



Advanced Sprite Programming: Compiled Sprites, Collision Detection, and Animation



Timers, Interrupt Handlers, and Multi-threading



Programming Tile-Based Scrolling Backgrounds Using MappyAL



Creating A Game World: Editing Tiles and Levels



Creating a Tile-Based Scrolling Arcade Game



Taking It To The Next Level



Mastering The Audible Realm: Allegro's Sound Support



Using Data Files To Store Game Resources



Multiplayer Programming Using TCP/IP Sockets



Enhancing Gameplay with Artificial Intelligence



Basic 3D Graphics Programming Using AllegroGL



Publishing Your Game



Appendices



Useful Tables



Numbering Systems: Binary and Hexadecimal



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