Blitzmax for Absolute Beginners: Games Programming for the Absolute Beginner

ISBN-13: 9781484225226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 278 str.

Sloan Kelly

Opis

Go through the steps necessary to create high-speed 2D retro-style games. This easy-to-read-and-follow one of a kind book on BlitzMax game programming also covers some 3D programming. BlitzMax for Absolute Beginners includes game application projects such as The Great Escape, Tank Attack, and Paratrooper. These will help you build your skills as you go. Have you ever wanted to program your own computer game? Never felt you could? Well, now you can.
What You'll Learn

• Program computer games from scratch with BlitzMax
• Produce high-quality arcade games with sound and graphics
• Utilize the power of OpenGL to create fantastic 3D effects

Who This Book Is For

Those new to game programming and those new to BlitzMax.

Spis treści

1. Computer Systems

2. How BlitzMax Works

3. BlitzMax IDE

4. Programming 101

5. The Great Escape

6. Reusing Code with Functions

7. Using the File System

8. Tank Attack: The Second Game

9. OOP

10. Project File Management

11. Graphics

12. User Input

13. Keyboard Input

14. Joystick

15. Common Input Routine

16. Collision Detection

17. OpenGL Special Effects

18. Paratrooper: Retro Involved

19. Sound Effects and Audio

20. Putting it All Together

21. Game Design

22. Storyboarding

23. Project Management.

A. Appendices

O autorze

Sloan Kelly is an experienced software developer with over 18 years of progressive experience. Hands-on professional with a proven record of success and delivery.  Skills include C#, C/C++, Unity3D, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF/MVVM), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), DirectX, XNA, Collada, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML.