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Creating Games in C++: A Step-by-Step Guide
By David Conger, Ron Little
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Publisher: New Riders
Pub Date: February 21, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-7357-1434-7
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7357-1434-2
Pages: 464

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			What's Different About This Book
			What's in This Book?
			System Requirements
			Free Stuff on the CD
			Who Am I?
		Part 1:  The Really Basic Stuff
			Chapter 1.  What it Takes to be a Game Programmer
				Programming Skills
				Computer Graphics Skills
				Game Design Skills
				Art Skills
				Sound and Music Skills
				Summary
			Chapter 2.  Writing C++ Programs
				Introducing the Dev-C++ Compiler
				Programming in C++
				Essential Math Operators
				Loops
				While Loops
				Do-while loops
				Windows Programming
				Game Programming
				Summary
		Part 2:  ObjectOriented Programming in Games
			Chapter 3.  Introducing Object-Oriented Programming
				Software Objects
				Classes
				Logical Operators
				The If-Else Statement
				Namespaces and Scope Resolution
				A Brief Word About Structures
				Summary
			Chapter 4.  Introducing the LlamaWorks2D Game Engine
				A Step-by-Step Overview
				How Does Llamaworks2D Work?
				A Stationary Ball
				A Bouncing Ball
				Getting Good Results
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  Function and Operator Overloading
				What Is Overloading?
				Implementing a Vector Class with Overloading
				Summary
			Chapter 6.  Inheritance: Getting a Lot for a Little
				What Is Inheritance?
				Deriving Classes
				Protected Members
				Overriding Base Class Functions
				Customizing Your Game with Inheritance
				Summary
		Part 3:  The Essentials of Game Development
			Chapter 7.  Program Structure
				Program Structure
				File Structure
				A Game Called Ping
				Summary
			Chapter 8.  Sound Effects and Music
				Sound Effects and Music Are Emotion
				Storing Sound Data
				Sound Effects in LlamaWorks2D
				Noise, Sweet Noise
				Play That Funky Music, Geek Boy
				Summary
		Part 4:  Graduating to Better C++
			Chapter 9.  Floating-Point Math in C++
				Getting into the Guts of Floating-Point Numbers
				Case Study: Floating-Point Numbers and Gamespaces
				Summary
			Chapter 10.  Arrays
				What Are Arrays?
				Declaring and Using Arrays
				Initializing Arrays
				Problems with Array Boundaries
				Summary
			Chapter 11.  Pointers
				Why Are Pointers Important to Games?
				Declaring and Using Pointers
				Pointers and Dynamic Memory Allocation
				Pointers and Inheritance
				Arrays Are Pointers in Disguise
				Summary
			Chapter 12.  File Input and Output
				Games and File I/O
				Types of Files
				Summary
			Chapter 13.  Moving into Real Game Development
				Sprites that Come Alive
				High-Speed Input
				Summary
		Part 5:  The Big Payoff
			Chapter 14.  No Slime Allowed: Invasion of the Slugwroths
				What It Takes to Make a Real Game
				Essential Game Design
				Designing Invasion of the Slugwroths
				Summary
			Chapter 15.  Captain Chloride Gets Going
				Introducing Captain Chloride
				Pulling It Together In The Game Class
				Summary
			Chapter 16.  The World of Captain Chloride
				The New Captain Chloride
				Levels in LlamaWorks2D
				Summary
			Chapter 17.  Captain Chloride Encounters Solid Objects
				Bumping into a Solid Door
				Picking Up a Key
				Making the Door Open and Close
				Summary
			Chapter 18.  That's a Wrap!
				Time for Consolidation
				Enter villains, Stage Left
				Additions to the Game
				Epilogue: Not the End
		Glossary
		Index