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Creating Games in C: A Step-by-Step Guide
Creating Games in C: A Step-by-Step Guide
Table of Contents
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
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