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Professional XNA Programming: Building Games for Xbox 360 and Windows with XNA Game Studio 2.0
Professional XNA Programming: Building Games for Xbox 360 and Windows with XNA Game Studio 2.0
ISBN: 0470261285
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 138
Authors:
Benjamin Nitschke
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Table of Contents
Back Cover
Professional XNA Game Programming-For Xbox 360 and Windows
Credits
Introduction
What This Book Covers and How Its Structured
Source Code
Errata
p2p.wrox.com
Part I: XNA Framework Basics
Chapter 1: Introducing XNA
Get the Free XNA Game Studio Express
Getting Started
Notes about XNA
Troubleshooting
Summary
Chapter 2: Creating Your First Game-Pong
Game Ideas
Lets Write Pong
How This Looks on the Xbox 360
Challenge: Improve the Pong Game
Troubleshooting
Summary
Chapter 3: Helper Classes
Managing the Content Pipeline
Logging Error Messages
Unit Testing in XNA
RandomHelper Class
StringHelper Class
Other Helpers
The Breakout Game
Challenge: Improve the Breakout Game
Summary
Chapter 4: Game Components
The Game Class
Game Components
More Helper Classes
Tetris, Tetris, Tetris
Challenge: Create the NextBlock Game Component
Summary
Part II: Basic Graphics Engine
Chapter 5: Writing Your Own XNA Graphics Engine
What Should Your Engine be Able to Do?
3D Programming
Plugging in More Game Components
Making Sure Games Run on the Xbox 360
Challenge: Write a Game Component
Summary
Chapter 6: Shader Management
Step-by-Step Shader Tutorial
Importing the Shader into Your Engine
Challenge
Summary
Chapter 7: Realism through Normal Mapping
Adding Detail to Objects
So How Do Shaders Work?
ShaderEffect Class
More Shaders
Challenge: Add Parallax Mapping
Summary
Chapter 8: Post-Screen Shaders and the Rocket Commander Game
Handling Post-Screen Shaders
Implementing Post-Screen Shaders
More Post-Screen Shaders
Rocket Commander Game
Challenge: Write an Edge Detection Shader
Summary
Part III: Improving Your Game Engine
Chapter 9: Adding Sound with XACT
No DirectSound
Using XACT
Sound Class
Challenge: Create Your XACT Project
Summary
Chapter 10: Player Input and the User Interface
Input Class
Game Screens
Cameras
Space Camera
Challenge: Write a Free Camera Class
Summary
Chapter 11: Creating XNA Shooter
Putting It All Together
Landscape Rendering
XNA Shooter Game
Challenge: Write a Game with Your Engine
Summary
Part IV: Writing a Racing Game
Chapter 12: Generating Landscapes and Tracks
Game Comparisons
Landscape Rendering
Tracks
Challenge: Create a New Unit Test Track
Summary
Chapter 13: Physics
Newtons Laws of Motion
Physics Engines
Implementing Physics
Car Collision
Challenge: Figure out the Road Collision
Summary
Chapter 14: Fine-Tuning and Modding the Racing Game
Game Concept
Game Screens
Final Unit Testing and Tweaking
Additional Ideas
Challenge: Write Your Own Mod
Summary
Appendix A: Resources
Code Download Structure
Books
Graphics and Shader Technologies
Golden Rules and Tips
Class Overviews
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
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Professional XNA Programming: Building Games for Xbox 360 and Windows with XNA Game Studio 2.0
ISBN: 0470261285
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 138
Authors:
Benjamin Nitschke
BUY ON AMAZON
Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project
Why Project Risk Management?
Planning for Risk Management
Quantifying and Analyzing Project Risk
Closing Projects
Appendix A Selected Detail From the PERIL Database
Cisco IOS in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))
Mapping Hostnames to IP Addresses
Static Routes
Marking
Configuring a Simple DDR Connection
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Cisco Voice Gateways and Gatekeepers
Call Control Agents
Review Questions
Gatekeeper Deployment Models
IP-to-IP Gateway Features
The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics, 4th Edition
A Closer Look at HelloWorld
Code Samples
Advantages of Exceptions
What Is a Thread?
Interoperability
Microsoft VBScript Professional Projects
What Is VBScript?
VBScript Objects
Archive Management
Building the Registration and Configuration Settings Page
Converting Reports to HTML Pages
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
Classic Controls
Custom Controls
MDI Interfaces and Workspaces
Dynamic User Interface
GDI+ Controls
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