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
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 138
Pages: 138
Authors: Benjamin Nitschke
- 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
- X
Professional XNA Programming: Building Games for Xbox 360 and Windows with XNA Game Studio 2.0
ISBN: 0470261285
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 138
Pages: 138
Authors: Benjamin Nitschke