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Author(s): Freeze, Wayne S
ISBN(s): 9780789725929, 0789725924
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 37.57 MB
Year: 2001
Language: english
SKU: EB-55139986 Category: Tags: ,

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ISBN 10: 0789725924
ISBN 13: 9780789725929
Author: Wayne S Freeze

The combination of Visual Basic and DirectX should give readers the ability to design and program intricate and appealing simulation games. This volume covers game programming code in Visual Basic while giving hints and ideas for the use of Visual Basic.NET. Written to teach the skills and ideas behind game programming, it contains hands-on examples and a simulation game project that results in a complete application at the end of the book.

Windows Game Programming with Visual Basic and DirectX 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction

  • Why Visual Basic?

  • Why DirectX?

  • Installing DirectX SDK and Tools

2. DirectX Basics

  • Overview of DirectX Components

  • Setting Up DirectX with Visual Basic

  • Creating a Simple DirectX Application

3. Graphics Programming

  • Drawing with DirectDraw

  • Managing Surfaces and Bitmaps

  • Handling Palette and Color Depths

  • Using Back Buffers and Page Flipping

4. Input Handling

  • Keyboard Input

  • Mouse Input

  • Joystick Input

  • Managing Input Devices in DirectInput

5. Sound and Music

  • Using DirectSound

  • Playing Sound Effects

  • Streaming Music and Background Audio

  • Managing Multiple Sound Buffers

6. 3D Graphics with Direct3D

  • Introduction to 3D Graphics

  • Creating and Rendering 3D Objects

  • Using Textures and Lighting

  • Handling 3D Transformations

7. Collision Detection and Game Physics

  • Basic Collision Detection Techniques

  • Bounding Boxes and Spheres

  • Implementing Physics Effects

8. Game Design and Architecture

  • Game Loop and Timing

  • Managing Game States

  • Resource Management

  • Debugging and Optimization

9. Advanced Topics

  • Networking Basics for Multiplayer Games

  • Scripting and AI Basics

  • Using Shaders and Effects

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