- Beginning C++ Game Programming
- Beginning C++ Game Programming
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1. C++, SFML, Visual Studio, and Starting the First Game
- The games
- Meet C++
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- SFML
- Setting up the development environment
- Planning Timber!!!
- Creating a project from the template
- Project assets
- Understanding screen and internal coordinates
- Starting to code the game
- Opening a window using SFML
- The main game loop
- Drawing the game background
- Handling errors
- FAQ
- Summary
- 2. Variables, Operators, and Decisions – Animating Sprites
- 3. C++ Strings, SFML Time, Player Input, and HUD
- 4. Loops, Arrays, Switch, Enumerations, and Functions – Implementing Game Mechanics
- 5. Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions – Making the Game Playable
- 6. Object-Oriented Programming, Classes, and SFML Views
- 7. C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays
- 8. Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management
- 9. Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets
- 10. Layering Views and Implementing the HUD
- 11. Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game
- 12. Abstraction and Code Management – Making Better Use of OOP
- 13. Advanced OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism
- 14. Building Playable Levels and Collision Detection
- 15. Sound Spatialization and HUD
- 16. Extending SFML Classes, Particle Systems, and Shaders
- 17. Before you go...
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 or Windows 10
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- 1 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64)
- 15 GB of available hard disk space
- 5400 RPM hard disk drive
- DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
All the software used in this book is free. Obtaining and installing the software is covered step by step within the book. The book uses Visual Studio for Windows throughout, but experienced Linux users will probably have no trouble running the code and following the instructions using their favorite Linux programming environment.
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