- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Editor
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
- How This Book Is Structured
- What You’ll Need
- I. Getting Started
- 1. Learning the Basics of Game Creation
- 2. A Windows Game Programming Primer
- 3. Creating an Engine for Games
- 4. Learning to Draw Basic Graphics
- 5. Drawing Graphical Images
- II. Interacting with Game Players
- 6. Controlling Games with the Keyboard and Mouse
- 7. Improving Input with Joysticks
- 8. Example Game: Brainiac
- III. Animating Games with Sprites
- 9. A Crash Course in Game Animation
- 10. Making Things Move with Sprites
- 11. Managing a World of Sprites
- 12. Example Game: Henway
- IV. Making Noise with Sound and Music
- 13. Getting Acquainted with Digital Sound and Music
- 14. Playing Wave Sounds
- 15. Playing MIDI Music
- 16. Example Game: Battle Office
- V. Taking Animation to the Next Level
- 17. Animating the Appearance of Sprites
- 18. Creating Backgrounds for Your Sprites
- 19. Example Game: Meteor Defense
- VI. Adding Brains to Your Games
- VII. Spicing up Your Games
- VIII. Appendixes
- A. Quiz Answers
- Hour 1, “Learning the Basics of Game Creation”
- Hour 2, “A Windows Game Programming Primer”
- Hour 3, “Creating an Engine for Games”
- Hour 4, “Learning to Draw Basic Graphics”
- Hour 5, “Drawing Graphical Images”
- Hour 6, “Controlling Games with the Keyboard and Mouse”
- Hour 7, “Improving Input with Joysticks”
- Hour 8, “Example Game: Brainiac”
- Hour 9, “A Crash Course in Game Animation”
- Hour 10, “Making Things Move with Sprites”
- Hour 11, “Managing a World of Sprites”
- Hour 12, “Example Game: Henway”
- Hour 13, “Getting Acquainted with Digital Sound and Music”
- Hour 14, “Playing Wave Sounds”
- Hour 15, “Playing MIDI Music”
- Hour 16, “Example Game: Battle Office”
- Hour 17, “Animating the Appearance of Sprites”
- Hour 18, “Creating Backgrounds for Your Sprites”
- Hour 19, “Example Game: Meteor Defense”
- Hour 20, “Teaching Games to Think”
- Hour 21, “Example Game: Space Out”
- Hour 22, “Adding Pizzazz to Your Game with a Splash Screen”
- Hour 23, “Showing Off Your Game with Demo Mode”
- Hour 24, “Keeping Track of High Scores”
- B. Selecting a Game Development Tool
- A. Quiz Answers
Thanks to Mike Stephens, Carol Ackerman, Mark Renfrow, Rhonda Tinch-Mize, David Franson, Andy Beaster, and the rest of the gang at Sams Publishing for making this yet another pleasurable writing experience. A big thanks goes to my literary agent, Chris Van Buren, who keeps me in business. And finally, a tremendous thanks to my wife, Masheed, and my parents, who are my best friends and biggest supporters.
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