Beginning C++ Game Programming 1st Edition by Michael Dawson ISBN 1592002056 9781592002054

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ISBN 10:       1592002056
ISBN 13: 978-1592002054
Author:         Michael Dawson

Beginning C++ Game Programming 1st Table of contents:

1. C++, SFML, Visual Studio, and Starting the First Game

• The games: Timber!!!, Zombie Arena, Thomas was Late
• Setting up the development environment: Installing Visual Studio Express 2015, setting up SFML, creating reusable project templates
• Planning and creating “Timber!!!”
• Working with assets: Outsourcing, making your own sound FX, and adding assets
• Understanding game structure: Screen coordinates, code comments, and the main function
• Running the game: Creating a window, input detection, drawing backgrounds, handling errors

2. Variables, Operators, and Decisions – Animating Sprites

• C++ variables and types: Constants, user-defined types
• Working with operators and expressions
• Adding animations: Clouds, trees, bees, and random number generation
• Decisions: Using if and else statements, logical operators
• Timing and frame-rate problems in SFML
• Animating objects: Moving clouds, bees, etc.

3. C++ Strings, SFML Time, Player Input, and HUD

• Pausing and restarting the game
• Working with C++ strings and SFML Text
• Adding score and time bars
• Handling player input

4. Loops, Arrays, Switch, Enumerations, and Functions – Implementing Game Mechanics

• Loops: while, for, and breaking loops
• Arrays: Declaring and initializing arrays, decision-making with switch
• Functions: Return types, function parameters, prototypes, and organizing code
• Game mechanics: Growing branches, updating sprites

5. Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions – Making the Game Playable

• Player interactions: Handling inputs, detecting chop actions, and animating logs
• Sound FX: Simple sound effects in SFML and game enhancements

6. Object-Oriented Programming, Classes, and SFML Views

• OOP concepts: Encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance
• Coding the “Zombie Arena” game: Creating the Player class, managing the game camera with SFML views

7. C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays

• Working with C++ references and SFML vertex arrays
• Building backgrounds from tiles, creating random scrolling backgrounds

8. Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management

• Pointers in C++: Syntax, dereferencing, dynamic memory allocation
• Using the Standard Template Library (STL): Map, auto keyword, and texture management with TextureHolder class
• Creating and managing a horde of zombies

9. Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets

• Bullet class and shooting mechanics
• Pickup class for game items
• Detecting collisions: Zombies, player, and pickups

10. Layering Views and Implementing the HUD

• Adding and updating HUD objects each frame
• Drawing HUD and level-up screens

11. Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game

• Saving/loading high-scores, preparing and adding sound effects
• Leveling up, restarting the game, and playing multiple sound effects

12. Abstraction and Code Management – Making Better Use of OOP

• Creating and structuring the “Thomas Was Late” game
• Organizing the game engine code and reusing classes like TextureHolder

13. Advanced OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism

• Inheritance and polymorphism: Building the PlayableCharacter class, extending it to specific characters (Thomas and Bob)
• Updating the game engine to use these characters

14. Building Playable Levels and Collision Detection

• Designing levels and managing collisions
• Coding the LevelManager class

15. Sound Spatialization and HUD

• Sound spatialization concepts: Emitters, listeners, attenuation
• Coding the SoundManager class and integrating it into the game engine

16. Extending SFML Classes, Particle Systems, and Shaders

• Inheriting SFML’s Drawable class for custom objects
• Creating a particle system and integrating it into the engine
• GLSL shaders: Fragment and vertex shaders

17. Before you go…

• Final thoughts and concluding advice

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