Beginning .Net Game Programming in C#

by Weller, David

• ISBN13: 9781590593196
• ISBN10: 1590593197
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

This book, Beginning .NET Game Programming in C#, presents the additional work of David Weller (.NET Game evangelist at Microsoft) and a group of key Microsoft insiders who decided to make the bestselling .NET Game Programming with DirectX 9.0 (VB .NET Edition) even better. Weller has switched the programming language to C# and added a bonus chapter. The book has passed all internal Microsoft tests as to programming style. This thoroughly revised and improved version (including a bonus chapter) is the ideal way to get into .NET game programming using the C# language.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
About the Authors	xiii
About the Technical Reviewers	xv
Credits	xvi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Preface	xix
Introduction	xxi
.Nettrix: GDI+ and Collision Detection	1	(64)
Basic GDI+ Concepts	2	(2)
Performing Graphic Operations with a Graphics Object	4	(3)
Creating Gradients	7	(1)
Collision Detection	8	(9)
Optimizing the Number of Calculations	17	(4)
Extending the Algorithms to Add a Third Dimension	21	(2)
The Game Proposal	23	(1)
The Game Project	24	(6)
The Coding Phase	30	(21)
Final Version: Coding the GameField Class and the Game Engine	51	(8)
Adding the Final Touches	59	(4)
Summary	63	(1)
Acknowledgments	64	(1)
Book Reference	64	(1)
.Netterpillars: Artificial Intelligence and Sprites	65	(74)
Object-Oriented Programming	66	(3)
Artificial Intelligence	69	(7)
Sprites and Performance Boosting Tricks	76	(9)
The Game Proposal	85	(1)
The Game Project	86	(13)
The Coding Phase	99	(35)
Adding the Final Touches	134	(4)
Summary	138	(1)
Acknowledgments	138	(1)
Managed DirectX First Steps: Direct3D Basics and DirectX vs. GDI+	139	(68)
DirectX Overview	140	(11)
3-D Coordinate Systems and Projections	151	(7)
Drawing Primitives and Texture	158	(8)
The Application Proposal	166	(1)
The Application Project	166	(2)
The Coding Phase	168	(34)
Adding the Final Touches	202	(1)
More About DirectX and GDI+	203	(1)
Summary	204	(1)
Acknowledgments	205	(2)
Space Donuts: Sprites Revisited	207	(36)
Sprites	208	(15)
Space Donuts	223	(19)
Summary	242	(1)
Acknowledgments	242	(1)
Spacewar!	243	(26)
About Spacewar	244	(2)
Methodology: Challenges of Working with Someone Else's Code	246	(1)
Using the Application Wizard	247	(12)
Direct Play	259	(8)
Summary	267	(1)
Acknowledgments	268	(1)
Spacewar3D: Meshes and Buffers and Textures, Oh My!	269	(56)
DirectX Basics: The Application Wizard Revisited	270	(12)
Spacewar3D	282	(1)
The Game Proposal	282	(1)
The Game Project	283	(40)
Summary	323	(1)
Acknowledgments	323	(2)
Adding Visual Effects to Spacewar3D	325	(16)
Point Sprites	325	(2)
Step 10: Adding Thrust Effects to Spacewar3D	327	(8)
Step 11: Adding Explosion Effects to Spacewar3D	335	(1)
Step 12: Adding a Shockwave Effect to Spacewar3D	336	(2)
Summary	338	(3)
Epilogue Taking Your Next Steps	341	(8)
Moving On	341	(1)
Habits to Build	342	(4)
Things We Neglected to Tell You	346	(2)
Happy Trails	348	(1)
Bonus Chapter Porting .Nettrix to Pocket PC	349	(20)
Programming for Mobile Devices	350	(4)
Running Desktop PC Programs and Operating Systems on Mobile Devices	354	(1)
The Game Proposal	355	(1)
The Game Project	355	(1)
The Coding Phase	356	(10)
Adding the Final Touches	366	(1)
Summary	367	(2)
Appendix A Suggested Reading	369	(4)
Game Programming	369	(1)
Math and Physics	370	(1)
Computer Graphics	370	(1)
Web Sites and Online Articles	370	(1)
Online Articles and Blogs	371	(2)
Appendix B Motivations in Games	373	(6)
Appendix C How Do I Make Games?	379	(10)
Appendix D Guidelines for Developing Successful Games	389	(8)
Index	397