Introductory Programming with Simple Games: Using Java and the Freely Available Networked Game Engine, 1st Edition

by Ladd, Brian C.; Jenkins, Christopher James

• ISBN13: 9780470212844
• ISBN10: 0470212845
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780470212844, 9780470574133
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-29
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

This is an excellent resource for programmers who need to learn Java but aren't interested in just reading about concepts. Introduction to Java Programming with Games follows a spiral approach to introduce concepts and enable them to write game programs as soon as they start. It includes code examples and problems that are easy to understand and motivates them to work through to find the solutions. This game-motivated presentation will help programmers quickly apply what they've learned in order to build their skills.

Author Biography

Brian C. Ladd and Christopher James Jenkins are the authors of Introductory Programming with Simple Games: Using Java and the Freely Available Networked Game Engine, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Getting Started: What's in a Game?

Learning From Simple Computer Games

What's In a Game?

Active and Passive: Rule Followers

Running a Game

Strategies: Winning a Game

What Is in a Computer Program?

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Designing Your First Program

BasketBall

Java

Creating Executable Programs

Problem Solving

FANG

Finishing Up BasketBall

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

FANG: A Survey of Classes

How Computers Work

FANG Basics

Examining a Public Protocol

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Deciding What Happens: if

A Simplest Game

Computer Program (Game) Design

Sequence

Selection

Finishing NewtonsApple

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Components: Names, Types, Expressions

Chance in Games

One More Sprite: CompositeSprite

Java Types

Calculating with the Computer

Naming Things in Java

Finishing EasyDice

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Rules: Methods, Parameters, and Design

A Simple Arcade Game: SoloPong

Top-down Design

Delegation: Methods

Expressions Redux

Finishing Up SoloPong

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Components Meet Rules: Classes

Playing Together

Abstraction: Defining New Types

Finishing the Game

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Collections: ArrayList and Iteration

Flu Pandemic Simulator

Console I/O: The System Object

Iteration

Collections: One and Many

ArrayList Is an Object

Finishing the Flu Simulation

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Multidimensional Data Structures

Rescue Mission

Inheritance

Multidimensional Collections

Animation

Finishing Rescue Mission

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Scanner and String: Character Input

Designing Hangman

Starting Programs

Different Iteration

String Manipulation

Reading Files

Finishing Hangman

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Console I/O: Games without FANG

Another Dice Game: Pig

Pure Console I/O

Sorting a Collection

Finishing Pig

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

More Streams: Separating Programs and Data

Outsmarting the Player: Twenty Questions

Reading and Writing Files

Data-driven Programs

Encoding Objects to Read or Write Them

Finishing the Game

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Lists of Lists and Collision Detection

Designing BlockDrop

Software Engineering: Managing Complexity

When It's Safe to Move: Collision Detection

Finishing BlockDrop

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

String Processing: Interactive Fiction

Back to the Future: Interactive Fiction

Escape from T-Hall

Reading the Data

Attribute-Value Pairs

Incremental Development

Finding a Match

Making It a Real Game

Summary

Chapter Review Exercises

Programming Problems

Java Language Keywords

References

Java Templates

FANG Color Names

Index

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