Visual Basic Game Programming with DirectX (The Premier Press Game Development Series) - Softcover

Harbour, Jonathan S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193184125X ISBN 13: 9781931841252

Publisher: Premier Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book dispels the myth that Visual Basic is just too slow to write a decent game, giving readers all of the tricks and techniques that they need to create awesome games using Visual Basic. Offering equal parts theory and hands-on exercises, the chapters in this book begin with a discussion of completing a task using Visual Basic, and then move on to enhancing the code. The final section of the book is devoted to developing complete games, including a 3D arcade game, a multiplayer space combat game, and more. Ideal for readers who are new to game programming or simply new to Visual Basic, this book offers everything readers need to create amazing games by combining the hidden power of Visual Basic with DirectX.

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Review

"Game programming is without a doubt the most intellectually challenging field of computer science in the world. However, we would be fooling ourselves if we said that we are 'serious' people! Writing (and reading) a game programming book, should be an exciting adventure for both the author and the reader." Andre LaMothe, Series Editor

Synopsis

This book is intended for beginning to intermediate programmers who may or may not have experience with the Visual Basic language, or advanced programmers who are interested in learning game programming. This book starts at the very beginning, explaining how to install and set up Visual Basic 6.0, and takes the reader through the development of a complete game before jumping into more advanced topics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Premier Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 193184125X
• ISBN 13: 9781931841252
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1100