Overview
Includes coverage of: Collision detection techniques, 32-bit artwork and runtime alpha manipulation, Sprite entity system, Math topics, such as linear velocity and targeting. What's on the CD-ROM: Full support for both Visual C++ 2005 and Dev-C++ 5.0, Complete source code for the game engine and chapter examples, Two complete games: Blocks and Alien Invaders, FMOD audio system from Firelight Technologies, Pthreads library, Lua scripting library, Dev-C++ complier from Bloodshed Software, DirectX 9.0c DevPak for Dev-C++.
About the Author:
Jonathan S. Harbour is an Associate Professor of Game Development at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598636970 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Course Technology PTR |
| Publication date: | 01/06/2008 |
| Sold by: | CENGAGE LEARNING |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 4 MB |
About the Author
Jonathan S. Harbour is a freelance writer, indie game developer and an Associate Professor of Game Development at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona. His current game project is "Starflight: The Lost Colony" (www.starflightgame.com).
Table of Contents
Building a 2D Game Engine 1
Compiler Support 2
DirectX SDK Support 4
Why Do We Need an Engine? 5
Creating the Engine Project 7
Dev-C++ Project 8
Visual C++ Project 13
Engine Source Code 18
Compiling the Engine Project 33
Testing the Engine 34
The TestEngine Source Code 34
Dev-C++ Library Test Project 35
Visual C++ Library Test Project 38
3D Rendering 43
Rendering Basics 44
Adding Rendering Support 45
Adding Camera Support 48
Adding Mesh Support 51
Rendering Meshes 56
Runtime Cubes 56
Bouncing Balls 58
Direct Lighting 63
Directional Light 64
Spot Light 65
Point Light 65
Creating Lights 66
2D Rendering 73
Basic 2D Rendering 74
Raising Happy Sprites 78
Creating Vectors 79
Testing Vector3 83
Creating a Reusable SpriteClass 85
Rendering Spirites with Transparency 92
Color Key Transparency 93
Alpha Channel Transparency 95
Animation 99
Animation Demo 101
Sprite Rotation and Scaling 105
Animation with Transforms 107
Particles 110
Input 123
Keyboard Input 123
DirectInput Device 124
Initializing the Keyboard 125
Reading Key Presses 126
Mouse Input 127
Initializing the Mouse 127
Reading the Mouse 128
Engine Modifications 129
Input Class 130
Engine Changes 132
Testing Keyboard and Mouse Input 134
Audio 139
Designing an Audio System 139
What Is FMOD? 140
Using the FMOD SDK 140
Audio Classes 142
Sample Class 142
Audio Class 143
Adding FMOD to the Game Engine 148
Audio Test 149
Entities 153
Building an Entity Manager 154
The Entity Class 155
Modifying the Engine 158
Modifying the Sprite Class 165
Testing Sprites as Entities 165
Modifying the Mesh Class 168
Testing Meshes as Entities 168
Fonts 173
Creating a Font 173
Loading and Rendering a Font 176
Font Class 176
Using the New Font Class 178
Physics 185
Collision Detection 185
Automated Collision Detection 186
Bounding Rectangle Collision Test 192
Distance-Based Collision Test 204
Math 213
Math Class 214
Math Class Header 214
Math Class Implementation 215
Math Test 218
Linear Velocity 220
Angle to Target 226
Drop-Down Console 237
Console Class 237
Console Test 240
Threading 243
Introducing the POSIX Threads Library 243
Installing POSIX Threads 245
Using POSIX Threads 246
Programming POSIX Threads 248
ThreadDemo Program 251
Threading the Game Engine 262
Threaded Garbage Collection 262
Testing the Newly Threaded Engine 264
Scripting 271
Introducing Lua 272
Running Lua from the Command Prompt 272
Lua and C++ 286
Lua Script Class 287
Linking with the Lua Library 291
Script Test 292
Games 297
Scrolling Example 299
Blocks Game 301
Alien Invaders 302
Epilogue 303
Index 307