Introduction to Game Development: Using Processing

by James R. Parker

Overview

This book will guide you through the basic game development process, covering game development topics including graphics, sound, artificial intelligence, animation, game engines, Web-based games, etc. Real games will be created, and significant parts of a game engine will be built and made available for download. The companion DVD will contain example code, games, and color figures. Processing is a free, graphics-oriented language that provides the basic functionality needed for building games and runs on all major platforms. Moreover, it allows games to be built for desktop computers, HTML 5, and Android.

eBook Customers: Companion files are available for downloading with order number/proof of purchase by writing to the publisher at [e-mail].

Features:

Teaches basic game development including graphics, sound, artificial intelligence, animation, game engines, Web-based games, and more

Create a small collection of complete computer games developed throughout the book

Uses Processing, a free, downloadable platform with a frame by frame display scheme that is perfect for computer games

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781942270652
Publisher:	Mercury Learning & Information
Publication date:	05/15/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

James R. Parker, PhD is a professor of Art and Digital Media at the University of Calgary. His areas of research include computer games and media art, computer simulation, and educational technology. Dr. Parker is the author of Game Development Using Python, 2/E (Mercury Learning) and The Guide to Simulations and Games (Wiley).

Table of Contents

1) Introduction to Game Internals
2) Graphics and Image in Processing
3) Sound
4) 2D Game Example: Hockey Pong
5) 3D Graphics
6) Artificial Intelligence and Collision Detection
7) Example 3D Game
8) Web-Based Games and Processing.js
9) Animations and Video
10) Android
11) Networking and Multi-Player Games
12) A Simple Multiplayer Example

Appendix A. Math for Games
Appendix B. Processing Basics