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ISBN 10: 067232461X 
ISBN 13: 9780672324611
Author: Michael Morrison

Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Getting Started

1. Learning the Basics of Game Creation

   • Understanding video games

   • Game design essentials

   • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and its application in games

2. A Windows Game Programming Primer

   • Windows programming essentials

   • Event-driven programming and message handling

   • Creating and managing windows

3. Creating an Engine for Games

   • What is a game engine?

   • Developing a basic game engine structure

   • Implementing game loops and event handling

Part II: Interacting with Game Players

4. Learning to Draw Basic Graphics

   • Graphics essentials and coordinate systems

   • Drawing lines, rectangles, and other primitives

   • Managing color and palettes

5. Drawing Graphical Images

   • Understanding bitmap images

   • Developing a bitmap class

   • Loading and displaying images

6. Controlling Games with the Keyboard and Mouse

   • Handling keyboard input

   • Tracking mouse movements

   • Implementing user controls

7. Improving Input with Joysticks

   • Joystick basics and calibration

   • Tracking joystick movements

   • Integrating joystick input into games

Part III: Building Game Features

8. Example Game: Brainiac

   • Designing the game

   • Building the game

   • Writing and testing the game code

9. A Crash Course in Game Animation

   • Understanding animation principles

   • Implementing basic animations

   • Optimizing animation performance

10. Making Things Move with Sprites

    • Creating and managing sprites

    • Animating sprite movements

    • Handling sprite collisions

11. Managing a World of Sprites

    • Organizing and managing multiple sprites

    • Implementing sprite interactions

    • Optimizing sprite performance

12. Example Game: Henway

    • Designing the game

    • Building the game

    • Writing and testing the game code

13. Getting Acquainted with Digital Sound and Music

    • Understanding sound formats

    • Implementing sound effects

    • Adding background music

14. Playing Wave Sounds

    • Loading and playing WAV files

    • Managing sound playback

    • Implementing sound controls

15. Playing MIDI Music

    • Understanding MIDI files

    • Playing MIDI music

    • Synchronizing music with game events

16. Example Game: Battle Office

    • Designing the game

    • Building the game

    • Writing and testing the game code

Part IV: Enhancing Game Experience

17. Animating the Appearance of Sprites

    • Implementing sprite animations

    • Managing animation sequences

    • Optimizing animation performance

18. Creating Backgrounds for Your Sprites

    • Designing game backgrounds

    • Implementing scrolling backgrounds

    • Optimizing background rendering

19. Example Game: Meteor Defense

    • Designing the game

    • Building the game

    • Writing and testing the game code

20. Teaching Games to Think

    • Implementing artificial intelligence

    • Creating non-player characters

    • Developing game strategies

21. Example Game: Space Out

    • Designing the game

    • Building the game

    • Writing and testing the game code

22. Adding Pizzazz to Your Game with a Splash Screen

    • Designing splash screens

    • Implementing splash screens in games

    • Enhancing user experience with splash screens

23. Showing Off Your Game with Demo Mode

    • Creating demo modes

    • Implementing demo sequences

    • Optimizing demo performance

24. Keeping Track of High Scores

    • Implementing score tracking

    • Displaying high scores

    • Saving and loading score data

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