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Introduction to Game Development: Using Processing - Softcover

Parker, James R.

 
9781937585402: Introduction to Game Development: Using Processing
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1937585409 ISBN 13: 9781937585402
Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information, 2015

Synopsis

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.

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


    • Brief Table of Contents:

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

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    About the Author

    JAMES R. PARKER, PhD is a professor of Art 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 The Guide to Simulations and Games (Wiley) and Algorithms for Image Processing and Computer Vision, Second Edition (Wiley).

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    Publisher
    Mercury Learning and Information
    Publication date
    2015
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    1937585409
    ISBN 13 
    9781937585402
    Binding
    Perfect Paperback
    Edition number
    1
    Number of pages
    200