Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming with DirectX in 21 Days

Clayton Walnum

ISBN 10: 0672324199 / ISBN 13: 9780672324192

Published by Sams Publishing, 2003

About this Item

The introductory chapters provide a solid basis in using Direct3D and DirectSound in a 2D gaming environment, providing not only the necessary theoretical discussions, but also sample programs that demonstrate the concepts discussed. Once the reader learns these basic DirectX techniques, the book leads the reader through the design and programming of a console-style computer role-playing game.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming with DirectX in 21 Days
• Publisher: Sams Publishing
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0672324199
• ISBN 13: 9780672324192
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

The introductory chapters provide a solid basis in using Direct3D and DirectSound in a 2D gaming environment, providing not only the necessary theoretical discussions, but also sample programs that demonstrate the concepts discussed. Once the reader learns these basic DirectX techniques, the book leads the reader through the design and programming of a console-style computer role-playing game.

About the Author

Award-winning authorClayton Walnum has been writing about computers for two decades. In the 80's, Clay published many computer games in Atari computer magazines and eventually became the Executive Editor of two monthly Atari magazines, "ANALOG Computing" and "ST-Log." Over the course of his career, he has written many books on graphics and game programming, covering such technologies as Visual Basic, C++, OpenGL, and DirectX. Some of these books include "Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days, Dungeons of Discovery: Writing Dazzling Windows Games with WinG, 3-D Graphics Programming with OpenGL," and "Creating Turbo C++ Games." Clay holds a degree in Computer Science.