Programming Games For Beginners - This course (pdf format) will teach you the basic skills needed to program PC Games. The basic concepts and techniques behind creating your own PC games can be easily learned by anyone with a little programming know-how. Includes all the source code and files to create and run all of the programs in the course.

About This Course:
This course will show you how to handle input with the keyboard and mouse, create and move objects using BitBlt, sprites, detect collisions, and add sound with example code given with each topic. It will take you step-by-step in creating Tic-Tac-Toe, Slider, and Pong. If you want to learn how to create games in VB, then this course is for you. Includes manual and source code.

If you want to learn how to create games in VB, then this course is for you. Includes manual and source code.

Creating Your First Game – This course (pdf format) will show you how to pull a game together. You will start by planning your game and move on to prototyping it, adding some code, and providing interactivity with the user. Then you will learn to incorporate graphics and sound. The final step is getting your game ready to market as Shareware. Includes all the source code and files to create and run all of the programs in the course.

About This Course:
This course will show you how to create a game called HangMan. There are three main parts, in the first part you will create the basic HangMan game using one data file. In the second part you will add a menu, a toolbar, and a status bar to the interface. Also, you will modify the game to use multiple data files. In the third part you will modify your game for shareware using the nag screen, reading and writing to an initialization file and detecting when the 30 day trial has been reached. This course is a must if you want to market your games for shareware. Includes manual and source code.

The following is a list of what is covered in the course.

• What is the HangMan Game?
• What data will I need to track?
• Designing the User Interface
• Determining Required Input
• Determining the Number of Forms for Your Game
• Designing the HangMan Game
• Setting Up the Main Form
• Setting Properties at Design Time
• Placing Controls on the Main Form
• All about the Code
• Modify the Interface, by adding, a menu, toolbar, and status bar
• Add more forms, about screen, nag screen, and expired screen.
• Add a 30-day trial option for shareware.

If you want to learn how to create a hangman game in VB, then this course is for you. Includes manual and source code.

Necessary Software:
To develop these games you will need Visual Basic 6.0 (Professional or Enterprise Edition) installed on your computer.

What is included?
The course contains auxiliary files you need to develop the games. There are graphic files, data files, text files and initialization files. You will need to copy these files to the directory where you will save the games.

Shipping & Handling: file download