Programming Games in VB.net
This course will teach you the basic skills needed to program good PC games in VB.Net. The basic concepts and techniques behind creating your own PC games can be easily learned by anyone with a little programming know-how.
You will need to have Visual Studio installed on your computer.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The Elements of Game Programming
Game Design
Graphic Design
Chapter 2 – Controlling Your Game
The Keyboard
Default Handling
Keyboard Procedures
KeyPress
KeyUp and KeyDown
KeyStates
KeyPreview
Keyboard Example
Chapter 3 – Animation And Sound
Moving a Control
Drag and Drop
Icon Animation
What is a Timer Control?
Bit Blitting
Sprites
Collision Detection
Sound Generation
Chapter 4 – Making the Computer Think
Delay Function
GetRandom
Chapter 5 – Exercises in Game Programming
TicTacToe
Slider
Pong |
If you want to learn how to create games in VB.Net, then this course is for you. Includes manual and source code.
The following is a list of what is covered in the course.
- The elements of game programming, such as, game design and graphic design.
- Controlling your games, handling input from the keyboard and mouse.
- Playing-field design, creating and moving objects, adding sprites, detecting collisions, and adding sound, with example code given with each topic.
- How to make your game more challenging by using a delay feature and random numbers.
- Contains game projects that will not only show you the code, but also take you step-by-step in creating each game like TicTacToe, Slider, and Pong.
Necessary Software:
To develop these games you will need VS 2005 or later installed on your computer.
What is included?
Includes manual (.pdf), source code and files to create and run all of the programs in the course.
Item Number: 1X03507
Shipping & Handling: FREE - file download
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