Learn VB .Net Through Game Programming

By: Matthew Tagliaferra

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Paperback | 14 August 2003

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Beginning programmers often motivate themselves by creating a first project in a subject that they are interested in. Many young programmers are interested in game programming. Learn VB .NET Through Game Programming is a self-paced learning tutorial designed to help any developer master the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP) with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Unlike other books on OOP, this easy-to-understand book provides readers with peer-level language, while illustrating concepts with definitive and intuitive game programming examples.

Teaches object-oriented programming quickly and easily
Game examples make for fun learning
Shows both the wrong way and the right way through an intuitive and innovative approach to learning
Written in a peer-to-peer language, easily accessible to young coders

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About the Author	p. xi
About the Technical Reviewer	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Developing Your First Game	p. 1
Learning the Basics of Object-Oriented Programming	p. 2
Overview of the .NET Framework	p. 5
Class Is in Session	p. 6
Designing the Die Roller Form	p. 12
Coding the Die Roller	p. 17
Adding Your Own Property	p. 19
Setting Up Events, or Making the Program Do Something	p. 21
Setting Up Methods	p. 24
Rolling the Die	p. 24
Where to Draw the Die?	p. 32
Putting the Die in Its Place	p. 37
Moving the Die	p. 38
Tying the Functionality Together	p. 40
The End?	p. 42
Writing Your First Game, Again	p. 43
Understanding the Benefits of Rewriting	p. 44
Creating the Die Class	p. 45
Putting the Die Class to Work	p. 60
Version 3: Creating the DicePanel Class	p. 64
Testing the Classes	p. 81
Adding the DicePanel Class to the Toolbox	p. 83
Now That's Reusable Stuff!	p. 86
Understanding Object-Oriented Programming from the Start	p. 89
Starting the NineTiles Project	p. 90
Looking Back on the Design	p. 118
More OOPing Around	p. 123
Setting Up the Graphics	p. 124
Creating the Base Tile Class	p. 125
Developing Brain Drain Concentration	p. 139
Developing DeducTile Reasoning	p. 146
Developing Lose Your Mind	p. 163
Summary	p. 176
Understanding Polymorphism	p. 177
Seeing Polymorphism in Action	p. 178
Understanding Life and Something Like It	p. 179
Developing Conway's Game of Life	p. 187
Developing Rainbow Life	p. 194
Developing the Voting Game	p. 199
Building the Main Cellular Automaton Program	p. 203
Expanding the Cellular Automaton Games	p. 207
Using Polymorphism via Interfaces	p. 209
Seeing an Example Interface in Action	p. 210
Using More Complex Interfaces	p. 215
Finally, Seeing the Polymorphism in Action	p. 243
Additional Interface Topics	p. 245
Creating Multiplayer Games	p. 247
Understanding Network Communication	p. 247
Creating the Player Class and Subclasses	p. 248
Developing the ReversiPiece Class	p. 256
Developing the ReversiGame Class	p. 257
Setting Up the Game	p. 262
Sending Game Data	p. 272
Receiving Game Data	p. 274
Debugging Network Code	p. 275
Moving Forward	p. 276
Using DirectX	p. 279
Installing DirectX 9	p. 280
Understanding DirectDraw Basics	p. 280
Building an Arcade Game	p. 289
Summary	p. 318
Learning Other Object-Oriented Programming Topics	p. 319
Understanding Structured Exception Handling	p. 319
Understanding Garbage Collection	p. 323
Understanding Object Serialization	p. 328
Understanding Threading	p. 332
The Basics of Visual Basic	p. 341
Getting Started with Basic Programming	p. 342
Looking at an Example Project	p. 346
Using POV-RAY and Moray	p. 347
Introducing Persistence of Vision	p. 347
Creating the Ray-Traced Die	p. 348
Summary	p. 355
Using the BMPStitch Utility	p. 357
Using BMPStitch	p. 358
Using the BMPStitch Code	p. 360
Summary	p. 366
Index	p. 367
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