Beginning C# Game Programming (Game Development)

are You Ready To Try Your Hand At Programming Games Using C#? Beginning C# Game Programming Is Your Ideal Introductory Guide - Designed To Jumpstart Your Experience With C# And Directx 9. It Includes The Fundamental Topics You'll Need To Know And Covers Additional Topics That You'll Find Helpful Along The Way. Begin With A Comprehensive Look At Programming With C# - From The Basics Of Classes To Advanced Topics Such As Polymorphism And Abstraction. Then It's On To Directx 9 As You Learn How To Create A Basic Framework And A Direct3d Device. You'll Also Cover Directsound And Directinput. Put Your Newfound Knowledge To The Test As You Program A Complete Game! Are you ready to try your hand at programming games using C#? Beginning C# Game Programming is your ideal introductory guide-designed to jumpstart your experience with C# and DirectX 9. It includes the fundamental topics you'll need to know and covers additional topics that you'll find helpful along the way. Begin with a comprehensive look at programming with C#-from the basics of classes to advanced topics such as polymorphism and abstraction. Then it's on to DirectX 9 as you learn how to create a basic framework and a Direct3D device. You'll also cover DirectSound and DirectInput. Finally, put your newfound knowledge to the test as you program a complete game! "Beginning C# Game Programming" approaches the topic of programming with C# for a total beginner, first easing the reader into the techniques of C#, and then slowly combining all of the information together enabling the reader to create a complete computer game. Divided into two comprehensive sections, this book first provides readers with the techniques and skills that they need to program with C#, including the basics of .NET and computer programming. The second section concentrates on programming for games. Readers will learn how to use C# to interface with DirectX 9 and will cover the basics of graphics, input, and sound. Title from ebook title screen (viewed on Apr. 28, 2005).