C++ Game Development Primer
Published on 10. November 2014
IX, 96 pages
978-1-4842-0814-4 (ISBN)
Description
C++ is the language behind most of today's computer games. This 96-page C++ Game Development Primer takes you through the accelerated process of writing games for otherwise experienced C++ programmers. After reading this book, you'll have the fundamental know-how to become a successful and profitable game applications developer in today's increasingly competitive indie game marketplace.
For those looking for a quick introduction to C++ game development and who have good skills in C++, this will get you off to a fast start. C++ Game Development Primer is based on Learn C++ for Game Development by the same author, giving you the essentials to get started in game programming without the unnecessary introduction to C++.
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Bruce Sutherland is a video game programmer hailing from Dundee, Scotland. He graduated with a Bsc (Hons) Computer Games Technology from the University of Abertay, Dundee in Scotland, graduating in 2005. After graduating he began his first job in the games industry at 4J Studios where he worked on Star Trek: Encounters (PS2), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3), Star Trek: Conquest (PS2, Wii), Ducati Moto (NDS) and AMF Pinbusters! (NDS). In July 2008 he moved from Dundee to Melbourne Australia where he joined Visceral Studios and was a software engineer on Dead Space (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), The Godfather II (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) and Dead Space 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC). He developed an interest in developing for Android in his spare time and writes tutorials on his blog at http://brucesutherland.blogspot.com.
Content
- Intro
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Managing Memory for Game Developers
- Static Memory
- The C++ Stack Memory Model
- Working with Heap Memory
- Writing a Basic Single Threaded Memory Allocator
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Useful Design Patterns for Game Development
- Using the Factory Pattern in Games
- Decoupling with the Observer Pattern
- Easily Adding New Functionality with the Visitor Pattern
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Using File IO to Save and Load Games
- What Is Serialization?
- The Serialization Manager
- Saving and Loading Text Adventure
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Speeding Up Games with Concurrent Programming
- Running Text Adventure in Its Own Thread
- Sharing Data Between Threads Using Mutexes
- Using Futures and Promises
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Supporting Multiple Platforms in C++
- Ensuring Types are the Same Size on Multiple Platforms
- Using the Preprocessor to Determine Target Platform
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Text Adventure
- An Overview of Text Adventure
- Summary
- Index
