This is the code repository for Beginning C++ Game Programming - Second Edition, published by Packt.
Learn to program with C++ by building fun games
The second edition of Beginning C++ Game Programming is updated and improved to include the latest features of Visual Studio 2019, SFML, and modern C++ programming techniques. With this book, you’ll get a fun introduction to game programming by building five fully playable games of increasing complexity. You’ll learn to build clones of popular games such as Timberman, Pong, a Zombie survival shooter, a coop puzzle platformer and Space Invaders.
This book covers the following exciting features:
- Set up your game development project in Visual Studio 2019 and explore C++ libraries such as SFML
- Explore C++ OOP by building a Pong game
- Understand core game concepts such as game animation, game physics, collision detection, scorekeeping, and game sound
- Use classes, inheritance, and references to spawn and control thousands of enemies and shoot rapid-fire machine guns
- Add advanced features to your game using pointers, references, and the STL
- Scale and reuse your game code by learning modern game programming design patterns
If you feel this book is for you, get your copy today!
All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.
The code will look like the following:
int main()
{
return 0;
}
Following is what you need for this book: This book is perfect for you if you have no C++ programming knowledge, you need a beginner-level refresher course, or you want to learn how to build games or just use games as an engaging way to learn C++. Whether you aspire to publish a game (perhaps on Steam) or just want to impress friends with your creations, you’ll find this book useful.
With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-22).
| Chapter | Software required | OS required |
|---|---|---|
| 1-22 | Visual Studio Community 2019 | Windows (Optional: Mac/Linux with proper configuration) |
| 1-22 | SFML | Windows (Optional: Mac/Linux with proper configuration) |
We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. Click here to download it.
- Page 134 (line 6) Draw the line should be Draw the line (Please note this isn't in BOLD)
- Page 92 (line 14 from the top) Now draw the insect should be Draw the insect
- Page 532 (GameObject code block) m_UpdateComponent = new UFOUpdateComponentComponent(); should be m_UpdateComponent = new UFOUpdateComponent();
John Horton is a programming and gaming enthusiast based in the UK. He has a passion for writing apps, games, books, and blog articles. He is the founder of Game Code School.
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