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Beginning C# Game Programming

Overview: 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 basic 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!

Duration: 5 days

Chapter 1: The History of C#

• A Brief History of Computers
• .NET to the Rescue

Chapter 2: The Basics

• Your First C# Program
• The Basics
• Branching
• Looping
• Scoping

Chapter 3: A Brief Introduction to Classes

• Values versus References
• Basics of Structures and Classes
• More Advanced Class Tricks
• Enumerations

Chapter 4: Advanced C#

• Namespaces
• Polymorphism
• Arrays
• Strings

Chapter 5: One More C# Chapter

• Interfaces
• Exceptions
• Delegates
• Collections
• File Access
• Random Numbers
• Above and Beyond

Chapter 6: Game Programming in C#
Setting Up a Framework

• Creating a Project
• The Advanced Framework

Chapter 7: Direct 3D

• DirectX Versions
• One Device to Rule Them All
• Updating the Framework
• Actually Drawing Stuff
• Colours and Alpha
• Texturing and Other Shapes
• Sprites
• Fonts

Chapter 8: Direct Input

• Keyboards
• Mice
• Game Devices
• Force Feedback

Chapter 9: Direct Sound

• The Sound Device
• Sound Buffers
• Sound Effects
• Sound in 3D

Chapter 10: Putting Together a Game

• Setting Up a Design
• The Game Genre
• Deciding How the Game Works
• The Data
• A New Framework
• Joysticks
• Generic Space Shooter 3000
• The Future