Beginning C++ Through Game Programming

When it comes to game programming, C++ is the name of the game. If you aspire to move from game player to game creator, it all starts with learning the fundamentals of C++ and game-programming basics. With BEGINNING C++ THROUGH GAME PROGRAMMING, FOURTH EDITION, you will find an up-to-date and thorough introduction to everything you need to get started with no previous programming experience required. In the new fourth edition of this popular guide to learning C++, you will work with a complete program while learning each new concept and a game program at the end of each chapter. A final game project at the end of the book draws together everything you ve learned. Written with the beginning programmer in mind, BEGINNING C++ THROUGH GAME PROGRAMMING, FOURTH EDITION is a great way to get started in game programming.

Introduction. 1. Types, Variables, and Standard I/O: Lost Fortune. 2. Truth, Branching, and the Game Loop. 3. For Loops, Strings, and Arrays: Word Jumble. 4. The Standard Template Library: Hangman. 5. Functions: Mad Lib. 6. References: Tic-Tac-Toe. 7. Pointers: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 . 8. Classes: Critter Caretaker. 9. Advanced Classes and Dynamic Memory. 10. Inheritance and Polymorphism: Blackjack. Appendix A: Creating Your First C++ Program. Appendix B: Operator Precedence. Appendix C: Keywords. Appendix D: ASCII Chart. Appendix E: Escape Sequences. Index.