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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCourse Technology
ISBN-10193184125X
ISBN-139781931841252
eBay Product ID (ePID)8038708449
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1100 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVisual Basic Game Programming with Directx
Publication Year2002
SubjectProgramming / Games, Programming Languages / Visual Basic
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaComputers
AuthorJonathan S. Harbour
SeriesThe Premier Press Game Development Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height2.4 in
Item Weight65.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-096481
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal794.8/15265
SynopsisThink Visual Basic is just too slow to write a decent game? Think again! This book gives you all of the tricks and techniques that you need to create awesome games using Visual Basic. Offering equal parts theory and hands-on exercises, the chapters in this book begin with a discussion of completing a task using Visual Basic, and then move on to enhancing the code. The final section of the book is devoted to developing complete games, including a 3D arcade game, a multiplayer space combat game, and more. Whether you are new to game programming or new to Visual Basic, this book gives you everything you need to create amazing games by combining the hidden power of Visual Basic with DirectX., Explaining how to install and set up Visual Basic 6.0, this book takes the reader through the development of a complete game before jumping into more advanced topics.