Professional Game Programming in Visual C++ (Includes Disc)

Author: (Japanese) Takumi Sakamoto, translated by Boshuo Culture
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The author specifically targets the thinking and technology required for game programming, combining personal experience to organize scattered materials into this book, hoping to assist beginners in game development. The book explains the creation of a game prototype using Visual C++ combined with MFC, DirectDraw, DirectSound, and other technologies, progressing from basic to advanced levels, and introduces special effects processing for graphics. The book provides detailed explanations for themes such as RPGs, card games, and multimedia, and demonstrates how to integrate audio sources like MCI, WAVE, and DirectSound into games, as well as techniques for high-speed graphical processing using DirectSound. The last two chapters cover game data storage and management, offering excellent references for readers interested in learning game development.