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Beginning .NET

Game Programming

in VB.NET

DAVID WELLER, ALEXANDRE SANTOS LOBÃO,

AND ELLEN HATTON

Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB.NET

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Contents at a Glance

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii

About the Technical Reviewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv

Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi

Chapter 1 .Nettrix: GDI+ and Collision Detection . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2 .Netterpillars: Artificial Intelligence

and Sprites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Chapter 3 Managed DirectX First Steps: Direct3D

Basics and DirectX vs. GDI+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Chapter 4 Space Donuts: Sprites Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Chapter 5 Spacewar! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Chapter 6 Spacewar3D: Meshes and Buffers and

Textures, Oh My! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Chapter 7 Adding Visual Effects to Spacewar3D . . . . . . . .327

Epilogue Taking Your Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343

Bonus Chapter Porting .Nettrix to Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Appendix A Suggested Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371

Appendix B Motivations in Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

Appendix C How Do I Make Games? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Appendix D Guidelines for Developing

Successful Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

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