Tài liệu Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB.NET

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