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BlitzMax for Absolute Beginners

Games Programming for the Absolute Beginner

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Authors:
  1. Sloan Kelly

    1. Niagara Falls, Canada

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  • Learn how to program computer games from scratch with BlitzMax in this one of a kind book

  • Produce high quality arcade games with sound and graphics

  • Utilize the power of OpenGL to create fantastic 3D effects

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Computer System

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 1-11

  3. How BlitzMax Works

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 13-16

  4. The BlitzMax IDE

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 17-23

  5. Literals, Constants, and Variables

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 25-50

  6. The Great Escape

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 51-62

  7. Reusing Code with Functions

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 63-69

  8. Using the File System

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 71-76

  9. Tank Attack: The Second Game

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 77-99

  10. Object-Oriented Programming

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 101-114

  11. Project File Management

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 115-116

  12. Graphics

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 117-133

  13. User Input

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 135-141

  14. Keyboard Input

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 143-148

  15. Joystick

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 149-154

  16. Common Input Routine

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 155-159

  17. Collision Detection

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 161-169

  18. OpenGL Special Effects

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 171-178

  19. Paratrooper: Retro Involved

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 179-205

  20. Sound Effects and Audio

    • Sloan Kelly
    Pages 207-213
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About this book

Go through the steps necessary to create high-speed 2D retro-style games. This easy-to-read-and-follow one of a kind book on BlitzMax game programming also covers some 3D programming. BlitzMax for Absolute Beginners includes game application projects such as The Great Escape, Tank Attack, and Paratrooper. These will help you build your skills as you go. Have you ever wanted to program your own computer game? Never felt you could? Well, now you can.




What You'll Learn


  • Program computer games from scratch with BlitzMax
  • Produce high-quality arcade games with sound and graphics
  • Utilize the power of OpenGL to create fantastic 3D effects







Who This Book Is For



Those new to game programming and those new to BlitzMax.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Niagara Falls, Canada

    Sloan Kelly

About the author

Sloan Kelly is an experienced software developer with over 18 years of progressive experience. Hands-on professional with a proven record of success and delivery.  Skills include C#, C/C++, Unity3D, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF/MVVM), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), DirectX, XNA, Collada, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: BlitzMax for Absolute Beginners

  • Book Subtitle: Games Programming for the Absolute Beginner

  • Authors: Sloan Kelly

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2523-3

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Sloan Kelly 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2522-6Published: 14 December 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2523-3Published: 14 December 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 278

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Game Development

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