Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB .NET



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Price$27.15 - $37.49
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AuthorsDavid Weller, Alexandre Santos Lobao, Ellen Hatton
PublisherApress
Published2004
Pages440
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101590594010
ISBN-139781590594018
EBook Hardcover Paperback

This highly-anticipated title provides a clear introduction to game programming for VB .NET programmers! Microsoft insiders have written an easy-to-read guide, so you can start programming games quickly. This book even includes an introduction to Managed DirectX9, and other advanced .NET features, like animation and sounds.

Code examples are actually complete games, and include .Nettrix , .Netterpillars, River Pla.NET, Magic KindergarteN., D-iNfEcT, Nettrix II (for the Pocket PC), and a version of the classic game, Spacewars.




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