Cross Platform Game Development : Make PC Games for "Windows", "Linux" and "Mac" by Thorn, Alan

ISBN: 9781598220568

Wordware Publishing Inc. | 31 July 2008

Paperback | 421 pages 

With The Increasing Popularity Of Games That Run On All PC Platforms--Whether Windows, Mac, Or Linux--The Search Is On For Game Developers Who Can Create Cross-Platform Games. Cross-Platform Game Development Explains To Both Beginners And Experts How To Use Cross-Platform Tools, Provides Tutorials On Setting Up And Compiling Key Gaming Libraries, And Examines The Necessary Code And Conceptual Frameworks To Get Started On The Path To Making Cross-Platform Games. With This Book Discover How To Create Cross-Platform Games In C++ Using The Cross-Platform Editor Code:: Blocks; Explore How To Make Games Quickly With A Combination Of Cross-Platform And Open-Source Gaming Libraries; Understand The Fundamentals Of Game Programming, Including Hierarchial Scene Management, Collision Detection, And Depth Sorting; Learn How To Make Both 2D And 3D Real-Time Cross-Platform Games, Complete With Sound, Graphics, And Mor