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Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish
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New book, wondering if anyone has reviewed it... sounds alright since it uses SDL and OpenGL... and you create an astroids clone ;)
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Posted September 24, 2005 5:52:03 PM
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Important News!
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September 22nd, 6:44pm, Kyra-Lee Sauder was born!
I'm now a proud father of the cutest little girl, with 2 hours of sleep in the past 2 days.
I just thought I'd share the happiest moment in my life with you guys, since you've all been very help... |
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Posted September 22, 2005 11:50:23 PM
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GameTutorials vs GameInstitute
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K, Game Tutorials... I'm not sure how they're set up, and I've heard GameInstitute are PDF Files...
Just looking to learn DX from one of these two, rather than from a book first. |
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Posted September 19, 2005 6:21:08 PM
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Recursion in games
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Just wondering if there's an actual use to recursion in games... seems kinda pointless and a complete waste of memory+cpu power. |
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Posted September 2, 2005 8:59:03 PM
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To the more experienced programmers
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I just wanted to let you guys know that I might be posting on here with a lot of questions... I don't want to seem annoying or repetitive, but I want to learn C++ the RIGHT way, so I don't get frustrated and quit again.
If I seem to be postin... |
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Posted September 13, 2005 8:59:11 PM
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more vector trouble...
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I'm extremely confused.
I create a vector of strings.
I assign a sentance to the vector.
I set the size of the vector to a variable (int).
I rearrange then in nonascending order.
I use v[variable].size() to get the size of the last string.
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Posted September 13, 2005 7:23:47 PM
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Accelerated C++ question
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"Write a program to count how many times each distinct word appears in its input"
We're dealing with vectors... and if I type vector<string> words, i come some compiler warnings... and have no idea what to do from there... |
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Posted September 12, 2005 6:50:49 PM
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Vector Trouble
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I'm doing accelerated C++ exercises, and it asks to display the quarterly-largest numbers in a vector...
So I use the sort() function to arrange the vetor from largest to smallest, and to grab the quarterly-largest numbers... only problem it... |
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Posted September 12, 2005 3:26:05 PM
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Problem with basic txt program
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Ok, after attempting to review my basic skills at C++ (been about a year), I've run into a little trouble...
// classes
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Weapons
{
public:
int getDamage();
void setDamage(int a);... |
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Posted September 5, 2005 8:46:14 PM
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Recursion Trouble..
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ok, well I decided to give recursion a shot, and decided to make the user enter a number and a power, and use recursion to solve it...
Ok, I think I'm having a brain fart because i get the recursion part going, but the code to multiply (number * n... |
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Posted September 4, 2005 1:10:56 PM
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Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish
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I'll keep you informed on how it goes and I'll post a review of it on amazon after... And if I find any typos or errors I'll let you know for your errata page (or maybe a second edition if you sell a lot ;)) |
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Posted September 26, 2005 4:22:07 PM
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Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish
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ok sounds good... when I pick it up i'll let you know how it goes...
I'm really looking forward to reading the book too. |
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Posted September 26, 2005 12:08:44 PM
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Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish
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Ok thanks... I'll pick up your book when it's released... what kind of programming experience would you recommend before reading Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish? |
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Posted September 26, 2005 11:32:09 AM
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Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish
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Yes/No/Maybe ???
I just don't want to jump into PRPGWDX and get frustrated again :\ |
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Posted September 25, 2005 1:39:35 PM
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Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish
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RPG mainly, i ordered beginning C++ game programming, and plan on reading LaFores OOP in C++, then off to learing either OpenGL or Direct3D...
Is there a DX book that explains the basics in a way that I'll be able to read programming RPG with... |
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Posted September 24, 2005 8:36:25 PM
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Important News!
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Thanks for all the responses! I barely got anymore sleep, I've been too excited and all.
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Congrats on the little one!
My wife and I are about to have a little boy. We had a little scare with her blood pressure being high but it... |
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Posted September 23, 2005 11:58:36 PM
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GameTutorials vs GameInstitute
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I wasn't looking for a graphics gamming book, just something to get you into the game programming habbit.. eg: game loops.
Well, what do you think would be a good dive into after reading OOP in C++? |
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Posted September 20, 2005 6:29:06 PM
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GameTutorials vs GameInstitute
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1: I know a lot of the basics.
2: OOP in C++ is a 1000 page book teaching you beginnings to templates to STL etc... etc...
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Posted September 19, 2005 8:05:07 PM
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GameTutorials vs GameInstitute
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I've read lots of bad reviews of TOTWGPG... And I don't think I would mind learning DirectX and C++ in game context...
How's the book Beginning C++ Programming? I plan on reading that after I read OOP in C++ by Robert Lafore. |
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Posted September 19, 2005 7:34:32 PM
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Recursion in games
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ok, I have a question...
Should I study recursion in depth before I get into an API, either DX or OpenGL?
or will it come to me as I study the API? Because I dont want to get frustrated and just quit with everything again.
If so, is there an... |
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Posted September 15, 2005 5:52:10 PM
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