Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB .NET

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.

Product details

• Authors: David Weller, Alexandre Santos Lobao, Ellen Hatton
• Publisher: Apress
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 21.09.2004
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages
• EAN: 9781590594018
• ISBN: 978-1-59059-401-8
• Pages: 440
• Illustrations: XXVI, 440 p. 144 illus.
• Height (packing): 23.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 704 g
• Subjects: Software Engineering; COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General; COMPUTERS / Programming / General; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games; Computers - Games