C# and Game Programming

Wisconsin Bookwatch, June, 2005

C# And Game Programming

Salvatore A. Buono

A K Peters, Ltd.

888 Worcester Street, Suite 230, Wellesley, MA 02482

1568812361 $49.00 www.akpeters.com

Now in an updated second edition supporting DirectX 9.0, with revised programs, examples, and improved frame rate for game examples, C# And Game Programming: A Beginner's Guide is a hands-on self-teaching guide for learning the C# language via classic arcade game applications. An excellent resource and instructional took for the complete novice, C# And Game Programming covers basic branches, loops, and functions, arrays, pointers, and strings, object-oriented design, and more. The accompanying CD-ROM includes complete source code for games such as Battle Tennis, Asteroid Miner, Rat Racer, Space Fighter and Ground Assault. Though the examples and focus is on games and gaming applications, C# And Game Programming is a useful all-around resource for anyone looking to get off the ground and start learning what C# can really do.