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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning; 2 Pap/Cdr edition (19 Dec 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1598633600
  • ISBN-13: 978-1598633603
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 18.4 x 2.8 cm
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4.0 out of 5 stars A more interesting way to learn c++ basics, 26 Aug 2005
This review is from: Beginning C++ Game Programming (Premier Press Game Development) (Paperback)
This book provides a good introduction to the c++ language using game programming as its focus, but don't expect to get through it in a weekend if you're a beginner as you will need to complete all of the examples and actually practice programming to get the most from it. The beginning sections of the book move at a reasonable pace, however, the pace does increase later in the book making it essential that you understand each chapter before you move on. The main focus of the book is to produce 'simple' text based games to give the reader a good grounding, and this is done very well, so therefore don't expect directx, opengl,sdl or any of the other graphics libraries to be covered here, but if you ultimately want to learn graphics or game programming, this book will definitely help you onto the bottom rung of the ladder.
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3.0 out of 5 stars text based, 17 Jan 2006
This review is from: Beginning C++ Game Programming (Premier Press Game Development) (Paperback)
This book assumes you have no knowledge of c++ and starts at the complete bottom. It doesn't cover grahpics, instead it does text based games. Recommended for a complete beginner.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - A must read, 5 Nov 2004
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WOW. I have tought myself some C++ from another book but never really found that I understood some of the more advanced topics. So I picked up this book and didnt put it down. I went through the whole book in one weekend and my understanding of C++ concepts is much much stronger. Even the advanced stuff. The book takes you through with examples which make the learning feel very relevant, which I didnt find with another book I had as it just felt like learning C++ for the sake of it, the examples had no relevance. However this book is targeted in a games programming area which helps the learning process easier. I would say pick this up to learn C++ even if you're not interested in games. Excellent book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb intro to the basics of game design.
Despite all the whining I can see here regarding that lack of "game design" in this book about game design, I have to say that I personally am very impressed. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Want to program games or graphics? Start here!
This book assumes no previous knowledge of C++ and starts from the bottom. Slowly, the book builds up your skills of C++ and by the end you will have a fairly good knowledge of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginner book
This book does an excellent job assuming no prior C++ experience. Although this book does not cover any graphical programming, it teaches a solid foundation of basic structures... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Very Basic
The book does not teach a lot of game programming. I would say this book is a book about basic C++.
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Published on 23 Oct 2006 by Mark Wei

3.0 out of 5 stars Good way to learn the basics of C++
Excellent book for beginners to learn C++ using text based games.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners.
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