Game Programming

Game Structure

Input

Update

Draw

dt

Drawing (Rendering)

Hardware Acceleration. Mainly for 3D. Lots of cores. Same Program.

CPU

GPU

Programming

Pick a strong language.● Games need to fast.

● Lots of objects.

● Lots of files.

● Meaning Lots of organization.

Libraries

C# - XNA / SlimDX / OpenTKC++ - SDL, SFMLPython - PyGameJava - LWJGL

Free Art Tools

2D● Gimp● Paint.NET3D● BlenderSound● Audacity● BXFR

Example: Snake

Core Objects

Snake● Collection of Segments● Movement SnakeSegment● Drawing Food● Moves randomly.

Food

Draw

Randomize

SnakeSegmentMembers

Snake MovementSnake segments update from back to front.

Snake MovementSnake segments update from back to front.

Snake MovementSnake segments update from back to front.

Snake MovementSnake segments update from back to front.

Direction

RightUp

SnakeSegment

GrabPosition

SnakeSegment

SpriteSheet

0 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 1213

Snake

Members

Snake

Snake

Snake

Snake

Snake

SnakeGame

SnakeGame

SnakeGame

SnakeGame

SnakeGame