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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.

Direction

RightUp

SnakeSegment

GrabPosition

SnakeSegment

SpriteSheet

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Snake

Members

SnakeGame

Documents