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Beginning C++ Game Programming

Beginning C++ Game Programming - Second Edition

By : John Horton
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Beginning C++ Game Programming

Beginning C++ Game Programming

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By: John Horton
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Overview of this book

The second edition of Beginning C++ Game Programming is updated and improved to include the latest features of Visual Studio 2019, SFML, and modern C++ programming techniques. With this book, you’ll get a fun introduction to game programming by building five fully playable games of increasing complexity. You’ll learn to build clones of popular games such as Timberman, Pong, a Zombie survival shooter, a coop puzzle platformer and Space Invaders. The book starts by covering the basics of programming. You’ll study key C++ topics, such as object-oriented programming (OOP) and C++ pointers, and get acquainted with the Standard Template Library (STL). The book helps you learn about collision detection techniques and game physics by building a Pong game. As you build games, you’ll also learn exciting game programming concepts such as particle effects, directional sound (spatialization), OpenGL programmable shaders, spawning objects, and much more. Finally, you’ll explore game design patterns to enhance your C++ game programming skills. By the end of the book, you’ll have gained the knowledge you need to build your own games with exciting features from scratch.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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To get the most out of this book
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Chapter 1: C++, SFML, Visual Studio, and Starting the First Game
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Chapter 1: C++, SFML, Visual Studio, and Starting the First Game
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The games we will build
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Meet C++
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Microsoft Visual Studio
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SFML
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Setting up the development environment
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Planning Timber!!!
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The project assets
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Understanding screen and internal coordinates
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Getting started with coding the game
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Opening a window using SFML
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The main game loop
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Drawing the game’s background
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Handling errors
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 2: Variables, Operators, and Decisions – Animating Sprites
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Chapter 2: Variables, Operators, and Decisions – Animating Sprites
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C++ variables
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Manipulating variables
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Adding clouds, a tree, and a buzzing bee
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Random numbers
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Making decisions with if and else
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Timing
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Moving the clouds and the bee
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 3: C++ Strings and SFML Time – Player Input and HUD
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Chapter 3: C++ Strings and SFML Time – Player Input and HUD
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Pausing and restarting the game
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C++ Strings
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SFML's Text and Font classes
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Implementing the HUD
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Adding a time-bar
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 4: Loops, Arrays, Switches, Enumerations, and Functions – Implementing Game Mechanics
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Chapter 4: Loops, Arrays, Switches, Enumerations, and Functions – Implementing Game Mechanics
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Loops
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Arrays
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Making decisions with switch
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Class enumerations
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Getting started with functions
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Growing the branches
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 5: Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions – Making the Game Playable
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Chapter 5: Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions – Making the Game Playable
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Preparing the player (and other sprites)
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Drawing the player and other sprites
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Handling the player's input
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Handling death
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Simple sound FX
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Improving the game and the code
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Summary
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Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming – Starting the Pong Game
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Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming – Starting the Pong Game
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OOP
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The theory of a Pong Bat
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Creating the Pong project
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Coding the Bat class
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Using the Bat class and coding the main function
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 7: Dynamic Collision Detection and Physics – Finishing the Pong Game
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Chapter 7: Dynamic Collision Detection and Physics – Finishing the Pong Game
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Coding the Ball class
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Using the Ball class
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Collision detection and scoring
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Running the game
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 8: SFML Views – Starting the Zombie Shooter Game
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Chapter 8: SFML Views – Starting the Zombie Shooter Game
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Planning and starting the Zombie Arena game
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OOP and the Zombie Arena project
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Building the player – the first class
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Controlling the game camera with SFML View
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Starting the Zombie Arena game engine
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Managing the code files
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Starting to code the main game loop
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 9: C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays
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Chapter 9: C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays
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C++ references
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SFML vertex arrays and sprite sheets
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Creating a randomly generated scrolling background
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Using the background
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Summary
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Chapter 10: Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management
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Chapter 10: Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management
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Learning about Pointers
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The Standard Template Library
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The TextureHolder class
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Building a horde of zombies
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Using the TextureHolder class for all textures
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 11: Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets
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Chapter 11: Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets
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Coding the Bullet class
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Making the bullets fly
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Giving the player a crosshair
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Coding a class for pickups
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Using the Pickup class
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Detecting collisions
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 12: Layering Views and Implementing the HUD
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Chapter 12: Layering Views and Implementing the HUD
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Adding all the Text and HUD objects
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Updating the HUD
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Drawing the HUD, home, and level-up screens
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 13: Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game
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Chapter 13: Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game
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Saving and loading the high score
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Preparing sound effects
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Leveling up
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Restarting the game
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Playing the rest of the sounds
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 14: Abstraction and Code Management – Making Better Use of OOP
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Chapter 14: Abstraction and Code Management – Making Better Use of OOP
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The Thomas Was Late game
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Structuring the Thomas Was Late code
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Building the game engine
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Coding the main function
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 15: Advanced OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Chapter 15: Advanced OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Inheritance
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Polymorphism
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Abstract classes – virtual and pure virtual functions
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Building the PlayableCharacter class
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Building the Thomas and Bob classes
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Updating the game engine to use Thomas and Bob
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Summary
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FAQ
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Chapter 16: Building Playable Levels and Collision Detection
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Chapter 16: Building Playable Levels and Collision Detection
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Designing some levels
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Building the LevelManager class
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Coding the loadLevel function
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Updating the engine
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Collision detection
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Summary
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Chapter 17: Sound Spatialization and the HUD
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Chapter 17: Sound Spatialization and the HUD
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What is spatialization?
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Handling spatialization using SFML
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Building the SoundManager class
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Adding SoundManager to the game engine
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Populating the sound emitters
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Playing sounds
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Implementing the HUD class
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Using the HUD class
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Summary
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Chapter 18: Particle Systems and Shaders
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Chapter 18: Particle Systems and Shaders
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Building a particle system
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Exploring SFML's Drawable class and OOP
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OpenGL, Shaders, and GLSL
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Summary
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Chapter 19: Game Programming Design Patterns – Starting the Space Invaders ++ Game
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Chapter 19: Game Programming Design Patterns – Starting the Space Invaders ++ Game
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Space Invaders ++
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Design patterns
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C++ smart pointers
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Casting smart pointers
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C++ assertions
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Creating the Space Invaders ++ project
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Where are we now?
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Coding the Screen class and its dependents
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Adding the WorldState.h file
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Coding the derived classes for the select screen
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Coding the derived classes for the game screen
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Running the game
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Summary
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Chapter 20: Game Objects and Components
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Chapter 20: Game Objects and Components
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Preparing to code the components
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Coding the Component base class
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Coding the collider components
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Coding the graphics components
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Coding the TransformComponent class
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Coding update components
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Coding the GameObject class
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Summary
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Chapter 21: File I/O and the Game Object Factory
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Chapter 21: File I/O and the Game Object Factory
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The structure of the file I/O and factory classes
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Describing an object in the world
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Coding the GameObjectBlueprint class
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Coding the ObjectTags class
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Coding the BlueprintObjectParser class
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Coding the PlayModeObjectLoader class
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Coding the GameObjectFactoryPlayMode class
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Coding the GameObjectSharer class
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Coding the LevelManager class
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Updating the ScreenManager and ScreenManagerRemoteControl classes
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Where are we now?
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Summary
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Chapter 22: Using Game Objects and Building a Game
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Chapter 22: Using Game Objects and Building a Game
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Spawning bullets
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Handling the player's input
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Coding the PhysicsEnginePlayMode class
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Making the game
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Understanding the flow of execution and debugging
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Reusing the code to make a different game and building a design mode
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Summary
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Chapter 23: Before You Go...
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Chapter 23: Before You Go...
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Thanks!
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C++ smart pointers

Smart pointers are classes that we can use to get the same functionality as a regular pointer but with an extra feature – the feature being that they take care of their own deletion. In the limited way we have used pointers so far, it has not been a problem for us to delete our own memory, but as your code becomes more complex, and when you are allocating the new memory in one class but using it in another class, it becomes much less clear which class is responsible for deleting the memory when we are done with it. And how can a class or function know whether a different class or function has finished with some allocated memory?

The solution is smart pointers. There are a few types of smart pointer; we will look at the two of the most commonly used ones here. The key to success with smart pointers is using the correct type.

The first type we will consider is shared pointers.

Shared pointers

The way that a shared pointer can safely delete the memory...

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