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XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide
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XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide
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Overview of this book
Move beyond the world of flat 2D-based game development and discover how to create your own exciting 3D games with Microsoft XNA 4.0. Create a 3D maze, fire shells at enemy tanks, and drive a rover on the surface of Mars while being attacked by alien saucers."XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide" takes you step-by-step through the creation of three different 3D video games with Microsoft XNA 4.0. Learn by doing as you explore the worlds of 3D graphics and game design.This book takes a step-by-step approach to building 3D games with Microsoft XNA, describing each section of code in depth and explaining the topics and concepts covered in detail. From the basics of a 3D camera system to an introduction to writing DirectX shader code, the games in this book cover a wide variety of both 3D graphics and game design topics. Generate random mazes, load and animate 3D models, create particle-based explosions, and combine 2D and 3D techniques to build a user interface."XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide" will give you the knowledge to bring your own 3D game creations to life.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
1. Introduction to XNA
2. Cube Chaser – A Flat 3D World
3. Cube Chaser – It's A-Mazing!
4. Cube Chaser – Finding Your Way
5. Tank Battles – A War-torn Land
6. Tank Battles – The Big Guns
7. Tank Battles – Shooting Things
8. Tank Battles – Ending the War
9. Mars Runner
10. Mars Runner – Reaching the Finish Line
Index
