Microsoft XNA 4.0 game development cookbook [[electronic resource] ] : over 35 intermediate-advanced recipes for taking your XNA development arsenal further / / Luke Drumm

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462444003321
• Autore: Drumm Luke
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Birmingham, : Packt Pub., 2012
• ISBN: 1-281-09019-0; 9786613775559; 1-84969-199-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 006
• Soggetti: Computer games - Programming; Video games; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Quick answers to common problems."; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Applying Special Effects; Introduction; Creating shadows within the Reach profile; Creating shadows within the HiDef profile; Implementing lens flare within the Reach profile; Implementing lens flare within the HiDef profile; Implementing smoke within the Reach profile; Creating explosions within the Reach profile; Creating explosions within the HiDef profile; Chapter 2: Building 2D and 3D Terrain; Introduction; Displaying hexagonal maps; Displaying 2D isometric maps; Importing and displaying 3D isometric mapsGenerating 3D height maps; Creating block worlds within the Reach profile; Creating block worlds within the HiDef profile; Chapter 3: Procedural Modeling; Introduction; Modeling triangles; Modeling discs; Modeling spheres; Modeling tori; Modeling trees; Chapter 4: Creating Water and Sky; Introduction; Creating water within the HiDef profile; Building skyboxes within the Reach profile; Building skyboxes within the HiDef profile; Cloud generation within the Reach profile; Chapter 5: Non-Player ; Characters; Introduction; A* pathfinding; Character state machinesConstructing dialogue; Decentralizing behavior; Chapter 6: Playing with Animation; Introduction; Applying animation with SkinnedEffect; Motion capture with Kinect; Integrating rag doll physics; Rendering crowds; Chapter 7: Creating Vehicles; Introduction; Applying simple car physics; Implementing simple plane controls; Rendering reflective materials within the Reach profile; Chapter 8: Receiving Player Input; Introduction; Adding text fields; Creating dialog wheels; Dragging, dropping, and sliding; Chapter 9: Networking; Introduction; Connecting across a LAN; Connecting across the webSynchronizing client states; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Over 40 intermediateto advanced recipes for taking your XNA development arsenal further in this book and e-book