Learn VB .NET Through Game Programming [Paperback]

This is a fun book that teaches fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming using games as example applications.

Beginning programmers often motivate themselves by creating a first project in a subject that they are interested in. Many young programmers are interested in game programming. Learn VB .NET Through Game Programming is a self-paced learning tutorial designed to help any developer master the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP) with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Unlike other books on OOP, this easy-to-understand book provides readers with peer-level language, while illustrating concepts with definitive and intuitive game programming examples.

• Teaches object-oriented programming quickly and easily
• Game examples make for fun learning
• Shows both the wrong way and the right way through an intuitive and innovative approach to learning
• Written in a peer-to-peer language, easily accessible to young coders

1. Developing Your First Game
2. Writing Your First Game, Again
3. Understanding Object-Oriented Programming from the Start
4. More OOPing Around
5. Understanding Polymorphism
6. Using Polymorphism via Interfaces
7. Creating Multiplayer Games
8. Using DirectX
9. Learning Other Object-Oriented Programming Topics

strongMatthew Tagliaferri/strong has been writing software since 1982. He has written three previous computer programming titles, including iVisual Basic .NET Codemaster's Library/i, iThe Quake Level Design Handbook/i, and iThe Duke Nukem 3D Level Design Handbook/i. Tagliaferri has worked on software for internal corporate use, as well as software to be sold in the retail market. Tagliaferri's corpl3%