Chapter 6.  Object-Oriented Programming, Classes, and SFML Views

This is the longest chapter of the book. There is a fair amount of theory, but the theory will give us the knowledge to start using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) to powerful effect. Furthermore, we will not waste any time in putting that theory to good use. Before we explore C++ OOP, we will find out about and plan our next game project.

This is what we will do in the following chapter:

  • Plan the Zombie Arena game
  • Learn about OOP and classes
  • Code the Player class
  • Learn about the SFML View class
  • Build the Zombie Arena game engine
  • Put the Player class to work

Planning and starting the Zombie Arena game

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