Beginning C++ Game Programming - Third Edition

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Welcome to Beginning C++ Game Programming Third Edition!

Let’s get started on your journey to writing exciting games for the PC using C++ and the OpenGL-powered SFML. This third edition has an overwhelming focus on improving and expanding upon what you will learn. All the C++ basics from variables in the beginning, through loops, object-oriented programming, the Standard Template Library, SFML features, and newer C++ possibilities have all been added to and expanded upon. By the end of this book, not only will you have four playable games but you will also have a deep and solid grounding in C++.

Here is what is coming up in this chapter

• First, we will look at the four games we will build across this book. The first game is the exact same ...