Book description
Level up your programming skills while making fast-paced, arcade-style video games. Make enemy spaceships explode in balls of fire, and escape from a pit while dodging falling boulders. You'll use the fun and approachable Ruby programming language and the Gosu 2D game library, which makes making games a breeze. Gain the skills and techniques you need to bring your own video game ideas to life with moving images and thumping sounds.
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Table of contents
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Learn Game Programming with Ruby
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- Table of Contents
- Early praise for Learn Game Programming with Ruby
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Get Ready
- Chapter 3: Creating Your First Game
- Chapter 4: Creating a Sprite-Based Game
- Chapter 5: Managing Lots of Sprites
- Chapter 6: Adding Scenes and Sounds
- Chapter 7: Creating a Puzzle Game
- Chapter 8: Making a Platformer Game with Physics
- Chapter 9: Making a Side-Scrolling Game
- Chapter 10: Package and Share Your Game
- Appendix 1: Resources
- Bibliography
Product information
- Title: Learn Game Programming with Ruby
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2015
- Publisher(s): Pragmatic Bookshelf
- ISBN: 9781680500738
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