June 2012
Beginner
438 pages
15h 26m
English
Content preview from Programming 2D Games
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Sound
Sound adds an amazing dimension to games. Even the simplest sound can bring an other-
wise dull game to life. Sounds can set the mood, warn the player of danger, celebrate victory,
and humiliate the defeated.
e latest Microso audio technology for games is XAudio2 and XACT. XAudio2 is a
lower-level API that could be used to create an audio engine. XACT is a higher-level API
that contains its own audio engine and the Microso cross-platform audio creation tool.
e audio creation tool in XACT is an application that is used to create special XACT data
les. e XACT engine and data les work together to provide an audio solution that is p