Introduction to Game Development · Using Processing by Parker, James R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to How Games Work

In This Chapter Aspects of Interesting Games

Venue Conflict

Mechanics Graphics and Sound Props Interface

Pace/Scale Fidelity/Accuracy

Game Architecture

Presenting the Virtual Universe The Audio System Playing the Game by the Rules Game State

Making a Game Function on a Computer

An Example - Hockey Pong The Game Loop Front-End/Back-End

A Sample Game Design Document Hockey Pong: High Concept

High Concept Features Player Motivation Genre Target Customer Competition Unique Selling Points Target Hardware Design Goals Story Objects/Characters Puck Paddles Timer Face-Off

Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 2 Graphics and Images in Processing

In This Chapter Review of Basic Processing The PImage Type

Image Files Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Comparisons Pixels and Color Getting and Setting Color Values

Drawing Shapes

Lines and Color Hockey Pong Text and Fonts

Internals of the Type PImage

Image Size Accessing Pixels

The PGraphics Type

Rendering to a PImage

Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 3 Sound

In This Chapter Basic Audio Concepts Introduction to Minim

Declaring and Initializing Minim Using Minim Playing Sounds Snippet Sample File Display of Synthesized Sounds Monitoring Input Recording Sounds to a File Minim and Java Sound Support

A Processing Game Audio System

Positional Audio Example: Distance Attenuation Example: 2D Positional Sound

The simpleAudio Class

Using simpleAudio

Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 4 Hockey Pong: A 2D Game

In This Chapter Implementing the Game Using Prototypes

Prototype 0 Prototype 1 Screens Buttons Start Screen Options Screen Play Screen End Screen Prototype 2 User Control Sound Ambience Artificial Intelligence Prototype 3 A Timer Class Game State 0: Start the Game Game State 1: Start a Period Game State 2: Face-Off Game State 3: Play Game State 4: End Period Game State 5: End Game The Scoreboard

Testing Hockey Pong Game Design Document Version history

Table of Contents Game Overview Game Concept Genre Target Audience Game Flow Look and Feel Project Scope Locations Levels Non-player Characters Gameplay and Mechanics Gameplay Objectives Mechanics General Movement Other Movement Picking up Objects Moving Objects Screen Flow Main Menu Screen Options Screen Play Screen Exit Screen Option 1: Two Player/One Player Option 2: Music On/Off Option 3: Home Team Selection Replaying and Saving Cheats and Easter Eggs Story, Setting and Character Game World General look and feel of world Characters Levels Interface Control System Audio Music Sound Effects Help System Artificial Intelligence Opponent AI and Collision Detection Technical Target Hardware Development Hardware and Software Development Procedures and Standards Game Engine Network Scripting Language Game Art Concept Art Style Guides Characters Environments Props (Tools, Equipment) Cut scenes Miscellaneous Development Software Editor, Installer, etc. Management Schedule (From start of project) Budget Localization, Risk, Special Considerations Test Plan Appendices Asset List Model and Texture List Interface Art List Sound Interface Sounds Music Voice

Summary Exercises

Resources Sound Effects Sound Editing Graphics Editing Chapter 5 Graphics in Three Dimensions

In This Chapter

Using Polygons to Build Objects Storing and Drawing Polygons

Introduction to OpenGL Graphics in Processing

Triangles Viewing Projecting the Image of a Scene onto a Plane Perspective Projection in Processing Viewpoint

A Prism

Geometry: Translation Geometry: Scaling Geometry: Rotation

Colors, Shading, and Textures

Texturing Theory

Object Models

PShape

Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 6 Game AI: Collisions

In This Chapter Collision Detection

One-Dimensional Collisions Two-Dimensional Collisions Broad Phase Collision Detection Operational Methods Geometric Tests Using Enclosing Spheres Using Bounding Boxes Space Subdivision Narrow Phase Collision Detection Ray/Triangle Intersection

Collision Detection Packages

Vclip ColDet I-Collide Swift Rapid

Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 7 Navigation and Control

In This Chapter Basic Autonomous Control

How to Control a Car Cruising Behavior Avoidance Behavior Waypoint Representation and Implementation

Finite State Machines

FSA in Practice State and the ’What Do We Do Now‘ Problem Other Useful States Start Air Damaged Attacking Defending Searching Patrolling Skidding Stopping

Pathfinding

A Search

Stochastic Navigation Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 8 A 3D Game Example

In This Chapter SMV Rainbow

Screens Game Environment

Three Dimensional Assets

Cargo Containers A Cargo Vessel The Bridge Heads-up Map Display Radiation Sensor The Indicators Controlling the Submarine Illumination Sound

3D versus 2D Rendering

3D versus 2D Screens: Popups

Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 9 The Web and HTML5 Games

In This Chapter How the Web Works

HTML and HTML5 JavaScript HTML5

Processing.js

Making a Processing.js Program Work

Hockey Pong

Integers in JavaScript Preloading Sound in Processing.js Fonts

More JavaScript Processing.js Development Tips Summary Exercises Resources

Tutorials HTML HTML5 JavaScript Minim JavaScript Emulation Downloads

Bibliography

Chapter 10 Animation

In This Chapter Creating Elementary Animations Animation Math

Motion Equations

Reactive Animations

Using Real Images

Ambient Animations Character Animation Cut Scenes Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

Chapter 11 Android Handheld Devices

In This Chapter How Cell Phones Work

Android

Targeting Android from Processing

Getting Set Up Getting Through the Installation Issues Common Problem #1 Common Problem #2 Common Problem #3 Common Problem #4 Your First Android Program

An Android Puzzle: Touch Events Playing a Game on a Real Device

Exporting an Android Game

Sound in Android

Installing APWidgets Using the APMediaPlayer

Summary Exercises Resources Bibliography

About the CD-ROM Appendix A: Mathematics Tutorial for Game Development Appendix B: A Processing Primer Index

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