Visual C# Game Programming for Teens

Learn how to create your own fully functioning role-playing game (RPG) with VISUAL C# GAME PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS! A true beginner’s guide, the book covers each essential step for creating your own complete RPG using Windows Forms and GDI+, including a tiled scroller, game editors, and scripting. While some experience with Visual C# is helpful, this book is an introductory guide for readers who are new to programming or new to programming for games and want to learn the basics of RPG game mechanics. You will learn by studying the short examples in each chapter, building the complete RPG called Dungeon Crawler as you move from one chapter to the next, with new features and game play elements added in each new chapter. Along the way you’ll discover how to load and draw bitmaps, create sprites, render a game world, keep track of inventory and character stats, and build tools including a level editor, character editor, item editor, and monster editor. And the finished Dungeon Crawler game includes all the source code and tools you’ll need to make your own awesome RPGs with loads of cool features and functionality.

Features of Visual C# Game Programming for Teens

• Uses the latest version of Visual C# programming language.
• Uses step-by-step tutorials for hands-on practice of new skills.
• Shows the reader how to create a complete role-playing game.
• Written for teens and beginners.
• “Note,” “Tip,” “Hint,” and “Definition” boxes throughout the text offer additional info from the author.

Book Contents

The book is divided into three major parts.

“Part I, Dungeon Prerequisites” includes five chapters that form the foundation of the role-playing game that is developed in the book. These chapters cover subjects like Windows Forms, bitmaps, sprite animation, user input, collision detection, and sound effects.

“Part II, Building the Dungeon” includes four chapters devoted to building the game engine components needed to manage and render dungeon levels. The core of this rendering system is a tiled scroller and a level editor.

“Part III, Exploring the Dungeon” includes six chapters that develop all of the gameplay components of the engine that make the Dungeon Crawler game truly playable. This part offers additional game editors and classes that make it possible to fight monsters, pick up treasure, manage the player’s inventory and equipped gear, gain experience and level up, and talk with NPCs.

Table of Contents

PART I: DUNGEON PREREQUISITES
Chapter 1 Welcome to the Dungeon
Chapter 2 Drawing Shapes and Bitmaps with GDI+
Chapter 3 Sprites and Real-Time Animation
Chapter 4 Collision Detection
Chapter 5 Playing Sound Effects and Music

PART II: BUILDING THE DUNGEON
Chapter 6 Creating the Dungeon Editor
Chapter 7 Rendering a Dungeon Level
Chapter 8 Adding Objects to the Dungeon
Chapter 9 Going Deeper into the Dungeon with Portals

PART III: EXPLORING THE DUNGEON
Chapter 10 Creating Characters and Monsters
Chapter 11 Dialogue: Trainers, Vendors, and NPCs
Chapter 12 Fighting Monsters, Gaining Experience, and Leveling Up
Chapter 13 Equipping Gear and Looting Treasure
Chapter 14 Populating the Dungeon
Chapter 15 Deep Places of the World