Visual Basic Game Programming for Teens [With CD-ROM]

PART I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED WITH VISUAL BASIC CHAPTER 2: YOUR FIRST DIRECTX PROGRAM CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING THE GAME PART II: CREATING AN INTERACTIVE GAME WORLD CHAPTER 4: CORE TECHNIQUE: DRAWING BITMAPS CHAPTER 5: LEVEL EDITING WITH MAPPY CHAPTER 6: THE BASICS OF TILE-BASED SCROLLING CHAPTER 7: SCROLLING THE GAME WORLD CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED SCROLLING TECHNIQUES PART III: THE PLAYER"S CHARACTER (PC) CHAPTER 9: CORE TECHNIQUE: DRAWING SPRITES CHAPTER 10: CORE TECHNIQUE: ANIMATING SPRITES CHAPTER 11: CORE TECHNIQUE: USER INPUT CHAPTER 12: WALKING AROUND IN THE GAME WORLD CHAPTER 13: CORE TECHNIQUE: DRAWING TEXT CHAPTER 14: CORE TECHNIQUE: COLLISION DETECTION PART IV: NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS (NPCS) CHAPTER 15: CREATING THE CHARACTER CLASSES CHAPTER 16: ADDING NPCS TO THE GAME WORLD CHAPTER 17: TALKING WITH NPCS CHAPTER 18: ENGAGING IN COMBAT WITH NPCS PART V: FINISHING TOUCHES CHAPTER 19: ADDING SCENERY TO THE GAME WORLD CHAPTER 20: CORE TECHNIQUE: SOUND EFFECTS CHAPTER 21: CORE TECHNIQUE: BACKGROUND MUSIC APPENDIX A: USING THE CD-ROM