I am currently studying software engineering. I have been leaning object oriented programming with the language Eiffel. For my dissertation next year I have been thinking about writing a 2D scrolling platform game. I am going to code it in C++ and DirectX however at the moment I am lacking experience in either. I have purchased the books The ZEN of DirectX, which didn''t go into as much detailed as I wanted and the Gems series. What books should I be buying to code a good 2D game or lean the principals of making a good game to assist me in my project.

You say that you want DX and C++, but you lack experience in both. Well, you and flukus are naming game programming books focused on DX. These books usually assume that you know C++ already, so they prob won''t help you much.

Start out learning C++, then worry about DX.

http://www.cprogramming.com/

That''s my recommendation on where to learn C++. You could buy a book too, but I tend to like online sources much more than books.


--Vic--

The future of 2D game development:
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I''m halfway through "Object-Oriented Programming in C++" by Robert Lafore. It''s really good. Went through all the basics of C++. Doesn''t get into DirectX, just focuses on OOP in C++ .


- Rob Loach
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