Author: Alan Thor
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publisher
Keywords: game, developer, library, wordware, implementation, user, interfaces, design, directx9
Number of Pages: 450
Published: 2004-01-31
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 1556222491
ISBN-13: 9781556222498
Companion CD included with Paint Shop Pro 8 evaluation edition! Interfaces strongly affect how an application or game is received by a user, no matter which cutting-edge features it may boast. DirectX 9 User Interfaces: Design and Implementation presents a comprehensive solution for creating good interfaces using the latest version of DirectX. This involves building an interface library from the ground up. Divided into three sections, the book discusses the foundations of interface design, the construction of a feature-rich interface library, and the creation of a fully functional media player
Author: Scott Driza
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Keywords: documents, wordware, applications, library, smart, xslt, document, automation, vba, xml, word
Number of Pages: 460
Published: 2005-07-31
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 1556220863
ISBN-13: 9781556220869
While it has always been possible to create customized Word solutions, Word 2003 offers new functionality that allows documents to be truly interactive. Word 2003 Document Automation with VBA, XML, XSLT, and Smart Documents explains how to use a variety of technologies that change the ways users interact with documents.
Author: Jonathan Stars
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: filemaker, library, wordware, pro, learn
Number of Pages: 550
Published: 2004-07-25
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 1556220987
ISBN-13: 9781556220982
FileMaker Pro 7 is a radical update to this award winning database program. Essential not only to beginners but also intermediate users and professionals needing to get up to speed with all the changes, this book covers all of it.
Author: James E. Perry
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Keywords: game, graphics, library, wordware, studio, xna, rpg, programming
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-06-19
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1598220659
ISBN-13: 9781598220650
RPG Programming Using XNA Game Studio 3.0 provides detailed information on role-playing games (RPGs) and how to create them using Microsoft s XNA Game Studio 3.0. Starting with a brief history of the genre that covers some of the good and the bad games that have been released over the past 30 years, the book then presents information on the various components that make up most RPGs and how to implement them using C# and XNA Game Studio 3.0 to produce a 2D tile-based demo game. Among the topics covered are: Creating the people and creatures that populate RPG worlds; Stats and skills to allow th
Author: Roger E. Pedersen
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: game, library, graphics, foundations, design, wordware
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2003-04-25
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1556229739
ISBN-13: 9781556229732
Game Design Foundations provides an easy-to-follow process for game designers to express their concepts and begin the development process. Game designer Roger E. Pedersen explores the various game genres, discusses the research process, and explains the basics needed to understand programming, artwork, sound and audio, testing, and scriptwriting (both linear and non-linear). The book provides extensive examples to illustrate the game development process and includes more than 1,200 game ideas. Learn the tools and secrets of a game designer with 20 years of experience and more than 50 gaming ti
Author: Andrew Mulholland
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: game, library, graphics, programming, java, wordware
Number of Pages: 647
Published: 2003-02-25
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1556229631
ISBN-13: 9781556229633
With the release of Java 1.4, it is now possible to develop more advanced computer games using the Java language than ever before. Java 1.4 Game Programming focuses on the technical aspects of game programming using the latest release of Java, beginning with an introduction to the Java programming language and building upon that knowledge by exploring the key elements required to develop games, such as graphics, input, sound, and networking. Features new in Java 1.4, including full-screen exclusive mode, new graphics features, and NIO networking, are also covered. * Gain a solid foundation
Author: Beverly Voth
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Keywords: filemaker, wordware, library, xsl, guide, pro, developer, xml
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2003-03-25
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 155622043X
ISBN-13: 9781556220432
This book is designed to teach the FileMaker Pro developer about XML and XSL.
