Coriolis Group Blasts through the Mysteries of Game Programming with PC
Game Programming EXplorer

Have you ever played a cool, fast-action video game on your PC and wondered
how it was created? How did the programmers write the animation code, wire
the joystick, or put in the dazzling sound effects and music? PC Game
Programming EXplorer from The Coriolis Group gives programmers the answers
to these questions and more, and gives them the tools they need to quickly
launch their own games.

With easy-to-follow EXplorer Programming Projects and detailed instruction
from video game expert Dave Roberts, anyone interested in game programming
can learn the undocumented secrets of game programming in C/C++, and move
quickly from mystery to mastery. PC Game Programming EXplorer will teach
programmers how to conquer:

* Mode-X VGA graphics for gaming
* Fast-action animation and scrolling
* Video memory management
* Speed calibration
* Music
* Game speed
* Bitmaps and bitblts
* Collision detection
* Joystick and mouse programming
* Sound effects
. Unique video effects
* Obtaining more memory

The companion diskette contains all of the game programming projects
presented in the book including support tools for the keyboard, mouse, and
joystick, fast VGA graphics utilities, and sound support code. It even
includes the complete source code for "Alien Alley," an amazing action
game with sound effects, music, and great graphics.

PC Game Programming EXplorer has everything a game enthusiast needs to
write his own games from the ground up!

About the EXplorer Series

PC Game Programming EXplorer is the first in the continuing series that
emphasizes practical experience over theory, and will cover game,
multimedia, communications, and Internet programming topics. Each EXplorer
title includes a diskette or CD-ROM with the software tools needed to
build practical applications through guided "technology explorations."
These explorations begin with the basics and delve even deeper as the
reader develops programming skills, resulting in the completion of a
practical, useful application program.

About the Author

Dave Roberts, a resident of Fremont, California, has been writing video
games for over a decade. He is currently a marketing engineer for Advanced
Micro Devices, Inc. His obsession with video games began when he was nine
years old and discovered "Pong" in the arcade at San Francisco
International Airport. Roberts says his new book is ". . . for those of
you who have imagination, like to create your own worlds, and want to know
how to go about doing it."

Product Snapshot
PC Game Programming EXplorer by Dave Roberts
ISBN: 1-883577-07-1
Date of Availability: November 8, 1994
$34.95 trade paper
512 pages; 1-color graphics and illustrations throughout
Includes 3 1/2" diskette

How to Order

PC Game Programming EXplorer can be ordered directly from The Coriolis
Group at 1-800410-0192 or can be ordered in quantity from IDG Books
Worldwide, Inc. at 1-800-434-3433.

About The Coriolis Group

Founded in Scottsdale, AZ in 1989 by best-selling authors Keith Weiskamp
and Jeff Duntemann, The Coriolis Group is a leading publisher of
innovative books and book/software kits. They are the publishers of the
well-known PC TECHNIQUES Magazine, and have won critical acclaim for the
best-selling Inside the PowerPC Revolution and FREE $TUFF from the
Internet. Coriolis Group Books are distributed to the trade by IDG Books
Worldwide, Inc.

The Coriolis Group
7339 E. Acoma, Suite 7
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
602-483-0192,  FAX (602) 483-0193

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