Developer's Guide to Multiplayer Games

Andrew Mulholland, Teijo Hakala

590 pages, parution le 16/01/2002

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Résumé

Developer's Guide to Multiplayer Games provides in-depth coverage of all the major topics associated with online game programming, as well as giving the reader easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorials on how to create a fully functional network library, back-end MySQL database, and complete, working online game.

The first section of Developer's Guide to Multiplayer Games explains practical theory on basic Windows dialog programming, and the use of MySQL, Perl, Sockets, and TCP/IP.

The second section consists of five extensive tutorials that lead the reader through the stages of creating a working online game. Together, these sections cover all the major aspects and theory behind creating a fully functional Internet game, from setting up a stable MySQL back-end database for storing player information to developing a reusable TCP/IP network library for online games.

The authors' presentation provides the reader with a solid understanding of online game programming, along with the ability to expand on this knowledge and experiment with the development tools provided.

Contents

Theory Introduction

Chapter 1 : Creating Windows Applications in Visual Studio
Chapter 2 : Internet-Based Database Systems
Chapter 3 : Communicating with the Internet
Chapter 4 : Introduction to TCP/IP
Chapter 5 : Basic Sockets Programming
Chapter 6 : I/O Operations

Tutorial Introduction

Tutorial 1 : Using Our 2D Library
Tutorial 2 : Creating Your Network Library
Tutorial 3 : Creating the Login System
Tutorial 4 : Creating the Game Lobby
Tutorial 5 : Creating Your Online Game

Appendix A
Appendix B

Index

L'auteur - Andrew Mulholland

Andrew Mulholland is a lead programmer for a software development company in Scotland. He is also studying computer games technology at the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland.

L'auteur - Teijo Hakala

Teijo Hakala is studying software engineering at Jyväskylä Polytechnic in Finland. He has wide experience in computer technology and specializes in network design, programming, and optimization.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wordware Publishing, Inc
Auteur(s)	Andrew Mulholland, Teijo Hakala
Parution	16/01/2002
Nb. de pages	590
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1300g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781556228681