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Learn MoreLearn C++ Game Development
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Learn C++ Game Development
C++ game development course for beginners.
Created byLuka Horvat
Last updated 6/2019
English
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Course content
9 sections • 54 lectures • 6h 13m total length
- Introduction2:34
A welcome video where I explain what you need for the course, what you will learn and how it's going to progress.
- New course content0:28
- Preparing our environment12:55
A new video, where I will show you how to prepare you environment, so you can continue with the course using the latest Visual Studio 2013 and SFML 2.1. You can skip lecture "Installing Visual C++" and "Installing SFML" if you use this video.
Made because there were many questions on how to use the latest software with this course.
The microphone quality is a little bad and some words are muffled, but I hope this video will help everyone out there.
- Installing Visual C++7:23
In this video I show how to install Visual C++ Express 2010.
Link to the site:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express
- Installing SFML9:27
In this video I show how to prepare te library SFML to use it with Visual C++.
Link for the download:http://www.sfml-dev.org/download/2.0-rc/SFML-2.0-rc-windows-32-vc2010.zip
- Creating The Project11:45
In this video I show you how to create the project in Visual C++.
- Creating the window8:06
In this video I show you how to create a simple window for the game.
- Game loop7:24
in this video I show you how the basic game loop is constructed.
- Project zip file
If you want you can download the file, extract it and then open the solution with Visual C++ Express.
- Keyboard Events9:59
In this video I show and explain to you how to use keyboard events in SFML.
- States for events11:41
In this video I show and explain to you how we can use a state based system to separate events from logic.
- Project zip file for keyboard events and states
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Mouse Events11:34
In this video I show and explain to you how we can use mouse events for our game.
NOTE:There is a faulty line of code:
int mouseX, mouseY;
Replace it with:
int mouseX = 0, mouseY = 0;
- Project zip file for mouse events
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Exercises1:14Here are some exercises for "Lesson 3: Events". These exercises will test if you understood how to use events and separate events from logic. The exercises go from the easiest to the hardest, but are all solvable with some logical thinking. After you finished the exercises or if you don't know one y…
- Solutions for exercises12:58
In this video I show you the solutions for the exercises.
- Basic Shapes15:32
In this video I show and explain to you how to draw simple shapes like a rectangle and a circle.
- project zip file for simple shapes
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Creating an image and rendering it9:31
In this video I show and explain to you how to create a simple image, load it and render it in the game.
Link to GIMP website:
- Downloading an image and preparing it3:57
In this video I show and explain to you how to find an image and then prepare it for use in the game.
Link to OpenClipArt website:
- Project zip file for creating and loading images
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Fonts and texts7:54
In this video I show and explain to you how to load and render fonts in the game.
I have gotten a notice so I will post this here. If you are planning on releasing your games in the future, then don't use Microsoft fonts, but find some free and open sourced ones on the web. They are really easy to find, and you can avoid licensing problems.
- Project zip file for fonts
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Preparing the project3:59
In this video I show and explain to you how to prepare the project in order to be able to use sounds and music in the game.
- Create and play sounds7:06
In this video I show and explain to you how to create a simple sound using a website and then load and play it in the game.
Link to site:
- Project zip file for preparing the project and playing sounds
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Playing music5:10
In this video I show and explain to you how to find and prepare music to load and play it in the game.
Websites:
- Project zip file for playing music
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Simple Logic9:32
In this video I show and explain to you how to use what we have learned till now to create some simple game logic.
- Project zip file for simple logic
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Simple Movement12:42
In this video I show and explain to you how to create simple movement with events and rendering.
- Project zip file for simple movement
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Simple collision8:59
In this video I show and explain to you how basic collision works.
- Project zip file for simple collision
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Part 1 - Resources 7:48
In this lesson we take a look at the resources we are going to use in the game. We also prepare our code and load eveything.
- Pong resources and project zip file for part 1
Download the zip and extract it. In it you will find the data folder with the files and the project.
- Part 2 - Shapes7:46
In this video we get the images on the screen using shapes.
- Pong project zip file for part 2
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Part 3 - Movement 15:12
In this video we add movement to the pad and the ball.
- Project zip file for part 3
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Part 4 - AI And Collision10:24
In this video we create a very simple AI for the 2nd pad, and we add collision check for the ball.
- Project zip file for part 4
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- Part 5 - Finish12:34
In this video we finish up our game.
- Project zip file for part 5
If you wish you can download, extract and open the file to see how the project should look like by now.
- README first: Updates0:26
- Preparing out environment on Windows18:10
In this video we prepare our development environment on Windows. We install the latest Visual Studio Community Edition that is compatible with SFML, and then install and configure SFML itself with the project. There are some faster ways to get SFML working in a project, but this is more or less the standard way to add libraries.
You don't have to understand the code we write. I'm going to explain it in the next video.
UPDATE: A new version of SFML was released since the release of this video, but that doesn't affect the video. Download the latest version and make sure to use the correct Visual Studio version as specified in the download section (Stated in parentheses).
- Preparing out environment on Linux (Ubuntu)14:22
In this video we prepare our development environment on Linux. I expect you to have some proficiency with your distribution and package manager. We install the SFML library, cmake and graphics development libraries. Then we install Qt Creator and setup our project.
NOTE: If you are using an older version of Ubuntu, you may have to install:
sudo apt-get install build-essentialYou don't have to understand the code we write. I'm going to explain it in the next video.
- Main game loop16:27
In this video we explain the basics of using SFML and create the main game loop.
- Handling keyboard and mouse events18:49
In this video we take a look on how to handle keyboard and mouse events. We also see how it's possible to check the state of the keyboard and mouse in our main game logic.
- Drawing basic shapes17:56
In this video we start drawing basic shapes on the screen and check what shape functionality SFML provides.
- Drawing sprites16:42
In this video we start to load images as textures and then apply them to our shapes.
- Using fonts to draw text9:09
In this video we take a look at text rendering. First we acquire a font file, load it, and then use it for rendering.
- Project setup for audio3:41
In the first video we forgot to add audio support for out project. We take a look at the required changes in this video.
Linux: QtCreator users only have to add "audio" to the list of components in the CMakeLists file in the find_library line.
- Playing sound effects and music12:01
We load and play a sound effect and a short music sample.
Description
Learn C++ game development is a course I made for everyone who knows how to program, but doesn't know where to start with game development. The course teaches you how to use the SFML library for C++, to start working with graphics, events and sound to create a 2D game. Everything is done step by step with the help of videos, so it's easy to follow along and learn. At the end of the course you will know what you need for game programming and will be able to start making your own games.
Warning: This course was published more than 2 years ago and the technology used in it progresses fast. The current most updated version of SFML (2.1) doesn't work out of the box with Visual Studio 2013 (or the express editions) and it requires more work to setup. If you want to follow this course easily, then you should use the 2012 or older version of Visual Studio (or the express edition) which can still be officially downloaded from Microsoft site.