Beginning Game Programming

Part 1: Introduction to Windows and DirectX Programming. Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Windows API. Chapter 2: Windows Messaging and the Game Loop. Chapter 3: Tapping Into Direct3D. Chapter 4: Initializing A Direct3D Device. Part 2: Creating a 2D Arcade Game. Chapter 5: Drawing Basic Graphics (Bitmaps). Chapter 6: Using Timers For Animation and Framerate Control. Chapter 7: Drawing A Tile-Based Game Level. Chapter 8: Drawing and Animating Sprites. Chapter 9: Detecting Sprite and Tile Collisions. Part 3: Creating a 3D Artillery Game. Chapter 10: Drawing Advanced Graphics (Meshes). Chapter 11: Setting Up The Camera View. Chapter 12: Adding Lights To The Scene. Chapter 13: Rendering A Static Environment. Chapter 14: Firing Rockets and Blowing Stuff Up.