Get a head start in your game development career with this all-genre guide for absolute beginners. Whether you're into action games, role-playing games, or interactive fiction, we've got you covered. Mostly Codeless Game Developmentempowers new developers with little or no previous...
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to program a computer, or to learn the widely used C++ programming language in particular, C++ Without Fear, Second Edition,offers...
Sams Teach Yourself Wireless Java with J2ME in 21 Days begins by establishing the basic parameters of J2ME development and its uses in building wireless applications. The tutorial chapters introduce both text and graphical application development for typical wireless devices. Finally, the book presents the major types of...
Facebook has emerged over the last several years as the dominant social space. Their
astronomical growth has made it the platform for social interaction on the web. Although
there have been some hiccups along the way with privacy concerns, Facebook
continues to grow and provide a space for users worldwide to interact with one...
HTML5 Game Development Insights is a from-the-trenches collection of tips, tricks, hacks, and advice straight from professional HTML5 game developers. The 24 chapters here include unique, cutting edge, and essential techniques for creating and optimizing modern HTML5 games. You will learn things such as using the Gamepad...
Windows XP Pocket Reference is a handy book for power users and system administrators who need a solid reference with quick answers, but not a lot of explanation. This book is a powerful tool that quickly covers XP's applications and tools, tasks and settings, and commands.
Building XNA 2.0 Games: A Practical Guide for Independent Game Development is written by James Silva, who recently won the prestigious Microsoft Dream Build Play game competition with his award–winning title, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai.
Building XNA 2.0 Games: A Practical Guide for Independent Game...
With the Flash games market in continuous expansion, it's no surprise more and more developers are putting their efforts into the creation of Flash games. Anyway, what makes Flash games development different from other kinds of casual game development is the budget required to make it a commercial success.
The iPad 2 and the original iPad, taken together, are the biggest thing to
hit computing in years. Drawing on the best of Apple’s iPhone and iPod
touch products, and Apple’s Macintosh personal computers, while introducing
a whole new way of seeing and interacting with information, the
two new devices have grabbed the...
Hundreds of millions of Americans are using social media (SM), and already some 70% of businesses have joined them there, using Facebook and other SM platforms to connect with their customers, and attract new ones. So the real question isn’t whether to take your business onto social media platforms—but how to do it quickly,...