TY - BOOK AU - Parberry,Ian TI - Introduction to computer game programming with DirectX 8.0 SN - 1556228104 U1 - 794.8167768 PY - 2001/// CY - Plano, Tex. PB - Wordware Pub. KW - DirectX KW - Computer games KW - Programming N1 - Accompanied by : 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) : Introduction to computer game programming with DirectX 8.0 : companion CD-ROM N2 - "This book provides beginning programmers with the foundations of computer game programming using microsoft's DirectX 8.0 software. Computer science professor Ian Parberry details the construction of a game demo in sequential stages using DirectDraw, DirectSound, and the Windows API, including a detailed explanation of the program's C++ code. The appendixes discuss changing resolution and color depth and adding multimedia in the form of AVI moves and MIDI music." - Back cover ER -