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## About This Content
Unleash the full power of AppGameKit – a programming language designed to help
you create video games that will run on almost any device.
The Official AppGameKit Tutorial Guide Vol 1 helps beginners and users fulfil
the true potential of this powerful programming language, and gives you the
expertise you need to fully express your imagination and create your own
professional-level games.
With nearly 1000 pages, the Guide gives you detailed explanations of every
statement covered, often with sample programs to show exactly how the
statement operates and how it can be used. As you read through the Guide you
will move from novice to expert in easy-to-follow steps, including all the
basics such as sprites, text, data types, user input and more. You’ll find
many short and longer programs as well as incremental builds of complete
games. All of this is accompanied by hundreds of activities for you to carry
out as you read through the text (with complete solutions, just in case you
need a little extra help).
The Official AppGameKit Tutorial Guides are so much more than just a reference
book – they are designed to train you in the art of computer programming.
The Official AppGameKit Tutorial Guide Vol 1 will help you discover how to:
* Design, implement, and test a game
* How to produce animations
* Display videos
* Add sound effects
* Control on-screen movement
* You’ll learn how to use touch, keyboard, mouse and joystick commands
* How to make use of library files to speed up production
* How to keep a record of top scores
* Manipulate images
* Create your own fonts
The Official App Game Kit Tutorial Guide Vol 1 includes these sections:
* Algorithms
* Background Intel
* Starting AppGameKit BASIC
* Data
* Selection
* Iteration and Debugging
* A First Look at Resources
* Spot the Difference Game
* User-Defined Functions
* String and Maths Functions
* Arrays
* Records and Bit Operators
* File Handling
* Multimedia Resources
* User Input
* Program Structure Templates
* Sprite Movement
* Sprite Animation
* Creating Games
* Sync() and Images
* Text Resources
* Particles
* Advanced Sprites
* Screen Handling
* User Input – 2
The Official AppGameKit Tutorial Guide Vol 1 was written and designed by
Alistair Stewart, owner of ‘Digital Skills’ and author of the highly respected
‘Hands On’ series of books. He has many years of experience creating
educational material to help anyone learn how to program computers. Alistair
is also the author of The Official AppGameKit Tutorial Guide Vol 2, which
tackles more complex categories such as 3D, terrains, physics, mem blocks, and
builds on the areas covered in Volume 1.
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel Celeron / Athlon Sempron or better | Intel Core 2 / Athlon 2 X2 or better |
RAM | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
OS | Windows XP SP2 or better | Windows 7 or better |
Graphics Card | Open GL 2.0 compatible or better | Nvidia Geforce 470GTX Titan / ATI Radeon 5850 or better |
Direct X | Version 9.0c | Version 9.0c |
SOUND CARD | N/A | N/A |
HDD Space | 100 MB available space | 100 MB available space |
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel Celeron or better | Intel Core 2 or better |
RAM | 1 GB RAM | 2 MB RAM |
OS | Mountain Lion 10.8 or better for IDE (10.7 for compiled apps) | Mountain Lion 10.9 or better |
Graphics Card | Open GL 2.0 compatible or better | Nvidia / ATI (shader model 4.0+, year 2009) or better |
SOUND CARD | N/A | N/A |
HDD Space | 100 MB available space | 100 MB available space |
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel Celeron / Athlon Sempron or better | Intel Core 2 / Athlon 2 X2 or better |
RAM | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
OS | Ubuntu 14.04 (may work with others) | Ubuntu 14.04 (may work with others) |
Graphics Card | Open GL 2.0 compatible or better | Nvidia Geforce 470GTX Titan / ATI Radeon 5850 or better |
HDD Space | 100 MB available space | 100 MB available space |