On Nov 11, 8:47 am, COHENMAR...@LYCOS.COM wrote:
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Are there any good sources on video game programming in vb.net?
Is "DirectX" a set of libraries for video game programmers?
The reason I ask is that I'd like to convert a board game into a
computer game. Its a game with up to 4 players, so it seems like it
would be hard to do. After all, a computer doesn't have up to 4
mouses. And its a board game where pieces move on the board, so I'd
have to keep redrawing the board but with squares sometimes become
covered by a piece, and sometimes being emptied of a piece. Also, I'd
like to insert video fragments when the user lands on a certain square
(like a fragment on a dungeon when he lands on a dungeon square).
Is this kind of game possible, and if so, where would I get some
lessons on how to create it?
-- MC
Are you dead-set on using Visual Basic .Net? For true videogame
programming you'll want to use C++ with directX for the best
performance, and there are tons of books/sites dedicated to this. If
you want to use your .Net skills, you should look into XNA Game Studio
by Microsoft. I believe it only works with C#, unless they have
changed it. I has a dedicated forum and some walkthroughs on the site,
iirc.
Thanks,
Seth Rowe
