Raspberry Pi gaming : design, create, and play all kinds of video games on your Raspberry Pi computer / Shea Silverman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silverman, Shea, author.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

Community Experience Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Raspberry Pi (Computer).

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai, [India] : Packt Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you are someone who loves to play games and are interested in learning more about the capabilities of your Raspberry Pi, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Raspberry Pi programming is expected.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi; The different flavors of a Raspberry Pi; Setting up an SD card; Creating the SD card in Windows; Creating the SD card in Macintosh OS X; Creating the SD card in Linux; Using NOOBS; Hooking up your Raspberry Pi; Connecting to a WiFi access point; Summary; Chapter 2: Scratch; What is Scratch?; Understanding the Scratch interface; Making Scratchy move; Some pointers and terminology; Let's build a Flappy Bird clone!

Creating a new projectMaking the variables; Setting the stage; Making the floor; Creating the pipes; Working with the main character; Enhancing the game; Ping Pong; Making the paddles; Following the bouncing ball; Summary; Chapter 3: Raspberry Pi Gaming Operating Systems; PiPlay; RetroPie; ChameleonPi; Summary; Chapter 4: Emulators; Raspberry Pi App Store; Using the App Store; Emulators; Mednafen; FCEUX (NES); PiSNES (SNES); MAME4ALL; FinalBurn Alpha; PCSX_ReARMed; PicoDrive (Genesis/Mega Drive); Stella (Atari 2600); Controls; Summary; Chapter 5: Ported Games; Cave Story

Installing and runningControls; Doom; Installing and running; Controls; Open Arena; Installation; Single player match; Multiplayer match; Running a server; Joining a server; Controls; Minecraft: Pi Edition; Installing and running; Creating a new Minecraft world; Using the Minecraft: Pi Edition Application Programming Interface; Multiplayer Minecraft; Controls; Summary; Chapter 6: Linux Games; FreeCiv; Installing and running; Hosting a FreeCiv server; Learning the controls; SuperTux; Installing and running; Learning the controls; Njam; Installing and running; Learning the controls

Galaga: HyperspaceInstalling and running; Learning the controls; Finding games via the repositories; Summary; Chapter 7: Controllers; Controllers on the Raspberry Pi; Gamepads; Arcade sticks; Xbox 360 controllers; Sony DualShock 3 controllers; USB encoders; GPIO pins; Installing and building; Troubleshooting; Summary; Chapter 8: Troubleshooting; Using raspi-config; Common troubleshooting; EmulationStation returns an error when I try to launch it; Nothing happens when I apply power; Some of the games seem slow; Connecting via HDMI doesn't work; The DualShock 3 controller does not connect

I get an error when compiling RetrogameSummary; Appendix: Games List; Games available via Apt-Get; Raspberry Pi 2; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 5, 2015).

ISBN:

9781784394288

1784394289