Hands-on Rust : effective learning through 2D game development and play / Herbert Wolverson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolverson, Herbert, author.

Series:

Pragmatic programmers.

The pragmatic programmers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rust (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Raleigh, North Carolina] : The Pragmatic Bookshelf, [2021]

Summary:

"Rust is an exciting new programming language combining the power of C with memory safety, fearless concurrency, and productivity boosters - and what better way to learn than by making games. Each chapter in this book presents hands-on, practical projects ranging from "Hello, World" to building a full dungeon crawler game. With this book, you'll learn game development skills applicable to other engines, including Unity and Unreal."-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Part I: Getting Started with Rust

1. Rust and Your Development Environment

2. First Steps with Rust

3. Build Your First Game with Rust

Part II: Building a Dungeon Crawler

4. Design a Dungeon Crawler

5. Build a Dungeon Crawler

6. Compose Dungeon Denizens

7. Take Turns with the Monsters

8. Health and Melee Combat

9. Victory and Defeat

10. Fields of View

11. More Interesting Dungeons

12. Map Themes

13. Inventory and Power-Ups

14. Deeper Dungeons

15. Combat Systems and Loot

16. Final Steps and Finishing Touches

Part III: Additional Resources.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781680508819

1680508814

9781680508802

1680508806

OCLC:

1263025049