Chapter 3 The Game Loop

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xiii
4. Chapter 0 Games 1
5. Chapter 1 Introduction to How Games Work 21
6. Chapter 2 Graphics and Images 47
7. Chapter 3 The Game Loop 74
8. Chapter 4 Game AI: Collisions 104
9. Chapter 5 Navigation and Control 129
10. Chapter 6 Sound 156
11. Chapter 7 C2H6O Jet Boat Race 179
12. Chapter 8 Animation 208
13. Chapter 9 C2H6O − Final Steps 236
14. Chapter 10 Networking 251
15. Chapter 11 Card Games 274
16. Chapter 12 Platformers: Methods for Building a Side-Scrolling Game 291
17. Appendix A: A* in Python 311
18. Appendix B: C2H6O Jet Boat Race Game Design Document 317
19. Appendix C: The NPC (Boat) Class for the Example Game 327
20. Index 331