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COMP 369: Practical Game Programming teaches you how to develop platform-independent computer games using C/C++ with the cross-platform, open-source library Allegro.

Unit 1: Introduction to Game Programming

Claplace. (2022, May 11). Dev-C++. Sourceforge. https://sourceforge.net/projects/dev-cpp/

Allegro. (n.d.) Allegro - download - latest version. Allegro. https://liballeg.org/download.html

Allegro. (2024, January 19). Allegro - a game programming library. Allegro. https://liballeg.org/

Unit 2: Writing Computer Interactive Games with Sound and Music

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Unit 3: Game Design Basics

There are no required readings for this unit.

Unit 4: Sprite Programming in Games

GIMP's Team. (2024, February 21). GIMP GNU image manipulation program. GIMP. https://www.gimp.org/

Unit 5: Timing in Games

There are no required readings in this unit.

Unit 6: Scrolling Backgrounds

Tilemap.co.uk. (n.d.). Welcome to www.tilemap.co.uk. https://www.tilemap.co.uk/

Tilemap.co.uk. (n.d.). Mappy editor. https://www.tilemap.co.uk/mappy.php/

Unit 7: Using Datafiles in Game Programming

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Unit 8: Advanced Topics for Game Programming

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