Hands-on Rust: Effective Learning through 2D Game Development and Play (pdf)

Description

Each chapter in this book presents hands-on, practical projects that take you on a journey from “Hello, World” to building a full dungeon crawler game. Start by setting up Rust and getting comfortable with your development environment. Learn the language basics with practical examples as you make your own version of Flappy Bird. Discover what it takes to randomly generate dungeons and populate them with monsters as you build a complete dungeon crawl game. Run game systems concurrently for high-performance and fast game-play, while retaining the ability to debug your program. Unleash your creativity with magical items, tougher monsters, and intricate dungeon design. Add layered graphics and polish your game with style.

What You Need:

• A computer running Windows 10, Linux, or Mac OS X.
• A text editor, such as Visual Studio Code.
• A video card and drivers capable of running OpenGL 3.2.