Game Programming Using QT

1: Introduction to Qt
The cross-platform programming
A journey through time
New in Qt 5
Choosing the right license
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2: Installation
Installing the Qt SDK
Time for action – installing Qt using an online installer
Setting up Qt Creator
Time for action – loading an example project
Time for action – running the Affine Transformations project
Building Qt from sources
Time for action – setting up Qt sources using Git
Time for action – configuring and building Qt
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3: Qt GUI Programming
Windows and dialogs
Time for action – creating a Qt Desktop project
Time for action – implementing a tic-tac-toe game board
Qt meta-objects
Time for action – functionality of a tic-tac-toe board
Time for action – adding properties to the board class
Designing GUIs
Time for action – designing the game configuration dialog
Time for action – polishing the dialog
Time for action – the logic of the dialog
Time for action – the main window of the application
Time for action – adding a pull-down menu
Time for action – creating a toolbar
Time for action – filling in the central widget
Time for action – putting it all together
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4: Qt Core Essentials
Text handling
Time for action – a simple quiz game
Data storage
Time for action – implementing a device to encrypt data
Time for action – serialization of a custom structure
Time for action – implementing an XML parser for player data
Time for action – the player data JSON serializer
Time for action – implementing a JSON parser
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5: Graphics with Qt
Raster painting
Time for action – custom-painted widgets
Time for action – transforming the viewport
Time for action – drawing an oscillogram
Time for action – making oscillograms selectable
Time for action – optimizing oscillogram drawing
Time for action – developing the game architecture
Time for action – implementing the game board class
Time for action – understanding the ChessView class
Time for action – rendering the pieces
Time for action – making the chess game interactive
Time for action – connecting the game algorithm
OpenGL
Time for action – drawing a triangle using Qt and OpenGL
Time for action – scene-based rendering
Time for action – drawing a textured cube
Time for action – shaded objects
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6: Graphics View
Graphics View architecture
Time for action – creating a black, rectangular item
Time for action – reacting to an item\'s selection state
Time for action – making the item\'s size definable
Time for action – creating items with different origins
Time for action – rotating an item
Time for action – adding an item to a scene
Time for action – rendering the scene\'s content to an image
Time for action – transforming parent items and child items
Time for action – putting it all together!
Time for action – creating an item where transformations can easily be seen
Time for action – implementing the ability to scale the scene
Time for action – implementing the ability to move the scene
Time for action – taking the zoom level into account
The jumping elephant or how to animate the scene
Time for action – creating an item for Benjamin
Time for action – making Benjamin move
Time for action – moving the background
Time for action – using properties, signals, and slots with items
Time for action – using animations to move items smoothly
Time for action – keeping multiple animations in sync
Time for action – making the coins explode
Widgets inside Graphics View
Optimization
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7: Networking
QNetworkAccessManager
Time for action – downloading a file
Time for action – displaying a proper error message
Time for action – writing the OOP conform code using QSignalMapper
Time for action – showing the download progress
Connecting to Google, Facebook, Twitter, and co.
Time for action – using Google\'s Distance Matrix API
Time for action – constructing the query
Time for action – parsing the server\'s reply
Controlling the connectivity state
Communicating between games
Time for action – realizing a simple chat program
The server – QTcpServer
Time for action – setting up the server
Time for action – reacting on a new pending connection
Time for action – forwarding a new message
Time for action – detecting a disconnect
The client
Time for action – setting up the client
Time for action – receiving text messages
Time for action – sending text messages
Improvements
Using UDP
Time for action – sending a text via UDP
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8: Scripting
Why script?
The basics of Qt Script
Time for action – creating a Qt Script editor
Time for action – sandboxed script evaluation
Integrating Qt and Qt Script
Time for action – employing scripting for npc AI
Time for action – storing the script
Time for action – providing an initialization function
Time for action – implementing the heartbeat event
Alternatives to JavaScript
Time for action – writing a Qt wrapper for embedding Python
Time for action – converting data between C++ and Python
Time for action – calling functions and returning values
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9: Qt Quick Basics
Fluid user interfaces
Declarative UI programming
Time for action – creating a button component
Time for action – adding button content
Time for action – sizing the button properly
Time for action – making the button a reusable component
Event handlers
Time for action – making the button clickable
Time for action – visualizing button states
Time for action – notifying the environment about button states
Time for action – dragging an item around
Time for action – rotating and scaling a picture by pinching
Using components in Qt Quick
Time for action – a simple analog clock application
Time for action – adding needles to the clock
Time for action – making the clock functional
Time for action – preparing Canvas for heartbeat visualization
Time for action – drawing a heartbeat
Time for action – making the diagram more colorful
Qt Quick and C++
Time for action – self-updating car dashboard
Time for action – grouping engine properties
Extending QML
Time for action – making CarInfo instantiable from QML
Time for action – creating a regular polygon item
Time for action – creating an item for drawing outlined text
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10: Qt Quick
Bringing life into static user interfaces
Time for action – scene for an action game
Time for action – animating the sun\'s horizontal movement
Time for action – making the sun rise and set
Time for action – improving the path of the sun
Time for action – adjusting the sun\'s color
Time for action – furnishing sun animation
Time for action – animating the car dashboard
Quick game programming
Time for action – character navigation
Time for action – another approach to character navigation
Time for action – generating coins
Time for action – implementing simple character animation
Time for action – animating characters using sprites
Time for action – adding jumping with sprite transitions
Time for action – revisiting parallax scrolling
Time for action – collecting coins
Time for action – vanishing coins spawning particles
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