Conway's Game of Life with SDL2 and C++

Conway's Game of Life with SDL2 and C++, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.15, with 7 lectures, based on 12 reviews, and has 69 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn the basics of game development using C++ and SDL2 Create a re-creation of Conway's Game of Life Use the basics of C++ to create a game Learn the flow and structure of an object-oriented game Use the C++ standard library and classes to create the game structure This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginner game developers or Beginner c++ developers or Indie game developers It is particularly useful for Beginner game developers or Beginner c++ developers or Indie game developers.

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Summary

Title: Conway's Game of Life with SDL2 and C++

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.15

Number of Lectures: 7

Number of Published Lectures: 7

Number of Curriculum Items: 7

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 7

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn the basics of game development using C++ and SDL2
Create a re-creation of Conway's Game of Life
Use the basics of C++ to create a game
Learn the flow and structure of an object-oriented game
Use the C++ standard library and classes to create the game structure

Who Should Attend

Beginner game developers
Beginner c++ developers
Indie game developers

Target Audiences

Beginner game developers
Beginner c++ developers
Indie game developers

Want to get started with game development using C++? This course teaches SDL2 game development at an introductory level.

This course covers the basics of structuring a game using C++ and object-oriented code design, as well as how to implement control-flow and various logic to run the Conway’s Game of Life simulation.

Why use SDL2 and C++?

SDL2 will teach you exactly how a program works, using various loops and functions
SDL2 gives you full control over the structure of the game, letting you code how you want!
SDL2 and C++ may provide better performance than heavyweight game engines

Conway’s Game of Life is a fun and small program to re-create. It requires only basic rendering, control flow and logic, making it ideal for beginners.

C++ is a complicated language, however I believe in a focus-on-what’s-necessary mindset. This allows beginner developers to get productive quicker, instead of worrying about small and intricate details.

Understanding games from a low-level perspective can vastly improve your skill when developing in a higher-level game engine such as Unity!

By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of how games actually work, and may progress into more complicated projects with sprites/images/cameras, etc.

For more information about Conway’s Game of Life, you visit the Wikipedia.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to the project

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Setting up the development environment

Lecture 1: Installing Visual Studio

Lecture 2: Installing and Testing SDL2

Chapter 3: Quick C++ introduction

Lecture 1: Vectors and Classes in C++

Chapter 4: Coding Conway's Game of Life

Lecture 1: Creating the structure of the game (Part 1)

Lecture 2: Creating the structure of the game (Part 2)

Lecture 3: Adding the cell logic, and finishing the project

Instructors

David Long
Indie game developer

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