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Programming for game design a hands-on guide with Godot

Create video game elements using the Godot game engine, gaining practical experience in programming and video game development. The Godot game engine uses a simplified programming language called GDScript, which closely resembles Python. By learning GDScript, you can focus more on learning the basic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Wally, Walcott, Tonnetta (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA Apress L. P. 2024
Subjects:
Video Games / Design / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006004108
Video Games / Programming / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95003476
Online Access:
Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Authors
  • About the Technical Reviewer
  • Chapter 1: Why Learn Programming with the Godot Game Engine?
  • Chapter 2: Getting to Know Godot
  • Creating and Opening a Godot Project
  • Creating a Scene and Nodes
  • Viewing and Modifying a Scene
  • Rotating and Scaling a Node
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: Writing Scripts
  • Creating a Script
  • Writing a Script
  • Viewing the GDScript Documentation
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Storing Data in Variables
  • Creating a Variable
  • Storing and Retrieving Values in a Variable
  • Understanding Data Types
  • Exercise: Reacting to Different Boolean Values
  • Summary
  • Chapter 7: Looping Statements
  • Using a For Loop
  • Using a For Loop to Count with Different Values
  • Using the For Loop with Strings and Arrays
  • The While Loop
  • Comparing For and While Loops
  • Exercise: Repeating Code with Loops
  • Summary
  • Chapter 8: Understanding Arrays
  • Using Arrays
  • Creating and Adding Items to an Array
  • Getting Information About Arrays
  • Retrieving Data from Arrays
  • Manipulating Arrays
  • Searching for Data in an Array
  • Deleting Data from an Array
  • Exercise: Using Arrays
  • Summary
  • Exercise: Understanding How Object-Oriented Programming Works in Godot
  • Summary
  • Chapter 12: Getting Input from the User
  • Detecting Keyboard and Mouse Input
  • Defining an Input Map
  • Detecting Modifier Keys in an Input Map
  • Summary
  • Chapter 13: Shooting Projectiles
  • Creating a Projectile Scene
  • Changing the Name of a Node
  • Adding a Projectile Image
  • Adding a Collision Shape
  • Making the Projectile Move
  • Summary
  • Chapter 14: Adding Projectiles to a Player
  • Creating a Player Scene
  • Changing the Name of a Node
  • Adding a Player Image and Collision Shape
  • Chapter 9: Understanding Dictionaries
  • Creating Dictionaries
  • Retrieving Data from a Dictionary
  • Getting Information About Dictionaries
  • Changing and Deleting Data in Dictionaries
  • Exercise: Using Dictionaries
  • Summary
  • Chapter 10: Functions
  • Understanding Functions
  • Creating Functions
  • Using Parameters with Functions
  • Optional Parameters
  • Returning Values with Functions
  • Exercise: Using Functions
  • Summary
  • Chapter 11: Object-Oriented Programming
  • Creating a Class
  • Initializing Properties
  • Inheriting Classes
  • Polymorphism
  • Understanding Variable Scope
  • Constants and Enumerations
  • Comments
  • Exercise: Seeing Variables Change
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5: Mathematical Operations
  • Mathematical Operators
  • Creating Constants
  • Understanding Precedence
  • Using Math Functions
  • Creating Random Numbers
  • Manipulating Strings
  • Exercise: Randomizing an X and Y Position
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6: Branching Statements
  • Working with Comparison Operators
  • Working with Logical Operators
  • The if Statement
  • The if-else Statement
  • The if-elif Statement
  • The match Statement

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