books by Alexandre Santos Lobao

books by Alexandre Santos Lobao

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Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB .NET

Ellen Hatton, Alexandre Santos Lobao, ...

Apress, 2004

Good Introduction for beginners
I would hate for people to get the wrong idea about the book from reading the other posts. This really isn't a bad book. I am completely new to game programming (although not new to VB), and following along with the examples I was able to get the Tetris, ...

.NET Game Programming with DirectX 9.0

Alexandre Santos Lobao, Ellen Hatton

Apress, 2003

Good for Programmers New to Games
eI am not sure if I am the only one who researched before I bought, but I found this book to be precisely what I expected, to a degree, but more on that in a moment. Some of the other comments are unfair to say the least. A sprite can inherit from a monkey if I want it ...

Beginning XNA 3.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional)
Alexandre Santos Lobao, Bruno Pereira Evangelista, ...

Apress, 2009

Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you don?t have to! XNA 3.0 makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don?t know how to program at all, Beginning XNA 3.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional, ...

Beginning .NET Game Programming in C#

Ellen Hatton, Alexandre Santos Lobao, ...

Apress, 2004

Good Online Samples, Friendly Writing, Buggy Book Code
Quick Advice: Download C# Express from Microsoft's website, it is free right now. Also download the Summer 2003 edition of Direct X. Everything will compile except Space Wars 3D (I am so happy now, see below). I am missing files, its 3:00 am, I will look for my ...

Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional (Expert's Voice in Game Programming)

Alexandre Santos Lobao, Bruno Pereira Evangelista, ...

Apress, 2008

Best XNA book, code examples contain errors, where is the Quality Control?
I found this book on the web and still decided to buy it. The book is the easiest time I think I have ever had learning XNA, however, like all programming books it seems that only experienced coders who correct errors as they read are the ones in charge of editing and ...