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1 online resource (117 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Getting Started with C++ Audio Programming for Game Development; Getting Started with C++ Audio Programming for Game Development; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Audio Concepts; Sound waves; Analog and digital audio; Multi-channel audio. |
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Audio file formatsSummary; 2. Audio Playback; Understanding FMOD; Installing FMOD Ex Programmer's API; Creating and managing the audio system; Loading and streaming audio files; Playing sounds; Checking for errors; Project 1 -- building a simple audio manager; Class definition; Initialization and destruction; Loading or streaming sounds; Playing sounds; A note about the code samples; Summary; 3. Audio Control; The channel handle; Controlling the playback; Controlling the volume; Controlling the pitch; Controlling the panning; Grouping channels together; Controlling groups of channels. |
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Project 2 -- improving the audio managerClass definition; Initialization and destruction; Loading songs and sound effects; Playing and stopping sound effects; Playing and stopping songs; Controlling the master volume of each category; Summary; 4. 3D Audio; Positional audio; Positional audio in FMOD; Creating an audio source; Setting the audio source's position and velocity; Setting the audio source's direction; Setting the audio source's range; Setting the audio listener's properties; Integration with a game; Reverb; Reverb in FMOD; Creating a reverb object; Setting reverb properties. |
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Setting reverb position and radiusSetting the default ambient reverb; Obstruction and occlusion; Obstruction and occlusion in FMOD; Effects; Effects in FMOD; Example 1 -- time stretching; Example 2 -- simple radio effect; Summary; 5. Intelligent Audio; Audio files versus sound events; Introducing the FMOD Designer; Simple events; Examples of simple events; Avoiding repetitive sound effects; Creating a footsteps sound loop; Creating a breaking glass sound effect; Creating an ambient track of singing birds; Multi-track events; Examples of multi-track events. |
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Creating an interactive footsteps sound loopSimulating the sound of a car engine; Creating a complex ambient track of a forest; Interactive music; The vertical approach (re-orchestration); The horizontal approach (re-sequencing); Calling sound events from the game code; Summary; 6. Low-level Audio; Representing audio data; Playing audio data; Loading a sound; Playing a sound; Pausing a sound; Looping a sound; Changing volume; Changing pitch; Changing panning; Mixing multiple sounds; Implementing a delay effect; Synthesizing a sound; Summary; Index. |
| Summary |
This book is a standard tutorial targeted at game developers which aims to help them incorporate audio programming techniques to enhance their gameplay experience. This book is perfect for C++ game developers who have no experience with audio programming and who would like a quick introduction to the most important topics required to integrate audio into a game. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Video games -- Sound effects.
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Video games -- Sound effects. |
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Computer sound processing.
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Computer sound processing. |
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C++ (Computer program language)
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C++ (Computer program language) |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Gouveia, David. Getting Started with C++ Audio Programming for Game Development. Birmingham : Packt Publishing, ©2013 9781849699099 |
| ISBN |
9781849699105 (electronic book) |
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1849699100 (electronic book) |
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1849699097 |
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9781849699099 |
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9781849699099 |
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