Pocket PC Game Programming:

    The new Pocket PC now features Internet Explorer, Outlook, Notes, voice recorder, Windows Media Player, a digital camera, modem, and up to 340MB of memory. 

  The recent improvements allow games to have more color, exciting graphics enhancements, stereo sound, and amazing speed. 

  These devices present the first opportunity to bring PC-quality gaming to the handheld platform. Game and application developers for the Windows CE platform who would like to use the latest programming techniques for game or application development will find Pocket PC OS Game Programming to be an essential tool in their game arsenal. 

  Using the example code from the author's real game projects, you can immediately start on your own projects. You will receive the knowledge needed to expand the performance capabilities of your software's display, sound, input, and animation. 

  Series editor André LaMothe has published numerous magazine articles and is an international best-selling author with over six game programming and 3D graphics titles to his credit. 

  He has been active in the computing industry for more than twenty years, during which he created one of the world's first commercially available virtual reality games, CyberGate. André is also the founder and CEO of Xtreme Games LLC.

Description:

  Offers game developers the information needed to develop the tools and the source code to create multiplayer games that can be played on wireless devices. The CD-ROM features pocket PC software, resources and downloadable programs, source code for the example projects in the text, and other utilities. Softcover.