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RPG Programming with XNA Game Studio 3.0 (Wordware Game and Graphics Library) List Price: $39.95 Sale Price: $20.62 Average Rating:

RPG Programming Using XNA Game Studio 3.0 provides detailed information on role-playing games (RPGs) and how to create them using Microsoft s XNA Game Studio 3.0. Starting with a brief history of the genre that covers some of the good and the bad games that have been released over the past 30 years, the book then presents information on the various components that make up most RPGs and how to implement them using C# and XNA Game Studio 3.0 to produce a 2D tile-based demo game. Among the topics covered are: Creating the people and creatures that populate RPG worlds; Stats and skills to allow these entities to do things; A magic system; Handling conversations; A quest system; Creating a tile engine for displaying the world; Populating the game world with items and treasure; Implementing a sound and music system; Adding multiplayer support. The book takes a piece-by-piece approach to producing the game, demonstrating how to create the various components and eventually tying them all together to produce a fully-playable demo.

Programming in RPG IV, Third Edition List Price: $79.00 Sale Price: $33.53 Average Rating:

The latest edition of this best-selling textbook has been fully revamped to cover the RPG IV language in Version 5. Plenty of coding examples illustrate the new free-format Calculation Specifications, as well as the latest built-in functions and other features of today's RPG IV. "Programming in RPG IV" represents all the facets of RPG IV needed by today's professional programmers in a comprehensive, readable guide appropriate for both professionals and students.

Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG List Price: $34.95 Average Rating:

This book delivers practical advice from seasoned veterans on the special challenges of writing for first-person shooter games (FPS), role-playing games (RPG), and everything in between, including massively multiplayer online games, real-time strategy games, sports games, horror games, serious games, casual games, handheld games, and more.

RPG IV Programming on the AS/400 List Price: $92.80 Sale Price: $38.98 Average Rating:

B> This book is dedicated RPG IV Programming language and the AS/400 environment. The book includes over 60 compiled RPG IV listings documented with a line by line explanation of the instructions and or annotated comments. The author has included over 500 figures and he addresses other important AS/400 software with separate appendices for SEU, PDM, DFU, SDA and interactive debugging. Every chapter includes a summary, review questions, and programming assignments.

RPG/400 Programming on the AS/400 List Price: $108.20 Sale Price: $59.66 Average Rating:

This book is a complete dedication to the RPG/400 programming language and the AS/400 environment. Procedures to externally process the AS/400 database and traditional RPG coding methods; demonstrates how to source code, compile, debug, and load physical files; figures are included to illustrate the syntax and logic of RPG/400 programs, files, and subfiles; addresses other important AS/400 software with separate appendices for SEU, PDM, DFU, SDA.

The Modern RPG IV Language List Price: $99.95 Sale Price: $89.49 Average Rating:

Cozzi on everything RPG! What more could you want? In this fourth edition of The Modern RPG IV Language, internationally recognized RPG expert Bob Cozzi takes his classic best seller to a whole new level. At close to 700 pages, this edition covers all of the new functions and facilities available in V5R4 RPG IV while keeping the straightforward, no-nonsense style that has kept this book on the best-seller list for almost 20 years. This new edition is guaranteed to keep Bob Cozzi as the leading expert on RPG, and his book the one turned to by countless developers worldwide.This new edition of The Modern RPG IV Language is packed with new information including new, never-before published information on coding free-format RPG IV. Chapter 12 delves into free-format in detail as he discusses MOVE alternatives, date and time conversions, data structures, and more. And to give you even more exposure to free-format, he has converted many of the examples throughout the book to free-format code. Add to that XML, CGI, and subprocedure information, and you have a book that no "modern" RPG programmer can be without. Even with all the new material, the basic concept of the book remains the same. As with previous editions, The Modern RPG IV Language, 4th Edition takes you through RPG IV, from its foundation to its most advanced techniques. At the core of this book are its chapters on built-in functions and op codes. In these chapters, Cozzi details each built-in function and op code with syntax tables that give you all the information you need at a glance plus examples to help you as you code. This is much more than just a book on rules, however. Bob includes more than 400 charts and tables to show how those rules apply and provides more than 500 real-life code examples of functions and operations. You’ll turn to this book again and again as you program in RPG IV. It is the quintessential reference for every RPG programmer.What's New in This Edition?> Free-format syntax, including an entire chapter focused on this highly popular subject > Free-format examples throughout the book > Expanded information on subprocedures XML support, including new BIFs and op codes > Web programming with RPG, including CGI APIs and URL encoding > Updated and revised content throughout the book to cover i5/OS V5R4Within the pages of this book, you will find:• The basics of RPG IV, including data types, indicators, constants, and directives • Detail on all of the specification types • A complete discussion of expressions and how they should be used • Every built-in function • Every op code • Options for organizing your program with source files, modules, and storage • A discussion on modern operation code optimization • An explanation of structured programming and how to apply it effectively in RPG • Instructions on how to code inter-module communications • Everything you need to know about procedures • An entire chapter on the alternate syntax options now available—most notably Free-Format

Programming in RPG IV, Fourth Edition List Price: $85.00 Sale Price: $85.00 Average Rating:

Since its original publication, Programming in RPG IV has given thousands of students and professionals a strong foundation in the essentials of business programming using RPG IV. Now Bryan Meyers has teamed up with Jim Buck to produce the most significant update to the book since that first edition. The all-new Fourth Edition is completely reorganized and rewritten to reflect the RPG IV style and techniques used by todays most capable RPG technicians. RPG IV is evolving and gaining capabilities at a more rapid rate than any of today s other computer languages, and this text is up-to-the-moment in its coverage of the specifications, operations, and functions of the language. The coverage uses V5R4 as its base release and is also compatible with later releases. Free-format specifications, modular procedures, the latest built-in functions, and more are all covered in this fully updated text, complete with numerous programming examples and support material. The topics have been reorganized to follow a more logical approach to teaching the language than did previous editions. The new order also reflects the importance of the language components in real-world usage. The scope of the book includes comprehensive coverage of the program development process, RPG IV specifications and operations, top down structured design, database definition and processing, interactive applications, and modular programming. This edition explains and emphasizes important concepts of the Integrated Language Environment, including the use of modular procedures and service programs in a modern System i application. A series of appendices will prove useful not only while you are learning RPG IV but also as everyday references. The appendices include a comprehensive summary of RPG IV syntax elements (specifications, operations, functions, and so on); an RPG IV style guide; introductions to program development tools 9including WebSphere Development Studio Client and Programming Development Manager); a guide to debugging programs; and a summary of legacy syntax and techniques for use when maintaining older applications. Using the techniques in this book, you will be well equipped to create highly effective and maintainable RPG IV programs using the latest techniques. If you've taught with previous editions of Programming in RPG IV, you ll appreciate how the new flow of the book, along with all new instructor materials, makes it easy to build a solid, modern RPG IV foundation for your students. By focusing on real-world problems, down-to-earth solutions, and the latest style techniques, this book will make them stand out in the RPG marketplace.