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Game Programming using Qt 5 Beginner's Guide

You're reading from Game Programming using Qt 5 Beginner's Guide Create amazing games with Qt 5, C++, and Qt Quick

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781788399999

Length 714 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Qt

Concepts

Game Scripting

Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Dedication

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Contributors

Preface

1. Introduction to Qt FREE CHAPTER

2. Installation

3. Qt GUI Programming

4. Custom 2D Graphics with Graphics View

5. Animations in Graphics View

6. Qt Core Essentials

7. Networking

8. Custom Widgets

9. OpenGL and Vulkan in Qt applications

10. Scripting

11. Introduction to Qt Quick

12. Customization in Qt Quick

13. Animations in Qt Quick Games

14. Advanced Visual Effects in Qt Quick

15. 3D Graphics with Qt

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Index

Installing the Qt SDK

Before you can start using Qt on your machine, it needs to be downloaded and installed. Qt can be installed using dedicated installers that come in two flavors: the online installer, which downloads all the needed components on the fly, and a much larger offline installer, which already contains all the required components. Using an online installer is easier for regular desktop installs, so we prefer this approach.

Time for action – Installing Qt using an online installer

All Qt resources, including the installers, are available at https://qt.io. To obtain the open source version of Qt, go to https://www.qt.io/download-open-source/. The page suggests the online installer for your current operating system by default, as shown in the following screenshot. Click on the Download Now button to download the online installer, or click on View All Downloads to select a different download option:

When the download is complete run the installer, as shown:

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