Introduction to C++ and DirectX Game Development: (04) State Management

With a basic game loop in place, this module investigates how to set up and manage a larger state system that most games require.

• [01:07] - What are States and State Machines
• [07:08] - How To Implement Them
• [09:20] - Our Demo Implementation

Full course outline:

• Mod 01: Introduction and Getting Started
• Mod 02: What DirectX Can Do and Creating the Main Game Loop
• Mod 03: Creating, Texturing, and Moving Objects
• Mod 04: State Management
• Mod 05: Capturing User Input
• Mod 06: Physics and Collision Detection
• Mod 07: Adding AI and Other Extras to the Game