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By popular demand, "The Beast" is back. In response to customer
feedback and general confusion, "The Stormrider Surf Guide Europe"
is back in one huge, mind-blowing book. Much like a traditional
bible, it seems surfers want both testaments in one place, so "The
Continent and Atlantic Islands" books have been combined into 400
pages of pure surf stoke. This book is thick enough to stop a
shotgun blast at point blank range, so it's R.I.P. for the box set
as this is the 4th coming of "The Stormrider Surf Guide
Europe"."The Stormrider Guide Europe" (978-0-9539840-7-7) includes
- Iceland & Scandinavia, Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland,
Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Morocco, Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores.Fully
revised and detailed information covering "The Surf", "Ocean
Environment" and "Surf Culture" on a country by country basis. The
"Surf" outlines where to go and when to go and demystifies the
entire European coastline. "Ocean Environment" deals with
pollution, erosion, access and hazards, while "Surf Culture"
illuminates the surf scene including history, surf media, contests
and localism. The indispensable travelling information is concise
plus there's links to all the latest oceanographic and swell
forecasting resources.The entire coastline is accurately mapped in
detail, showing where to find the main surfing breaks. Each surf
break report outlines how and where the waves break, quality,
consistency and the general vibe. The unique Stormrider symbols
reveal optimum wind, tide, swell size and direction, as well as
wave type and bottom contour. Crowds, hazards, dangerous sea-life,
pollution, access and environmental problems are also noted.A
picture tells a thousand words so there are hundreds of the best
photos of European surf ever compiled. Stunning images in crisp
colour from the cream of the world's surf photographers and that
extra dimension that makes "The Stormrider Guide Europe" the most
detailed surf guide money can buy.
C++ is the language behind most of today's computer games. This
96-page C++ Game Development Primer takes you through the
accelerated process of writing games for otherwise experienced C++
programmers. After reading this book, you'll have the fundamental
know-how to become a successful and profitable game applications
developer in today's increasingly competitive indie game
marketplace. For those looking for a quick introduction to C++ game
development and who have good skills in C++, this will get you off
to a fast start. C++ Game Development Primer is based on Learn C++
for Game Development by the same author, giving you the essentials
to get started in game programming without the unnecessary
introduction to C++.
Choosing the right travelling companion for that trip of a lifetime
is a tough task, yet Stormrider Surf Stories makes life easy by
offering something for everyone who is on a journey of
enlightenment through Indonesia. This compendium of short stories
brings together some of the finest tales of discovery, adventure
and hardship from every corner of this surf-blessed archipelago.
Join the pioneers and share their experiences as they hack their
way through the jungles of Nias, the Mentawai Islands, G-Land,
Sumbawa and Sumba, searching for the perfect wave around the next
headland. Feel the terror as survivors recount their flirtation
with disasters as big as the Boxing Day tsunami and Bali bombings
or as small and personal as getting lost or falling overboard.
Learn what it was really like in the early '70s on the sleepy
island of Bali or jump in a sampan for a magical mystery tour of
the far-flung Mentawai islands, decades before the modern, luxury,
charter boats appeared. Shipwrecks, tsunamis, volcanoes, bombs,
beatings, malaria and death are all cheated by an intrepid cast of
trailblazers and chancers, but it's not all danger and mayhem as
there are also some heart-warming narratives of love, joy and
face-creasing comedy. This compendium of Stormrider Surf Stories
will delight both the road-weary Indo traveller and the inquisitive
intern, looking for a good ol' yarn to read during the next flat
spell.
The world-famous "Stormrider Surf Guides" have been traveling the
globe for decades, shining a light on the paths less traveled.
Intrepid surfers have often gone the extra mile to arrive at their
destination and now they have the perfect product to plan those
trips and record their exploits both in and out of the water. "The
Stormrider Surf Journal" is set to become the ultimate traveling
companion for both epic adventures to far off shores or the weekend
warrior to a nearby beach. At once atlas, planner, and journal,
mapping 300 of the best surfing zones on the planet (and when to
visit), "The Stormrider Surf Journal" will serve as a personal
history of one's surf life and become a treasured possession, both
on the road and at home.
Finally, France has a "Stormrider Surf Guide" that covers all the
incredible waves along this vast coastline. From the chilly Channel
to the mild Mediterranean, there's something for everyone,
helpfully written in both French and English. Beautifully
illustrated by the best photographs available and crammed full of
new information, this is the one and only guide to Europe's
favourite surfing playground. France is the epicentre of the
European surf experience and "The Stormrider Surf Guide France"
takes you on an amazing tour of the entire coastline. From Calais
to Corsica, the best reefs, points and beaches are all
painstakingly described and large, vivid photographs bring the
waves to life. The French surf culture and joie de vivre is
perfectly captured in this detailed, one-of-a-kind guide.
Introduction pages include travel information; oceanography;
environment; surf culture. The SURF ZONES section includes
stormrider symbols; spot info; accurate maps; surf business
locators. And HOTSPOTS provides expanded break descriptions;
multiple photos; pluses and minuses.
The Stormrider Surf Guide Tropical Islands travels through the
trade winds belt on the ultimate island-hopping journey to explore
and compare the world's best warm-water surf zones. Many of the
planet's finest surf breaks are found between the Tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn - from the powerful, mountainous waves of Hawaii and
Tahiti, through the exotic Caribbean to the pristine perfection of
the Maldives and Mentawais. Coral encrusted atolls, dazzling white
sands and gently swaying coconut palms fringe the backdrop for many
of these islands found in the shimmering, equatorial waters of the
Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Superb photos and illuminating
text combine to make this Stormrider Guide indispensable for anyone
searching for their next tropical paradise surfari. This completely
new addition to the famous Stormrider library covers all the
world's best tropical islands across the 3 great Oceans. The
Stormrider Surf Guide Tropical Islands enhances the proven formula
of trusted, dependable surf spot descriptions, coupled with more
than 300 beautiful, informative photos. It is the only dedicated
tropical islands surf guide. Proven high quality design includes
integrated text, symbols and detailed maps containing crucial,
otherwise unavailable information.
If you're new to C++ but understand some basic programming, then
Learn C++ for Game Development lays the foundation for the C++
language and API that you'll need to build game apps and
applications. Learn C++ for Game Development will show you how to:
Master C++ features such as variables, pointers, flow controls,
functions, I/O, classes, exceptions, templates, and the Standard
Template Library (STL) Use design patterns to simplify your coding
and make more powerful games Manage memory efficiently to get the
most out of your creativity Load and save games using file I/O, so
that your users are never disappointed Most of today's popular
console and PC game platforms use C++ in their SDKs. Even the
Android NDK and now the iOS SDK allow for C++; so C++ is growing in
use for today's mobile game apps. Game apps using C++ become much
more robust, better looking, more dynamic, and better performing.
After reading this book, you'll have the skills to become a
successful and profitable game app or applications developer in
today's increasingly competitive indie game marketplace. The next
stage is to take the foundation from this book and explore SDKs
such as Android/Ouya, PlayStation, Wii, Nintendo DS, DirectX,
Unity3D, and GameMaker Studio to make your career really take off.
Beginning Android C++ Game Development introduces general and
Android game developers like you to Android's powerful Native
Development Kit (NDK). The Android NDK platform allows you to build
the most sophisticated, complex and best performing game apps that
leverage C++. In short, you learn to build professional looking and
performing game apps like the book's case study, Droid Runner. In
this book, you'll learn all the major aspects of game design and
programming using the Android NDK and be ready to submit your first
professional video game app to Google Play and Amazon Appstore for
today's Android smartphones and tablet users to download and play.
The techniques contained in this book have been learned by the
author, Bruce Sutherland, over a seven-year career which has
involved programming on several AAA titles. Versions of these
techniques have been used towards shipping game titles on hardware
sold by all of the major console manufacturers: Sony, Microsoft and
Nintendo.What you'll learn * How to build your first real-world
quality game app for Android smartphones and tablets using the
power of the Android C++ APIs as found in the NDK * How to do
professional level, quality game design, starting the Droid Runner
case study that's used throughout this book to illustrate the key
concepts * How to build a game engine * How to write a renderer *
How to build the Droid Runner game app with entities, game levels
and collisions * How to insert perspectives using cameras and more
*How to create or integrate audio into your game app * How to
submit to the Android app stores like Google Play and Amazon
Appstore Who this book is for This book is for game developers
looking to get into Android development for the first time, as well
as Android game developers who have never used the Native
Development Kit (NDK).
Discover the newest major features of C++20, including modules,
concepts, spaceship operators, and smart pointers. This book is a
handy code cookbook reference guide that covers the C++ core
language standard as well as some of the code templates available
in standard template library (STL). In C++20 Recipes: A
Problem-Solution Approach, you'll find numbers, strings, dates,
times, classes, exceptions, streams, flows, pointers, and more.
Also, you'll see various code samples, templates for C++
algorithms, parallel processing, multithreading, and numerical
processes. It also includes 3D graphics programming code. A wealth
of STL templates on function objects, adapters, allocators, and
extensions are also available. This is a must-have, contemporary
reference for your technical library to help with just about any
project that involves the C++ programming language. What You Will
Learn See what's new in C++20 Write modules Work with text,
numbers, and classes Use the containers and algorithms available in
the standard library Work with templates, memory, concurrency,
networking, scripting, and more Code for 3D graphics Who This Book
Is For Programmers with at least some prior experience with C++.
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