GameInstitute.com - C++ Programming for Game Developers - Module I
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Included on this CD are all course materials for the above course, as well as
some additional bonus items to help you in your studies, such as the GILES
level editor, and the IWF file format specification kit.

The root of the CD contains several subdirectories where each category
of material can be found. The CD is laid out as follows:

Root
 |-- Projects
 |   ========
 |   The projects subdirectory contains all of the lab project source code
 |   and binaries (where applicable) referenced by the course text material.
 |   To open these files you will need a program capable of opening 'ZIP'
 |   format compressed archives, such as WinZIP or WinRAR.
 |
 |-- Textbook
 |   ========
 |   This subdirectory contains the course textbook / workbook material in
 |   a full color, electronic PDF format. To open this file you will need
 |   a copy of Adobe's Acrobat reader version 5 or above, available for free
 |   from http://www.adobe.com
 |
 |-- Lectures
 |   ========
 |   The course audio lectures are contained within this subdirectory, and
 |   can be accessed via the lessons area of the main menu, or independantly
 |   by executing the applicable 'Lesson XX.exe' executable found here.
 |
 |-- Bonus
 |   =====
 |   Any bonus material, applications and utilities can be found here. There
 |   is a separate 'Bonus Files.txt' text file within this subdirectory which
 |   will describe any files provided here.
 |
 |-- Menu.exe
 |   ========
 |   The main menu executable file.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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The system requirements for the material itself are outlined below. Please note
that each of the demo / sample applications may have alternate requirements.

- Pentium II compatible processor. Pentium III or better highly recommended.
- Windows 98/ME/2K/XP or Macintosh OS9 / OSX compatible operating system.
- DirectDraw compatible graphics card capable of 800x600 resolution
  at 16-bit color depth

Should you meet these requirements, but the application fails, please
contact us at the address below.

CONTACT
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If you would like to get in touch with us, please send us an e-mail to the
following address: customerservice@gameinstitute.com or visit our website at:
http://www.gameinstitute.com

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