C++ is a powerful language that unifies high-level programming paradigms, such as object oriented programming, with low-level efficiencies, such as the ability to directly manipulate memory. For these reasons, C++ has been embraced as the language of choice among game developers. C++ fulfills the need for high-level language constructs which aid in the organization of building complex virtual worlds, but is also able to perform low-level optimizations in order to squeeze out extra performance for such things as sophisticated special effects, realistic physics, and complex artificial intelligence.

Chapter Objectives

• 　　Create, compile, link and execute C++ programs. • 　　Find out how C++ code is transformed into machine code.

- Learn some of the basic C++ features necessary for every C++ program.

- Discover how to output and input text information to and from the user.

-Understand the concept of variables.

-Perform simple arithmetic operations in C++.