Development of a 2D game engine

Abstract

The objective of the project is the development of a 2D game engine in C++ which will be built on top of the SDL library. The engine will be able to render 2D images, play sound, have collision detection, read from XML files, receive input from keyboard, mouse and Xbox 360 controllers and have multiple scenes. The scenes will be built by game objects which will be read from an XML file. This will allow the quick prototyping and will make the engine easier to use. In order to test the game engine capabilities a game will be developed with it. The game will use all the possible capabilities of the engine and will easily prove its functionality.