Writing Games in .NET with XNA Game Studio

Writing Games in .NET with XNA Game Studio

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  writing games in.net with xna game studio Dallas Day of .NET 9 March 2012 Dallas, Texas
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  your presenter TimG. Thomas Senior Consultant Headspring [email protected] timgthomas.com @timgthomas
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  a brief introduction Game Development Framework Released by Microsoft in 2006 C# or VisualBasic (Managed code) Built on components of DirectX Supports 2D + 3D games
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  game publishing platforms Windows Xbox 360 (Indie Games, Arcade) Windows Phone 7
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  successful xna projects • Schizoid • Magicka • Terraria • Sol Survivor
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  the xna projectstructure • Game project • Teh codez • Content project • Images • Sounds • 3D models • Typefaces
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  typical game structure Game Initialization Content Loading Game Loops ... Content Unloading Game Exit
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  game loops Update() + Draw() Update() called at 60Hz Perform autonomous updates Wait for and respond to user input Draw() immediately after Update visible graphics Be wary of CPU/GPU constraints
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  the Game object • Initialization • Content loading/unloading • Game loops • Component management • Mini-games • Separate Update() and Draw() methods • Linked to Game calls
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  the content pipeline •“Compiles” game assets during a build • Included processors: • XML » Object • Textures » textures • 3D models » vertices, textures, etc. • Audio (XACT) » audio files • Typefaces » sprite fonts • Custom processors
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  demo “Ping”
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  other considerations Game complexity Testing Windows 8
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  microsoft’s “dream buildplay” 15 May – 12 June 2012 Windows Phone 7 + Xbox 360 Judged on “fun factor”, innovation, polish Over $110,000 in prizes
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  educational resources App Hub create.msdn.com XNA Team Blog blogs.msdn.com/b/xna Shawn Hargreaves blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar Renaud Bédard theinstructionlimit.com
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  presentation resources Slides slidesha.re/dodn12-xna Code (GitHub) bit.ly/dodn12-xna-code Download XNA bit.ly/dodn12-xna-get Rate Me! spkr8.com/t/9414
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  thanks for yourattendance Tim G. Thomas Senior Consultant Headspring [email protected] timgthomas.com @timgthomas