XNA game studio express : developing games for Windows and the Xbox 360

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Author:

Hall, Joseph, 1972-

ISBN:

9781598633689

Personal Author:

Hall, Joseph, 1972-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xxix, 762 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

General Note:

"Covers XNA game studio express refresh 1.0"--Cover.

Accompanying CD-ROM includes source code and executable binaries for the book examples, videos of the examples from the book, installs for several third-party tools.

Includes index.

Contents:

Building blocks -- Overview of XNA -- Setting up your development PC -- Using visual C♯ 2005 express -- Using XNA graphics for basic 2d -- Using XNA graphics for more advanced 2d -- Using XNA graphics for basic 3d -- Using XNA input for controllers -- Using XNA input for keyboards -- Using XNA input for mice -- Using XNA audio -- Using XNA storage -- Xbox 360 considerations -- Genre studies -- Arcade -- Brick breaker -- Puzzle games -- Top-down scroller -- Card games-solitare -- Board games -- Components, libraries, and tools -- Keyboard-aware game pad -- Game font maker utility -- Game font library -- Particle system -- Virtual keyboard -- Brick breaker level editor -- Tasty bits -- Threading in XNA -- Content pipeline extensions -- Embedded resources and localization -- Pixel-perfect collision detection -- Optimization -- Team development -- XNA game studio express 1.0 refresh.

Title Subject:

Microsoft XNA (Computer file)

Microsoft XNA (Computer file) (OCoLC)fst01787216

Subject Term:

Computer games -- Programming.

Computer games -- Programming. (OCoLC)fst00872114

XNA Game Studio Express.

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XNA Game Studio Express: Developing Games for Windows and the Xbox 360 is the ultimate resource for hobbyists and students who want to write games for Windows and the Xbox 360 game console. Learn how you can create your own games using the amazing tools of XNA and Game Studio Express, the free game development tools and APIs from Microsoft, based on the incredibly popular Visual Studio IDE. You'll begin with an introduction to the XNA platform and the Game Studio Express development environment. From there, you'll examine many different game genres and will develop your own working games. You'll also cover writing components and libraries and will develop reusable code that can be plugged into your game projects. Wrap things up with a collection of more advanced topics. To get the most out of this unique guide you will need a working knowledge of programming, but readers with a variety of backgrounds will still benefit from the comprehensive coverage found inside. XNA will turn players into developers, doing for game creation what YouTube and myspace have done for music and video.