XNA Game Studio 4.0 Programming

XNA Game Studio 4.0 Programming

by Dean Johnson and Tom Miller
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 12/12/2010

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Get Started Fast with XNA Game Studio 4.0–and Build Great Games for Both Windows® Phone 7 and Xbox 360®


This is the industry’s best reference and tutorial for all aspects of XNA Game Studio 4.0 programming on all supported platforms, from Xbox 360 to Windows Phone 7 and Windows PCs. The only game development book authored by Microsoft XNA development team members, it offers deep insider insights you won’t get anywhere else–including thorough coverage of new Windows Phone APIs for mobile game development.


You’ll quickly build simple games and get comfortable with Microsoft’s powerful XNA Game Studio 4.0 toolset. Next, you’ll drill down into every area of XNA, including graphics, input, audio, video, storage, GamerServices, and networking. Miller and Johnson present especially thorough coverage of 3D graphics, from Reach and HiDef to textures, effects, and avatars. Throughout, they introduce new concepts with downloadable code examples designed to help you jumpstart your own projects. Coverage includes



  • Downloading, installing, and getting started with XNA Game Studio 4

  • Building on capabilities provided in the default game template

  • Using 2D sprites, textures, sprite operations, blending, and SpriteFonts

  • Creating high-performance 3D graphics with XNA’s newly simplified APIs

  • Loading, generating, recording, and playing audio

  • Supporting keyboards, mice, Xbox 360 controllers, Touch, accelerometer, and GPS inputs

  • Managing all types of XNA storage

  • Using avatars as characters in your games

  • Utilizing gamer types, player profiles, presence information, and other GamerServices

  • Supporting Xbox LIVE and networked games

  • Creating higher-level input systems that seamlessly manage cross-platform issues


From Windows Phone 7 mobile gaming to Xbox 360, XNA Game Studio 4.0 creates huge new opportunities for experienced Microsoft developers. This book helps you build on skills you already have, to create the compelling games millions of users are searching for.

ISBN:
9780132620130
9780132620130
Category:
Games development & programming
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
12-12-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pearson Education
Tom Miller

Tom Miller grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He graduated from Harvard University and went on to earn an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and an MD from the University of Pittsburgh.

While writing The Philosopher’s Flight, he worked as a travel guidebook writer, EMT, and college English instructor. He's now an emergency room doctor in Madison, Wisconsin.

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