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Windows Phone 7 Series: Casual Games in Silverlight

Windows Phone 7 Series: Casual Games in Silverlight. Andy Beaulieu Silverlight MVP MCT, MCSD.NET http://www.andybeaulieu.com. About Me. Andy Beaulieu Based in Syracuse, NY MCT, MCSD.NET Microsoft MVP Silverlight WPF & Silverlight Insiders Full-time Developer, Part-time Trainer

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Windows Phone 7 Series: Casual Games in Silverlight

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  1. Windows Phone 7 Series:Casual Games in Silverlight Andy Beaulieu Silverlight MVP MCT, MCSD.NET http://www.andybeaulieu.com

  2. About Me • Andy Beaulieu • Based in Syracuse, NY • MCT, MCSD.NET • Microsoft MVP Silverlight • WPF & Silverlight Insiders • Full-time Developer, Part-time Trainer • .NET Community: • Speaker at User Groups, Code Camps, Conferences • User Group Leader - www.cnydevelopers.net • INETA Volunteer • Blog and Creations: • www.andybeaulieu.com • www.spritehand.com

  3. Windows Phone 7 Series • Fresh Start for Mobile Windows • Consumer Market • No Backwards Compatibility • Available to Consumers • Fall 2010 • Developer Tools • VERY EARLY PREVIEW • Some bugs/missing API’s • Emulator is Shaky

  4. The Device • Screen Resolution • Initial Devices • 800 x 480 pixels • Later Devices • 480 x 320 pixels • Touch Input • Capacitive Multitouch

  5. Two Flavors of Applications • Modern XAML/event-driven application UI framework • Rapid creation of visually stunning apps • Metro-themed UI controls • HTML/JavaScript • 500,000 developers spanning Windows and web • High performance game framework • Rapid creation of multi-screen 2D and 3D games • Rich content pipeline • Mature, robust, widely adopted technology spanning Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune

  6. Two Flavors of Applications • Modern XAML/event-driven application UI framework • Rapid creation of visually stunning apps • Metro-themed UI controls • HTML/JavaScript • 500,000 developers spanning Windows and web • High performance game framework • Rapid creation of multi-screen 2D and 3D games • Rich content pipeline • Mature, robust, widely adopted technology spanning Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune For WP7 Version 1: Supported Out of Browser ONLY Not Supported in IE for WP7

  7. It’s Silverlight 3 (NOT 4) • WELL, EXCEPT FOR A “FEW THINGS…” • System InformationType: System.Windows.AnalyticsType: System.Windows.GpuInformationNetworkingType: System.Windows.CrossDomainAccessProperty: System.Net.Browser.WebRequestCreator.BrowserHttpControlsProperty: System.Windows.Controls.HyperlinkButton.TargetNameLocal MessagingType: System.Windows.Messaging.ListenFailedExceptionType: System.Windows.Messaging.LocalMessageReceiverType: System.Windows.Messaging.LocalMessageSenderType: System.Windows.Messaging.MessageReceivedEventArgsType: System.Windows.Messaging.SendCompletedEventArgsType: System.Windows.Messaging.SendFailedExceptionGraphics & MediaType: System.Windows.Media.Effects.PixelShaderProperty: System.Windows.Media.Effects.ShaderEffect.PixelShaderProperty: System.Windows.Controls.MediaElement.AttributesProperty: System.Windows.Controls.MediaElement.MarkersEvent: System.Windows.Controls.MediaElement.MarkerReachedApp ModelProperty: System.Windows.Interop.SilverlightHost.SourceProperty: System.Windows.Interop.SilverlightHost.InitParamsProperty: System.Windows.Interop.Settings.EnableAutoZoomProperty: System.Windows.Interop.Settings.EnableHTMLAccessProperty: System.Windows.Interop.Settings.WindowlessMethod: System.Windows.AssemblyPart.Load(System.IO.Stream)Out of BrowserType: System.Windows.InstallStateType: System.Windows.CheckAndDownloadUpdateCompletedEventArgsType: System.Windows.CheckAndDownloadUpdateCompletedEventHandlerType: System.Windows.OutOfBrowserSettingsProperty: System.Windows.Application.InstallStateProperty: System.Windows.Application.IsRunningOutOfBrowserEvent: System.Windows.Application.InstallStateChangedEvent: System.Windows.Application.CheckAndDownloadUpdateCompletedProperty: System.Windows.Deployment.ExternalCallersFromCrossDomainProperty: System.Windows.Deployment.OutOfBrowserSettingsType: System.Windows.WindowSettingsProperty: System.Windows.Interop.Content.IsFullScreenProperty: System.Windows.Interop.Content.ZoomFactorEvent: System.Windows.Interop.Content.FullScreenChangedEvent: System.Windows.Interop.Content.Zoomed 3

  8. Getting Started WARNING: VERY EARLY PREVIEW!!! • Visual Studio 2010 RC • Silverlight 4 RC Tools • Expression Blend 4 Beta • Windows Phone Developer Tools • Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone CTP • Windows Phone Emulator CTP • Silverlight for Windows Phone CTP • XNA 4.0 Game Studio CTP • Expression Blend Add-in Preview for Windows Phone • Expression Blend SDK Preview for Windows Phone

  9. The Emulator • “Real” Emulator • Boots into OS • Stripped Down OS • Only IE • Slow to Boot first time • Leave it Running! • Can use Host GPU IF… • DDI Version >= 10 • Driver Model >= WDDM 1.1 • Check for latest drivers! • Enable Virtualization in your BIOS! • Can support Multitouch w/app monitor

  10. DEMO: Hello, Windows Phone

  11. Automatic GPU Acceleration • Automatically Applied to • StoryBoard Animations • Perspective 3D (PlaneProjections) • Uses Video Card for Transform, Rotate, Scale, Rectangular Clip • NOT automatic for Procedural Animation!

  12. DEMO: GPU Acceleration

  13. Performance Statistics • Set EnableFrameRateCounter = true • A – Render Thread Framerate • B – UI Thread Framerate • C – Amount of Video Memory Used • D – Total # of Textures Used • E – Total # of Intermediate Textures Used • Set EnableCacheVisualization = true • Tinted items are NOT being cached by GPU

  14. Procedural Animation • Typical games have a “GAME LOOP” • Executes once per frame • Handle AI, Collisions, etc. • Use CompositionTarget.Rendering • Executes once per rendered frame • Executes separate from UI thread • Final Hardware will execute 30 Frames Per Second

  15. DEMO: Procedural Animation

  16. Behaviors • Abstract Logic from Design • Supported in Blend 3 + Blend 4 • Drag/Drop onto Design Surface for Runtime Logic • Great for Games • Physics Behaviors • Collision Triggers • Sound Behaviors

  17. DEMO: Physics Behaviors

  18. Sound Support • Silverlight normally uses MediaElement • Support MP3, WMA • Bugs in CTP • XNA Sound Support • Supports WAV • Support Pitch, Volume, Pan

  19. DEMO: XNA Sound

  20. Input via Buttons Back – Start – Search Only NOT usable for Games!

  21. Input via ApplicationBar • We can add “Buttons” to ApplicationBar • Only raise a Click event • No Down/Up Events • Limited Use in Games • Defined in Microsoft.Phone.Shell

  22. DEMO: ApplicationBar

  23. Input via Accelerometer +Y 1 Measures force applied on each axis over time • Not supported by Emulator • Can be faked using Mouse Input + Perspective Transform -Z -X +X +Z -Y

  24. DEMO: Faking Accelerometer

  25. Input via Touch • UIElement Class contains Events • ManipulationStarted • ManipulationDelta • ManipulationCompleted • ManipulationDelta • Provides Scale and Transform • No Rotation in CTP • Supported in Emulator • Requires Multitouch Monitor

  26. Vibration • Vibrates the phone for a given duration VibrateControllervc = VibrateController.Default; vc.Start(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));

  27. Adding a Splash Screen • Create a JPEG Image • 800 x 480 pixels • Name it splashscreenimage.jpg • Set Build Action to “Content”

  28. DEMO: Adding a Splash Screen

  29. Monetization The Marketplace Hub

  30. Monetization Try and buy Detailed product description Screen shots Reviews & ratings Related apps Optional game content rating More apps by developer

  31. Monetization • 70% revenue share • Trial API • Credit card & mobile operator billing • Paid, ad funded and free apps

  32. Deployment Process Develop & Debug Submit& Validate Certify & Sign Windows Phone Application Deployment Service Marketplace

  33. Resources My Blog http://www.andybeaulieu.com Getting Started (CTP) http://adamkinney.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/install-checklist-for-silverlight-4-rc-blend-4-beta-and-windows-phone-developer-tools-from-mix10/ Developer Portal http://developer.windowsphone.com/windows-phone-7-series/ Multitouch Intro http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff426933(VS.96).aspx Manipulation Sample for Silverlight http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4b281bde-9b01-4890-b3d4-b3b45ca2c2e4

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