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Intro to XNA. By Jon Marozick. Overview. What is XNA? History Why use XNA? How do I get started? Game building demo. What is XNA?. XNA Game Studio 2.0
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Intro to XNA By Jon Marozick
Overview • What is XNA? • History • Why use XNA? • How do I get started? • Game building demo
What is XNA? • XNA Game Studio 2.0 • Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0 is a set of tools based on supported versions of Microsoft Visual Studio tools that allow students and hobbyists to build games for both Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. • XNA Framework • XNA Game Studio also includes the XNA Framework, which is a set of managed libraries based on the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 that are designed for game development.
History • XNA 1.0 – December 11, 2006 • XNA 1.0 Refresh – April 24, 2007 • Bug fixes and Vista support. • XNA 2.0 – December 13, 2007 • Networking and support for all versions of VS 2005. • XNA 3.0 – Holiday 2008 • Zune development, support for all versions of VS2008, 64-bit support.
Why use XNA? • Torpex Games uses it. (Schizoid) • Your game may be published on Xbox Live • You don’t have to learn DirectX or OpenGL • You already know C# • It’s easy to use
How do I get started? • Download and Install XNA Game Studio 2.0 • Create a Windows Game 2.0 Project • Use a starter kit
Demo Building a simple game
Links • XNA Game Studio 2.0 Documentation Collection http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb200104.aspx • Schizoid – Torpex Games http://www.torpexgames.com/index.php • XNA Creators Club http://creators.xna.com • Gamefesthttp://www.xnagamefest.com/ • Dream-Build-Play http://www.dreambuildplay.com • XNA Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/xna • 3D Buzz http://www.3dbuzz.com • Ziggywarehttp://www.ziggyware.com