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Windows Phone XNA Games. i can haz gamez ?. Who Am I?. NEW!. Bret Stateham Microsoft Developer Evangelist Email: Bret.Stateham@microsoft.com Blog: http://BretStateham.com Twitter: @ BretStateham. What’s Up?. Quick intro to Phone XNA games Make a game The goal is to help you see that:
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Windows Phone XNA Games i can hazgamez?
Who Am I? NEW! • Bret StatehamMicrosoft Developer EvangelistEmail:Bret.Stateham@microsoft.comBlog:http://BretStateham.comTwitter:@BretStateham
What’s Up? • Quick intro to Phone XNA games • Make a game • The goal is to help you see that: • Game dev is easier than you think • You can make a game • The goal is NOT to • Make a world class game • Let you sit there and not get involved
Quick Intro to Phone XNA Games • Need Windows Phone Dev Tools • XNA Game Studio included • New Project Templates in Studio • Typical game solution • “Game” project • “Content” project
What is Content? • The assets your game uses • Graphics • Start / End of Game screens • Game elements (Sprites) • Fonts (SpriteFonts) • Sounds
XNA Game Structure • Main class is • Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game • Main Methods • Constructor • Initialize • LoadContent • Update • Draw • UnloadContent
Sprites • Single image • Image matrix