Building XNA 2.0 Games

A Practical Guide for Independent Game Development
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4302-0979-9
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 867 g

is written by James Silva, who recently won the prestigious Microsoft Dream Build Play game competition with his award–winning game, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai.

is an in–depth and exclusive look into the entire XNA game development process and includes the creation of a software game masterpiece. James Silva guides you through the process he took to build his award–winning title, from concept to reality. He reveals tips and techniques for creating a polished, high–quality game with very few resources, while bridging the gap between coding and art.

This title shows software developers the following:

• The creation of a polished game from start to finish
• Design philosophies
• Next–gen 2D graphics, including shaders
• Techniques for fast, fluid game play
• XACT Audio and XInput
• Eye–catching particle effects for visual stimulation

The book is packed full of code, pictures, and valuable insights into XNA game development.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silva, James

Sedlak, John

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Interaktionsdesign für Computerspiele
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Computerspiele, Internetspiele

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A.NET Snapshot.- A Crash Course in XNA.- Planning Your Game.- The Map Editor.- The Character Editor.- Bringing It to the Game.- Particle Mayhem.- XACT Audio, Rumble, and More.- Scripting, AI, and Depth (and Death).- Menus, a HUD, and Deployment.- Postprocessing Effects.- Networking.

Über Autor(innen)

John Sedlak is a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" for his work in the XNA/DirectX community and has created numerous games since first learning Visual Basic 5. Through the development of these games he became to know and love both the.NET and XNA frameworks for empowering programmers to realize their ideas quickly.