Zune Game Development using XNA 3.0

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4302-1861-6
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 809 g

XNA 3.0 brings you the ability to create games that will run not just on the PC and Xbox 360, but also on the Zune mobile device. While creating games for Zune is, in many ways, similar to working on the other platforms, it also presents its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. Smaller screens, limited storage, and less processing power all affect the way you need to think about designing and implementing your games.

is a comprehensive book that will guide you through the many aspects of XNA game development and their specific implementations on the Zune platform. The book addresses Zune game development concepts in detail and shows you how to apply them in practical, step–by–step examples, building complete, working XNA 3.0 examples along the way that you can download and play.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waters, Dan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Handheld Programmierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Getting Started.- to XNA Game Studio 3.0.- Game Content.- Developing for the Zune.- XNA Fundamental Game Programming Concepts.- Advanced Techniques.- Final Exercise: Multiplayer Crazy Eights.

Über Autor(innen)

Dan Waters is an academic developer evangelist at Microsoft. He has served as a developer and architect, both professionally and for fun, for over 10 years in a variety of industries. He resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife and daughter. He enjoys gaming, golf, web design, and writing music for guitar, piano, bass, and drums.