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XNA : Game Studio 4. 0 for Xbox 360 Developers

ISBN: 9781584505372 | 1584505370

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
Pub. Date: 2/16/2011

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Summary Table of Contents

XNA will turn players into developers, doing for game creation what YouTube and myspace have done for music and video. Windows XP & Xbox 360 Game Programming Using XNA Game Studio Express covers the fundamentals of XNA GSE for current game programmers, independent developers, small studio developers new to the Xbox environment, and programming students learning game programming. It provides a comprehensive guide to the field of games and game consoles, and presents the basics of game design. It concentrates on the game coding process, and intro... MOREduces the fundamental aspects of game architecture with a focus on Xbox 360 as the code deployment target. The book discusses all aspects of game development through two major game examples: a 2D strategy game and a 3D simulation game. These projects are manageable for an individual developer because XNA GSE uses the C# programming language and managed DirectX. In addition, critical components as .NET and DirectX are introduced and the basics of C# and object oriented programming are reviewed so that new C# programmers will be able to use this book without referring to other sources. Intermediate programmers will be able to use the book's code present as a framework for writing their own games, and advanced programmers can skip the introductory chapters and focus on learning the functionality of XNA GSE, investigate the multi-core architecture of Xbox 360, and extend the game physics module.

Discover how to create exciting and challenging games for the Xbox 360 using XNA Game Studio 4.0 and the Visual C# programming language. XNA GAME STUDIO 4.0 FOR XBOX 360 DEVELOPERS provides experienced game developers with a comprehensive overview of the XNA Framework, giving them all the tools, source code, and information they need to develop Windows and Xbox 360 games. You'll find an introduction to programming in XNA, the XNA Framework, and all the new features included in XNA 4.0 to get you started. The bulk of the book focuses on the XNA Framework, in particular the features of the Xbox 360, including the controller, playing audio, and creating graphics. The final part of the book covers the major features of Xbox Live, including creating and rendering an avatar, 3D programming, loading and rendering a mesh using a basic shader, and networking via system link and online. You'll tie together all the skills you've learned in a final game project that demonstrates the networking capabilities of XNA and acts as a rudimentary, sprite-based networked game engine for your own projects. Let's get started!

Overview of Computer Games
Game Architecture
XNA Game Studio Express: Environment for developing games
Principles of Software Engineering
Object oriented game engineering with C#
Developing your first game
Developing a 3D game
Designing games for multi-core systems
Game physics
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