Bring your PC, Zune, and Xbox gaming visions to life with Microsoft XNA Game Studio Develop complete 2D and 3D games with step-by-step hands-on instruction, advice, and tips from two industry professionals. Fully revised to cover the latest features, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide, Second Edition lays out the essentials of game programming alongside exciting examples and C# code samples. Learn how to create 3D models, virtual worlds, and add stunning animation. You'll also discover how to incorporate 3D audio into your projects and handle PC and game controller input devices. Create, draw, and update XNA game windows and 3D objects Add dazzling animation and fluid character motion Render photorealistic terrains, landscapes, skies, and horizons Program custom lighting and shading effects using HLSL Integrate sound effects, game dashboards, and stat tracking Work with game cameras, keyframes, sprites, and loaders Design natural collision detection, ballistics, and particle effects Develop, import, and control Quake II models using MilkShape

Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express creator's guide

Cawood, Stephen; McGee, Pat (Software development instructor)

McGraw-Hill School Education Group

Irwin Professional Publishing

McGraw-Hill Companies

New York: McGraw-Hill

Oracle Press

2nd ed., San Francisco, California, 2009

2nd ed, Emeryville, Calif., London, 2009

United States, United States of America

2nd ed, New York, ©2009

2, PT, 2009

<p><P><b>Bring your PC, Zune, and Xbox gaming visions to life with Microsoft XNA Game Studio</b><P>Develop complete 2D and 3D games with step-by-step hands-on instruction, advice, and tips from two industry professionals. Fully revised to cover the latest features, <b>Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide, Second Edition</b> lays out the essentials of game programming alongside exciting examples and C# code samples. Learn how to create 3D models, virtual worlds, and add stunning animation. You'll also discover how to incorporate 3D audio into your projects and handle PC and game controller input devices.<ul><li>Create, draw, and update XNA game windows and 3D objects<P></li><li>Add dazzling animation and fluid character motion </li><li>Render photorealistic terrains, landscapes, skies, and horizons</li><li>Program custom lighting and shading effects using HLSL</li><li>Integrate sound effects, game dashboards, and stat tracking </li><li>Work with game cameras, keyframes, sprites, and loaders</li><li>Design natural collision detection, ballistics, and particle effects</li><li>Develop, import, and control Quake II models using MilkShape </li></ul></p>

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Bring your PC, Zune, and Xbox gaming visions to life with Microsoft XNA Game Studio Develop complete 2D and 3D games with step-by-step hands-on instruction, advice, and tips from two industry professionals. Fully revised to cover the latest features, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide, Second Edition lays out the essentials of game programming alongside exciting examples and C# code samples. Learn how to create 3D models, virtual worlds, and add stunning animation. You'll also discover how to incorporate 3D audio into your projects and handle PC and game controller input devices.

Experts in the field of game programming explain how to create complete games for the PC and the Xbox 360 with the help of Microsoft's popular new development platform for the Xbox 360 and Windows, providing a thorough overview of the platform, C♯ tutorials related to XNA game development, XNA game development samples, a step-by-step walkthrough of the new Xbox 360 Creators' Club, and other important topics

Explains how to create complete games for the PC and the Xbox 360 with the help of Microsoft's new development platform, providing an overview of the platform, C# tutorials related to XNA game development, and XNA game development samples.

xxi, 538 p. : 24 cm
Includes index

2023-06-28