Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0: Learn Programming Now!

Now you can build your own games for your Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7, or Windows-based PC—as you learn the underlying concepts for computer programming. Use this hands-on guide to dive straight into your first project—adding new tools and tricks to your arsenal as you go. No experience required!

• Learn XNA and C# fundamentals—and increase the challenge with each chapter
• Write code to create and control game behavior
• Build your game’s display—from graphics and text to lighting and 3-D effects
• Capture and cue sounds
• Process input from keyboards and gamepads
• Create features for one or multiple players
• Tweak existing games—and invent totally new ones

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Getting Started
  • Chapter 1: Computers, C#, XNA, and You
  • Chapter 2: Programs, Data, and Pretty Colors
  • Chapter 3: Getting Player Input
• Images, Sound, and Text
  • Chapter 4: Displaying Images
  • Chapter 5: Writing Text
  • Chapter 6: Creating a Multi-Player Game
  • Chapter 7: Playing Sounds
  • Chapter 8: Creating a Timer
  • Chapter 9: Reading Text Input
• Writing Proper Games
  • Chapter 10: Using C# Methods to Solve Problems
  • Chapter 11: A Game as a C# Program
  • Chapter 12: Games, Objects, and State
  • Chapter 13: Making a Complete Game
  • Chapter 14: Classes, Objects, and Games
  • Chapter 15: Creating Game Components
  • Chapter 16: Creating Multi-Player Networked Games
• Making Mobile Games for Windows Phone 7 with XNA
  • Chapter 17: Motion-Sensitive Games
  • Chapter 18: Exploring Touch Input
  • Chapter 19: Mobile Game Development
• Answers to the Chapter Review Questions
• About the Author

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