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Learn Programming Now! Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0: Design and create games for your Xbox 360 and your PC
This engaging, learn-by-doing guide combines fun and games with the fundamentals of computer programming. Computer programming often has a reputation among students as being mired in details and short on fun. Now Xbox gamers and aspiring developers can have fun while learning hands-on how to create and customize Xbox 360 games! With XNA Game Studio
and Visual C# 2005, beginning programmers can easily modify existing Xbox games - and even learn how to build their own!
CONTENTS:
Part 1: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Computers, Xboxes, C#, XNA, And You
Chapter 2: Programs, Data, And Pretty Colors
Chapter 3: Getting Player Input
Part 2: Using The XNA Framework
Chapter 4: Displaying Images
Chapter 5: Writing Text
Chapter 6: Creating Multiplayer Game
Chapter 7: Playing Sounds
Chapter 8: Creating A Times
Chapter 9: Reading Text Input
Part 3: Games And Programming
Chapter 10: Using C# Methods To Solve Problems
Chapter 11: A Game As A C# Program
Chapter 12: Games, Objects, And State
Chapter 13: Creating Gameplay
Chapter 14: Making Complete Games
Appendix A: Pop Quiz Answers
Appendix B: Glossary
Index
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