This is the first in a series of posts that will show you to create a (very) simple Windows 8 game. We’ll be using HTML5, JavaScript, WinJS, and some helpful libraries from CreateJS along the way.
In part 1 of this series I gave you an overview of MonoGame,
an open source cross platform implementation of the XNA namespace and
class model and how you could use that to port you existing XNA code to
Windows 8. In this article, I will show you how to get your development
environment setup to support your porting effort.Note: special thanks for Dean Ellis (dellis1972 ) who posted a video on YouTube outlining this process. I highly recommend that you view Dean’s video before you follow the steps belowRead full article here
Games
are likely some of the most popular apps on Windows 8 and you are in a
great position to take advantage of this huge opportunity. How huge?
The Windows Store Blog sums it up well: With more than 630 million Windows 7 licenses sold to date, across 200+ countries and regions around the world, Windows has an unrivaled global reach. Combined with the flexibility of monetization options that the Store provides, Windows 8 represents the single biggest developer opportunity for any platform. |
 Read full article here | Casual game developers have been using XNA
since 2004 to easily create games for Windows, XBox and most recently
Windows Phone. XNA is a .NET framework for game development providing a
content pipeline and game asset load functionality, animation, math,
sound and user input tracking via gamepad, mouse, keyboard and touch
with game logic organized in a straightforward game loop architecture.
Game development is not trivial and XNA was a level up for a great number of students and developers who wanted to learn how to create games. XNA along with Visual Studio made it as easy as File –> New –> XNA Game Studio Project and you were off and gunning. |
