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Sebastopol, CA—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. Microsoft® XNA® Game Studio 4.0: Learn Programming Now! (Microsoft Press, $29.99 USD) allows you to dive straight into your first project—adding new tools and tricks to your arsenal as you go. No experience required.
"Technologies like XNA give people the power to bring their game ideas to life," says author Rob Miles (@robmiles). "They are also a great way to spark an interest in the craft of writing computer programs. With the advent of XNA on the Windows phone, we have a perfect platform to create fun games that are really simple to write and," he smiles, "it's an easy way for writers to profit from their work."
When asked why he wrote this particular book, Miles pauses to think. "The world needs more programmers," he says. "People are put off the by the perceived complexity of writing programs. If this book helps folks get a start at programming, then that is great. In the future, pretty much everything will be powered by software. It is important that we have enough people who are able to create it."
- 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
For a review copy or more information please email gretchen@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.
Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0790145310187
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Microsoft® XNA® Game Studio 4.0: Learn Programming Now! Publisher: Microsoft Press By Rob Miles Print ISBN: 9780735651579 Ebook ISBN: 9780735651562 Pages: 464 (est.) Print Price: $29.99 Ebook Price: $23.99 order@oreilly.com 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000 |
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