Overview
This engaging, learn-by-doing guide combines fun and games with the fundamentals of computer programming. Computer programming often has a reputation 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!
Synopsis
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 Express and Visual C# 2008, beginning programmers can easily modify existing Xbox games-and even learn how to build their own! Fun, practical programming skills, and two CDs featuring XNA Game Studio Express software and Visual C# 2008 Express Edition software-all in one package!
Key Book Benefits:
•Combines fun with practical instruction for a captivating learning experience
•Provides the basics for any aspiring developer (of games or other applications)
•Includes CDs with XNA Game Studio Express and Visual C# Express Edition
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
What if you could program games that ran on your Xbox 360? With Microsoft's powerful free tools, XNA 2.0 Game Studio Express and Visual C# 2008 Express Edition, you can, even if you've never programmed before. That's the whole point of Rob Miles's new book.Miles, a college instructor and Microsoft MVP, loves how XNA motivates his students: They can actually build something fun while they're learning C#, one of today's most powerful computer languages. This book captures both the fun and C#'s power.
You'll build several games, mastering everything from visuals to keypad input. Microsoft's tools help with the heavy lifting, and while some concepts remain challenging, Miles's friendly approach really helps. OK, you're not creating “Halo 4." Your first game merely turns your Xbox into a mood lamp. But the others, like Xbox Controller Racing, go much further. And beginning programming has never been more enjoyable. Bill Camarda, from the February 2008 Read Only