Overview of MonoGame

What is MonoGame?• Open Source implementation of XNA 4.0 API o OpenGL, OpenTK, OpenAL• Massively Multi-Platform Game Development• Write Once, Play Everywhere.• Supported Platforms • Windows • Mac OSX • iOS (iPhone and iPad) • Android • Linux• Platforms in Development • Playstation Suite • Windows 8 Metro

XNA is Serious Business Bastion, 500k+ sold Magicka, 1.1m+ sold 1m+ sold

What can MonoGame do?• 2D Graphics• Custom Effects (GLSL)• XNA Content Files• Networking (lidgren) o Local Only• Sound/Music( via OpenAL - not Android )• XACT (proprietary audio by Microsoft)• 3D Support in Development

What can MonoGame do?• Video Playback o as per platform• Native asset loading o png/jpeg/gif/tiff/pdf o wav/mpeg• Input o Gamepad on Window/Linux/MacOS o Gestures on iOS/Android

What are we missing?• Custom Content Pipeline o Cannot generate content ﬁles• 3D Support (in our develop3d branch)• HLSL Effects (in our develop3d branch)• Networking o Limited to Local Networks o Cannot link with XNA based games• Many bits and pieces • We do accept community patches for missing API features

Lots of Sample Code• Samples Repository contains lots of examples o XNA AppHub Samples o Windows Phone 7 o MonoGame Team• Exampes available for each Platform o 38 samples for MacOSX o 25 samples for iOS o 14 samples for Linux o 11 samples for Android • New Samples are added all the time• Starter Packs from AppHub

On the App StoreMany titles already using MonoGame:iOS 28 titles!Android 5 titles.Mac OS, Linux WizorbChrome Bastion

2.5 Release• OpenGL ES 2.0 (iOS and Android)• GLSL shaders supported• Visual Studio Templates o Windows and Linux• MonoDevelop Templates o Windows / Linux and Android (Mono for Android)• Binary Release available o Contains dlls for Windows and Linux. o Project Templates

SamplesNetRumble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPcC0CnK6Do

SamplesRole Playing Game

SamplesCatapultNetWars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trHrQUeKVW8based on CatapultWars with added multiplayer support.

Converting an XNA Game• Using the MonoGame 2.5 Binary Release

3.0 Development• OpenGL ES 2.0 only (iOS and Android)• 3D API Implemented• GLSL and HLSL shaders supported • HLSL support uses mojoshader • Even on iOS and Android• Complete re-work with less duplicated code• Based on code donated by Inﬁnite Flight Team

3D SamplesReach Mix 10 Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnFIdCeTG3I

3D SamplesMulti Camera Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBabkIAA_3g

3D GamesInﬁnite Flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QrPag77FMK

3D GamesARMED! http://www.armedgame.com/ http://www.sickheadgames.com/

Converting a 3D XNA Game• Using the MonoGame develop3d branch

The FutureAPI Extended networking support DirectX 11 backend for Windows 8 Metro CellSDK( http://www.cellsdk.com/ ) Networking ( alternative to Xbox Live ) Built-in advertising support.Platforms PlayStation Suite (started, but SDK is inﬂux) Google Native Client ( Bastion ) Raspberry Pi

ReferencesFollow us on Twitter @MonoGameTeamirc #monogamegnome.irc.orgYoutube Channelhttp://www.youtube.com/MonoGameTeamMonoGame on codeplexhttp://monogame.codeplex.com Xamarin Copyright 2012 © Xamarin Inc. All rights reserved

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