5 Digigirlz Xna

Digigirlz
Video Games
And
XNA

Introduction
What Makes a Game
Types of Games
Whiteboard Talk
Independently Developed Games
The Games We Play
Game Time
XNA
What It Is
Why XNA
How to Get It
How to Install It
Questions / Comments
Contact Information

What Makes a Game
Types of Games
Action Shooter
Adventure
Casual
Simulation
Rhythm
Role Playing
Serious
Strategic

Action / Shooter
Fighting
Street Fighter II
Platformers
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
First Person Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat
Third Person Shooter
Gears of War 2

Fighting

Platformers

First Person Shooter

Third Person Shooter

Adventure
Action
The Legend of Zelda
Stealth
Tenchu Stealth Assassins
Suspense / Horror
Resident Evil 5

Action

Stealth

Suspense / Horror

Casual
Puzzle
Puzzle Quest

Puzzle

Simulation
Life
The Sims 3
Construction
Sim City 4
Vehicle
Gran Turismo 5

Life Simulation

Construction Simulation

Vehicle Simulation

Rhythm
Dancing
Dance Dance Revolution
Music
Guitar Hero 2

Dancing

Role Playing
RPG
Fable II
Massively Multiplayer Online
World of Warcraft

Serious
Education
Oregon Trail
Training
Military Training Simulations

Serious

Strategic
Real Time
Dawn of War II
Turn Based
X-Com: UFO Defense

Real Time Strategy

Turn Based Strategy

Independently Developed Games
The Games We Play
games.msn.com
www.freeonlinegames.com
www.addictinggames.com
games.yahoo.com
games.aol.com

XNA
What is XNA?
Why XNA?
What is C#?
How to Get XNA
How to Install XNA

XNA
What is XNA?
XNA stands for XNA is Not Accronymed
XNA 3.1
Easily create games for Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune
Based on the .NET Framework
Who is XNA for?
Hobbyists
Academics
Independent Game Developers

XNA
Why XNA?
It’s FREE!
Large amount of community support
Fairly easy to learn

XNA
What is C#?
Programming Language
Based on C++ (an older programming language)
.NET Framework
Object Oriented Programming

XNA
How to Get XNA
XNA Creators Club
Click on “Resources”
Click on “Download”
You need:
Microsoft C# Express Studio
XNA Game Studio 3.1
DirectX Runtime Web Installer
Only need if using Windows XP or earlier

Other Resources

Questions / CommentsWebsites
Contact Information:
Chris Savolskis
Websites of interest:
XNA Developer Center
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/xna
XNA Creators Club
creators.xna.com
Microsoft DreamSpark
www.DreamSpark.com

Credits
Pictures were taken from the following web sites:
IGN.com
GameWallPapers.com

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