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- 1. Cross-platform physics games Using MonoGameand Farseer Physics Rune Andreas Grimstad @runegri Capgemini Norge
- 2. What to expect •Lots of code! • Intoduction to MonoGame and Farseer • Playable demos • Code on GitHub for you to play with :-)
- 3. What NOT toexpect • Deep dive into the features • That would take days... • 3D games • Visit Richard Garside’s talk tomorrow at 11:40 • A complete game
- 4. Who am I? •Rune Andreas Grimstad • Lives in Trondheim • Works for Cagemini • Focus on .Net and anything mobile • Programming since I was 8 years old...
- 5. Why games programming? •Not my job! • Fun • Learning • Becoming a billionaire after creating the next Angry Birds Flappy Bird!
- 7. MonoGame • Open Sourceimplementation of XNA 4 • Runs everywhere • C# / .Net • Xamarin
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- 12. MonoGame – gettingit • Download from monogame.net • Clone from GitHub • NuGet
- 13. MonoGame – features •Supports all features of XNA4 (more or less) • 2D • 3D • Content pipeline • Input • Sound and music • Networking • It’s a bare-bones framework…
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- 15. How MonoGame works -The Game Loop Initialize and load content Update game state Draw everything Unload content
- 16. How MonoGame works -Creating content • Most file types are supported • Either use an XNA content project • Requires XNA Game Studio, so Windows only • Create a MonoGame Content project • Or use the MonoGame Content Builder • Runs everywhere • Not 100% done yet, but getting close
- 17. How MonoGame works -Loading content • Using the ContentManager.Load method • Usually Content.Load<Texture2D>("spaceship"); • You can also load other resources this way • SpriteFont, SoundEffect, Song, and so on • Store the files in the Content folder in your project • Build Action – Content • Copy to Output Directory – Copy if newer
- 18. How MonoGame works -Drawing stuff • Use the SpriteBatch class • Start with SpriteBatch.Begin • Do your SpriteBatch.Draw calls • End with SpriteBatch.End • Try to limit how many SpriteBatches you use
- 19. Demo 1 • Thebasics • Draw a sprite on screen • Content • Animation • Camera, pan & zoom • Input
- 20. Demo 1 –What did we learn? • Game loop • Content • SpriteBatch • Texture atlas • Camera • Input
- 21. All that fromthis little guy!
- 22. But there ismore
- 23. Farseer physics Farseer PhysicsEngine is a collision detection system with realistic physics responses.
- 24. Farseer physics • 2DPhysics simulation • Collision detection • Objects with any shape • Friction and restitution • Joints • Gravity ... and more
- 25. Farseer physics –getting it • NuGet • Download from https://farseerphysics.codeplex.com/ • Build from sources • The easiest way to combine with MonoGame?
- 26. One thing tobe aware of • Farseer uses the KMS system (Kilo, Meters, Seconds) • Use the ConvertUnits class • Init with SetDisplayUnitToSimUnitRatio • Use ToDisplayUnits and ToSimUnits Your screen Display coordinates: 1920 x 1080 pixels Farseer coordinates: 19.2 x 10.8 meters
- 27. Demo 2 –more Bubble Bobble! • A simple platformer • Simulates a world • Sprites are bodies in the world • Collision detection • Movement Bubbles!
- 28. Demo 2 –what did we learn? • Using Farseer! • Worlds • Bodies • World and display coordinates
- 29. More features ofFarseer Physics • Polygon shapes • Turning an image into a polygon in the game world • Complex objects • Combining many shapes into a single object • Joints • Attaching bodies to each other
- 30. Demo 3 –Exploring the cave • Stupid game with lots of physics • Polygon objects • Complex objects • Disabling gravity • Attaching objects
- 31. Polygon shapes Turn this...... into this MAGIC!
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- 33. Complex objects • Addmany shapes to one body
- 34. Complex objects • Joinbodies using joints • Revolute joints can be used to create a chain or rope • Use the RopeJoint to set the length of the rope • The possibilities are endless!
- 35. Finally • There ismuch more to MonoGame! • 3D – Richard Garside will talk about this tomorrow! • Pixel shaders and effects • Sound and music • Use the SoundEffect and Song classes • Input beyond the keyboard • Mouse • Touch • Joystick
- 36. Finally finally • Findmy code samples on GitHub • github.com/runegri • And my slides on SlideShare • slideshare.net/runegri
- 37. Get in touch •I’m here for the rest of the conference • Twitter: @runegri • Email: rag@rag.no