This document provides an introduction and overview of XNA game programming. It discusses what XNA is, the XNA framework and its core and extended components. It also outlines the basic program flow and structure for an XNA game, including initializing, loading content, updating and drawing. Additionally, it introduces 3D coordinate systems and provides resources for further learning about XNA through the XNA Creators Club website.

1. 3D Game Programming using XNA GSE Sahithya Baskaran Microsoft Student Partner PES Institute Of Technology

2. Agenda Introduction Game Programming Basics 2D Demo

3. INTRODUCTION

4. What is XNA? Expanded as “XNA’s Not Acronymed” Hobby Programmers More than APIs Not a 3D Engine Wrap around DirectX

5. Overview XNA Game Studio Extends Visual Studio 2005 to create games using C# XNA Framework Cross-Platform game development framework and runtime .NET Framework for Xbox 360 Custom version of the .NET Compact Framework Framework

6. XNA Framework Core Framework Graphics Audio Input Math Storage Extended Framework Application Model Content Pipeline Games Starter Kits Your Code Your Content Components Platform DirectX XDK .NET Framework .NET CF Networking Gamer Services

7. GAME PROGRAMMING BASICS

8. Program Flow Game Init Game Menu Game Starting Game Run Game Ending Game Exit

9. XNA Game Program Structure Initialize LoadContent UnloadContent Update Draw

10. 3D World 3D Co-Ordinate System Convention X-Axis: Horizontal Y-Axis: Vertical Z-Axis: Depth

11. PROCEEDING FURTHER

12. XNA Creators Club Online Website launched in March 2007 Forums, Articles, Tutorials, Videos Monthly content releases 41 Samples, 4 Mini-games, 4 Starter kits, … http://creators.xna.com/en-S/quickstart_main

13. Questions? [email_address] [email_address] http://bdns.in