Computer programming for students - Games and XNA Studio - Kodu

Links to articles for September 2010:

BCIT student creates Xbox game: communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/techsense/
Kodu Language Grammar (PDF document): research.microsoft.com
XNA Framework 4.0 for Windows Phones: channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/WP7TrainingKit/WP7XNA/

Links to articles for August 2010:

Create Games for Windows Phone 7: blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/alex_golesh/
Getting Started with Windows Phone 7 Game Development (Educational resources): blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/

Links to articles for July 2010:

XNA Game Studio 4.0 Beta Available Now: creators.xna.com/en-US/news/xnags40beta

Links to articles for June 2010:

Kodu Game Lab - Classroom Kit: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/

Links for May 2010

BasicEffect optimizations in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Kodo game development: blogs.msdn.com/ayyash/
Kodu PC build 1.0.48 is live: community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/
New built-in effects in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Traffic links: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
Vertex data in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
XNA Game Studio - Built-in effects, permutations, and performance: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/

Links to articles for April 2010:

6 Surprising ways Kodu can help you: planetkodu.com
Color constructors in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
ElapsedRealTime and TotalRealTime in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Game Development Tutorials for Windows Phone: klucher.com/blog/
How Shawn learned to stop worrying and love premultiplied alpha: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Kodu for PC – a teacher’s tutorial: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/
Kodu - Tutorial #5 Programming UI: community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/
Playing Video Games Will Not Get You a Job But Creating One Might: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Premultiplied alpha in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
SpriteBatch and custom shaders in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Steve Hazen on vector/matrix math: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/

New links in March 2010

Games programming - Backward compatibility: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Coding 4 Fun - Never miss a message again (VB Express of VC# Express): blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/
Games programming with XNA - Reach vs. HiDef: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
In which hints become facts - XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
New Teaching & Learning Resources for XNA and Web: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Point sprites in XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Student Programming - Say That Again in English: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Very Silly Games - Create Games for PC or Xbox using XNA and C#: verysillygames.com
XNA Development - Game Development for Everyone: www.xnadevelopment.com/tutorials.shtml
XNA Game Studio on Windows Phone: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Zune HD Touch Programming with XNA: blogs.msdn.com/martharotter/

New links in February 2010

Doing math in 2D vs. 3D: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Explorer Kodu Club at Explorer Elementary School Detroit: koduclub.org
Games programming - Why do 2D worlds make sense?: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
How to build an asteroids inspired Silverlight game: www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/SpaceRocks.aspx
Kodu Game Lab - Lost Kodu (A Kodu Adventure Game): dx10.net/action-adventure/
Kodu Game Lab - Microsoft Transforms Kids from Game Players into Game Changers: www.blackweb20.com
Kodu Game Lab – Using gaming to interest students in programming: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/
Recreating Frogger in Silverlight: www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/
State of the XNA Framework: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/

Games programming with KODU

Kodu - first impressions and the art of simplicity: www.istartedsomething.com
Kodu Game-Creation Tool for Kids Adapted for the PC: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
KODU Game Lab: fuse.microsoft.com/kodu/
Kodu Game Lab on XNA Creators Club: catalog.xna.com
KODU Team Blog: community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/
New KODU build: community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/
Planet Kodu - Kodu Game Lab course: planetkodu.com/course/

Games programming in general

12 Computer Science game project ideas: compsci.ca/blog/12-computer-science-game-project-ideas/
A* (A-star) Pathfinding Algorithm for Game Developer Beginners: www.policyalmanac.org/games/
Angles, integers, and modulo arithmetic: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
AppWeek game - level editing with Paint.NET and Terragen: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Avoid Common Mistakes When Building Online Games: blogs.msdn.com/nikola/
Begin Game Programming: www.begingameprogramming.com
Blog Reviews – Begin Game Programming & Teaching CS to Kids: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Bug or feature?: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Building games - Creating models, 2D assets using free software: blogs.msdn.com/devschool/
Building Mobile Games - Building a garage (DLL) for your stuff (classes): blogs.msdn.com/devschool/
Combining shaders: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Comparing Direct2D and GDI: blogs.msdn.com/directx/
Computer Gaming Resource Kit: research.microsoft.com/ur/us/gaming/gamingkit/
Creating a Pinball Game in Silverlight Using the Physics Helper Library + Farseer Physics: blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/
Creating Games with XNA Game Studio and C# - New High School Computer Science Course: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Crytek Releases CryENGINE 3: www.n4g.com/dev/News-411228.aspx
DirectX Developer Blog: blogs.msdn.com/DirectX/
DirectX 11 - Tessellation in Stalker: CoP, Dirt 2, Unigine and Alien vs. Predator: www.pcgameshardware.com
Doing math in 2D vs. 3D: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Game Idea - Galileo’s Conspiracy: blogs.msdn.com/devschool/
Game of Life in 3D: www.pay4foss.org/jumpstation/3DLifeGameOf/
Game Programming Class Curriculum: geekswithblogs.net/bscarbeau/
Game Programming for Windows and Xbox 360 with C# and XNA: home.infusionblogs.com/nlandry/
Games Programming - Paint.NET texture importer: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Gaming, Games Development and Design Resource Kit: www.facultyresourcecenter.com
Gaming is required: visitmix.com
Great writeup on car racing game XNA sample and sensor development kit: blogs.msdn.com/gavingear/
How to get started with .NET using Terrarium: blogs.msdn.com/springboard/
How to make a game - Darwinia+: www.introversion.co.uk/darwiniaplus/
Is floating point math deterministic? (Game programming): blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
.NET Terrarium 2.0 Project: www.codeplex.com/terrarium2
Premultiplied alpha: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Psychology of randomness: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Rochester Institute of Technology Games and Electronic Entertainment: games.rit.edu
Silverlight Game Development Forum: silverlight.net/forums/52.aspx
Silverlight games - Review of tutorials for Silverlight games: blogs.msdn.com/research/
Silverlight-based Gaming is about to explode: adamkinney.com
Simple Particle System in Games Programming: silverlightrocks.com
So you wanna make a Zune Game?: blogs.msdn.com/cykho/
Terragen: www.planetside.co.uk
Texture filtering - anisotropy: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
The 400 Project Rule List: www.theinspiracy.com
Upgrade Your Game - SpaceBlitz (Visual Basic): blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/
Upgrade Your Game - Tiny Tennis (Visual Basic): blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/
What is a pixel?: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
Why Silverlight is great for games: www.andybeaulieu.com

Games programming - MotoGP as an example

MotoGP - AI coordinate systems: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - cloudy with poor visibility: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - crash camera sequences: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - custom paint jobs: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - debug cameras: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - localization, translation: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - LOD selection: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - mind the gap: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - particles: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - raindrops keep falling on my lens: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - replays: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - road reflections: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - showing bike damage: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - the Price Is Right: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - the power of blu-tack: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - the sun effect: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - tweakables: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
MotoGP - wet weather effects: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/

XNA Game Studio for PC and XBox

2D Basic Collision Detection: www.progware.org
2D Pong using the Microsoft XNA Framework: www.xnaspot.com/Tutorial_Pong.aspx
Bootstrapping XNA into High School Computer Science: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Building a 3D Game in XNA From Scratch: blogs.msdn.com/dawate/
Building an XNA game and having fun: blogs.msdn.com/devschool/
Creators Club Communiqué 34: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
Deploying XNA Games: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Dream Build Play 2009 and XNA Game Studio 3.1 Announced at GDC: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
Educational content for XNA Game Studio: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
Getting Started Making Games with C# and XNA Game Studio: www.facultyresourcecenter.com/curriculum/
Learn Programming with XNA - Curriculum Available Now: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Making a 2D XNA Game - When Cods Collide Part 1: blogs.msdn.com/betsya/
Making a 2D XNA Game - When Cods Collide Part 2: blogs.msdn.com/betsya/
Making an Ocean with XNA and C#: blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/
New XNA Curriculum Resources: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Pong – A Simple hands on lab for XNA Game Studio: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
Simple Introduction to Game Programming With C# and XNA 3.1 (Free ebook): www.lulu.com
State of the XNA Framework: blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar/
X48 XNA GameCamp: www.x48gamecamp.com/home/
X48 XNA GameCamp - Student games now available to download: blogs.msdn.com/pblog/
XNA Creators Club Communiqué 36: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
XNA Creators Club Community Spotlight - School's In: creators.xna.com/en-US/spotlight/SchoolsIn
XNA Creators Club Online: creators.xna.com
XNA Game Studio 3.0 is LIVE: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
XNA Game Studio 3.1 is GO: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
XNA Game Studio 3.1 Zune Extensions: blogs.msdn.com/xna/
XNA Game-Themed Assignments: depts.washington.edu/cmmr/Research/XNA_Games/
XNA Game-Themed Assignments Project Goals: depts.washington.edu/cmmr/Research/XNA_Games/
XNA Game-Themed CS1 Lab Workbook: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
XNA Links for Teachers (and other learners): blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/