Computer programming for students - Games and XNA Studio - Kodu
Links to Games & XNA Studio programming in June 2011
- Visual Basic Support for the XNA platform: blogs.msdn.com/b/vbteam/
Links to Games & XNA Studio programming in May 2011
- Games Programming - Geometry aliasing: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
- Gaming in Kodu - Seven Lessons: www.interactiveclassroom.net
- Kodu – bringing fun to learning in the classroom: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
- New Game Development Education on App Hub for the Windows Phone Mango Tools Release: blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/
- Programming with C# and XNA 0.5 - Jump Start: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
Links in January 2011
- TriangleShooter - Breaking the Player and Enemy out into Classes: blogs.msdn.com/b/kennyspade/
- XNA 3.1 to XNA 4.0 Cheat Sheet: www.nelxon.com/blog/
Links in December 2010
- Artificial Intelligence and Game Programming: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
- Free Tools - Getting started with XNA and Windows Phone 7 Game Design: blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/
- Game Design - The Tools You Need: blogs.msdn.com/b/andrewparsons/
- Games programming - LCD response time: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
- New and Updated Windows and Xbox 360 Developer Education on App Hub: blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/
- New HiDef Education and Avatar Samples for XNA Game Studio 4.0: blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/
- New WP7 Games Educational Content on App Hub - Phase 3: blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/
- Optimal tic-tac-toe (XKCD): blogs.msdn.com/b/matthew_van_eerde/
- TriangleShooter - Advanced Movement with Multi-Touch: blogs.msdn.com/b/kennyspade/
- TriangleShooter - Basic Collision: blogs.msdn.com/b/kennyspade/
- TriangleShooter - Breaking the Player and Enemy out into Classes: blogs.msdn.com/b/kennyspade/
- TriangleShooter - Introduction to XNA–What you get with File –> New Project: blogs.msdn.com/b/kennyspade/
- TriangleShooter - Using Multi-Touch for Movement: blogs.msdn.com/b/kennyspade/
- When WinForms met Game Loop: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
Links in November 2010
- Games programming - Compressed vertex data: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
- Student Apps for Windows Phone 7: channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/
Links in October 2010
- Iterator state machines: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
- Kodu Programming for Kids: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
- UK Innovative Education Forum 2010 Workshops – Building games in the Classroom with Kodu: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
Links to articles for September 2010:
- BCIT student creates Xbox game: communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/techsense/
- Kodu Introduction Tutorials: www.youtube.com/consolarium
- Kodu Language Grammar (PDF document): research.microsoft.com
- XNA Game Studio 4.0 released: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/
- 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/