Windows 8 Game Development
David Giard
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
[email protected]
@DavidGiard
DavidGiard.com
TechnologyAndFriends.com
This presentation
is dedicated to
Dave Bost
Construct 2
• Game Designer
• Graphical Interface
• Runs on
• Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP SP2
• Download from Scirra.com
Steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Build game in Construct 2
Export game to Windows 8 project
Compile with Visual Studio on Windows 8
Submit to Windows App Store (dev.Windows.com)
???
Profit!
Spinach Top
Spinach Top Climbs the Sky
Spinach Top in Space
Spinach Top Drives Fast
Whack-A-Spinach-Top
Spinach Top Battles Monsters
SpinachTop.AzureWebsites.net
Demo
• Spinach-Top Battles Monsters
• Download Construct2 at www.scirra.com
• Download art at http://1drv.ms/1kHzWm1
Design Environment
Game
Resources
• opengameart.org
• thenounproject.com
• bing image search
• creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos
Some Cool Links
What?
Where?
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Mva.ms
BizSpark
Tinyurl.com/BizSparkInfo
David Giard
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
[email protected]
@DavidGiard
DavidGiard.com
TechnologyAndFriends.com