Developing Game-Themed Applications
With XNA
Kelvin Sung
Computing and Software Systems
University of Washington, Bothell
Serious Game Winter School, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Feb 2010
Acknowledgement
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Collaborator:
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Special thank you:
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Mike Panitz – Cascadia Community College
Ruth Anderson – UW Seattle, CSE
Robin Angotti – UW Bothell, Education
Cinnamon Hillyard – UW Bothell, IAS
Victor M. Larios Rosillo
Megy Seif El-Nasr
Sponsors:
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Microsoft Research Gaming RFP: Award number 15871, 16531
NSF CCLI EMD: DUE-0442420
University of Washington, Bothell, Worthington Scholar Award.
Serious Game Winter School, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Feb 2010
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http://faculty.washington.edu/ksung
Serious Game Winter School, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Feb 2010
First: your background …
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Academics? Software Developers?
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Programming Language?
C#, C++, Java?
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User interactive programs?
GUI API: GLUT, FLTK, Swing, WinForm, etc.
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“Graphics” or a “Console” person?
Graphics API: OpenGL, Java3D, Direct3D? or
Keyboard I/O?
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What are you looking for?
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Curious?
Sounds interesting, what’s up?
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Evaluate potential for work use?
Heard about this, can I use it at work/class?
What do you do?
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Self-interest
Can I develop some cool stuff when I have nothing to do
at home?
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Nothing else to do
seems like a good place to waste a few days?
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A word about me …
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My background
Apology …
I don’t speak Spanish! SORRY!
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Flexible …
Feedback, let me know!
SLOW ME DOWN!!!
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Schedule is flexible!
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This Workshop is about …
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Up and running with XNA
Developing simple 2D Applications with XNA
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If Graphics/GUI background
Humor me, and tell me what you think
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If no Graphics/GUI background
Review MVC framework and
Start programming “pseudo games” in hours
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Main goal: Game-themed application with XNA is EASY!
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These few days:
Develop simple games
learn how to design game-themed materials
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I need from you …
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Feedback
Let me know!
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Participate
Attempt at developing programs
Attempt at designing games/assignments
Present your work to the group (3rd day)
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This is meant to be FUN! 
Serious Game Winter School, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Feb 2010
Questions?
Serious Game Winter School, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Feb 2010
Game Console development: a simple view …
Magic: Developer kit
(Proprietary & $$$)
Source Code
Gaming console API
Game
API Runtime support:
API Runtime support:
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Drawing
Input from controller
Audio
Storage support, etc.
Drawing
Input from controller
Audio
Storage support, etc.
Hardware
Gaming Console Hardware
(Emulator/Simulator … )
(XBOX 360, Wii, PS-#)
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Compare to our experience …
Source Code
Source Code
Gaming console API
Graphics API
GUI API
Operating System
Magic: Developer kit
IDE
Game
Program
API Runtime support
Gaming Console
Audio API
API Runtime support
CPU
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XNA Framework and XNA Games Studio
XBOX App.
PC App.
Compiles
Zune App.
XNA Game Studio
(XNA GS)
Our Source Code
XNA Framework
(collection of APIs)
.net (D3D-9)
PC Hardware
.net cf (D3D-9)
XBOX 360
Hardware
Zune
Hardware
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Load/Run on the XBOX 360: …
Local subnet
Our Source Code
XNA App.
XNA Framework
(collection of APIs)
XNA
Studio
Connect
XNA Game Studio
(XNA GS)
XBOX 360
PC
Internet
XBOX LIVE:
Verify ID
(security)
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XNACS1Lib …
Our Source Code
XNACS1Lib
XNA Framework
(collection of APIs)
XNA Game Studio (GS)
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