Introduction

With Microsoft XNA, Microsoft is doing something really special. It is providing an accessible means for people to create programs for the Windows PC, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone. Now pretty much anyone can take a game idea, run it on a genuine console, and even send it to market in Xbox Live or the Windows Phone Marketplace.

This book shows you how to make game programs and run them on an Xbox 360, a Microsoft Windows PC, or a Windows Phone device. It also gives you an insight into how software is created and what being a programmer is really like.

Who This Book Is For

If you have always fancied writing software but have no idea how to start, then this book is for you. If you have ever played a computer game and thought, “I wonder how ...

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