Sams Teach Yourself Windows® Phone 7 Application Development in 24 Hours

Hour 17. Introduction to XNA Programming

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

• Understanding the game loop

• Adding game content

• Rendering textures

• Rendering text

• Adding a background

• Handling user input

Windows Phone isn’t just for line-of-business or consumer applications. It is also a great mobile gaming platform that includes full integration with Xbox LIVE. Although it is possible to build games using Microsoft Silverlight, most games are built using the XNA Framework, which provides a game-optimized managed runtime. A full explanation of XNA Framework and mobile game development is outside the scope of this book; however, by the end of this hour, you should have a good foundation for building games using the XNA Framework.

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