Time for action – creating projects

  1. Download 0669_08_GRAPHICPACK.zip from the book's website and extract the contents to a temporary folder. Leave this folder open in Windows Explorer.
  2. Inside Visual Studio, select New Project... from the File menu.
  3. Create a new Windows Game (4.0) project called Gemstone Hunter.
  4. Right-click on the Gemstone Hunter Content project and add a new folder called Textures.
  5. Switch back to the Windows Explorer window and highlight the Sprites folder, as well as the three .PNG files (Gem.png, PlatformTiles.png, and TitleScreen.png). Right-click on one of the highlighted files and select Copy.
  6. Switch back to the Visual Studio window and right-click on the Textures folder in the content project and select Paste. This should result ...

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