Creating Casual Games on

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Windows 8

Windows Phone &

Windows Phone 7 & WinRT Apps

◦ Koi Pond

◦ 3D Flags

◦ Beer Slots

◦ 3D Kaleidoscope

◦ Intruder Alert

◦ Cinco de Mayo

◦ Newtons Cradle

◦ M3 CONF Demo

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Windows Phone 7

Windows 8 RT (Metro Style Apps)

Windows Phone 8

Landscape

Windows Phone 7 Silverlight / XAML – C# and VB XNA – C# and VB HTML / JS

Frameworks & Languages

Windows Phone 8 Native C++ XAML– C#/VB / C+

+??? WinJS ???

Windows 8 RT DirectX - C++ XAML - C#, VB C++ WinJS – JS / HTML5.

Action / Shooters

Simulations / Puzzles

Role-playing / Turn Based

Casual / Educational

Game Types

Storyline / Levels

Renderers

Artwork – 2D / 3D - Sound

Physics

Menus / HUD / Inputs & Controls

Scores / Achievements / Leaderboards

Multiplayer / Networking / Social

Analytics / Advertising / In Game Purchases

Game Design Elements

Game Loop / Event Based / Timer

XNA – Native Wrapper around DirectX

◦ Xbox / PC – Full support

◦ WP7 – 5 built in shaders only.

◦ WP8 - ??? Compatibility mode.

Renderers

MonoGames – (XNA on WinRT / iOS / Android)o Work In Progress. Usable but not complete.

Not on WinRT

Demo

WriteableBitmapEx – Silverlight / XAML

Renderers (cont’d)

DirectX (C++) - Hardcore

◦ SharpDx (C#)

◦ SlimDx (C#)

◦ DirectX ToolKit (DTK)

Digital Rune / Xen / Engine Nine

Demo

2D – Layers / Transparency

◦ Photoshop / Paint.NET

3D – Models / Animations / Meshes

◦ Maya / 3ds Max

◦ Blender

◦ Bryce

◦ Google Sketchup

Artwork

Demo

BEPU

Box2D.XNA

Jitter (JigLibX)

Farseer

Physics

Hand coded

Demo

Unity (WinRT / WP8)

◦ iOS / Android

◦ Fast Forward - WP7 Unity VM

Ogre (WinRT)

Havok (WinRT / WinRTP)

Sunburn (XNA)

Full Frameworks

Xbox Live – Avatars / Achievements

o Invite Only

WP7 / Apple / Android

◦ Buddy / Mogade / ScoreLoop

◦ OpenXLive / OpenFeint / XPGLive

◦ Share Contract / Facebook / Twitter

WinRT ??? - Not sure what’s supported.

LeaderBoards / Social

Flurry Analytics

PreEmptive Solutions

Analytics

Networking

ExitGames (Networking)

SignalR

Paid / Trial / Free

Advertising

◦ AdCenter – Microsoft Pubcenter

◦ AdMob – Google Adsense

In game purchases

◦ WinRT

◦ WP8

Making Money

$ ADVERTISING

Using WinRT C++ Physics Engines in WinJS◦ blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool

/archive/2012/08/31/using-shared-winrt-c-physics-engines-in-your-winjs-game.aspx

Windows Store Games using WinJS◦ blogs.msdn.com/b/davedev/

WinJS gaming

Game Samples◦ Microsoft

xbox.create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/◦ Nokia

www.developer.nokia.com/Develop/Windows_Phone/Code_examples/

Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games◦ www.github.com/wa-toolkit-games◦ www.Tankster.net

Resources and Samples

Lots to think about when writing games. Have fun and focus on strengths. Learn a lot. Use samples and make teams.

Questions

Thanks, for Listening.

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