About the Author
by Jerry Lee Ford
XNA® 3.1 Game Development for Teens: Game Development on the PC, Xbox 360®, and Zune® Player
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- I. XNA Development Basics
- 1. Introducing Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.1
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. Creating Your First XNA Application
- II. Learning How to Program with Visual C# Studio Express 2008
- 4. Working with Data, Values, and Variables
- 5. Conditional Logic and Loops
- 6. Objects, Classes, and Methods
- III. Game Development Basics
- 7. Collecting User Input
- 8. Working with Images
- 9. Adding Sound Effects and Background Music
- IV. Building Games for the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune
- 10. Creating Your Own Arcade Game
- Key Features Found in Most Computer Games
- Creating the XNA Breakout Game
- Step 1—Creating a New Project
- Step 2—Defining Game World Data
- Step 3—Setting Screen Resolution and Full-Screen Mode
- Step 4—Initializing Game Play
- Step 5—Loading Game Content
- Step 6—Updating Game Play
- Step 7—Drawing the Game
- Step 8—Configuring the Screen
- Step 9—Configuring the Ball and Paddle
- Step 10—Starting Game Play
- Step 11—Processing Player Input
- Step 12—Managing Ball Movement
- Step 13—Keeping Track of the Bricks
- Step 14—Redisplaying the Bricks
- Step 15—Displaying the Splash Screen
- Summary
- 11. Porting Your Games to the Xbox 360 and Zune Player
- 10. Creating Your Own Arcade Game
- V. Appendices
- Glossary
Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 20 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He is the author of 33 books and co-author of two additional books. His published works include Getting Started with Game Maker, DarkBASIC Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Scratch Programming for Teens, Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Programming for the Absolute Beginner, and Phrogram Programming for the Absolute Beginner. Jerry has a master’s degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and he has over five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in information technology.
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