XNA Game Studio Express: Installation and Setup
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We sincerely apologize for the draft-ness of the
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do not fall into the trap of editing or revising the documents. Included in this document are
three major sections:
1. Download and Installation Guide:
Guides to download and configuration for
the development environment
and the necessary libraries:
- XNA framework and IDE installation guide.
- XnaAssignmentBase documentation guide.
2. CS1/2 Assignment Schedule map:
Here is a syllabus guide for
mapping the assignments below to topics/schedule in a sample CS1/2 series.
3. The Assignment Modules:
NOTE TO INSTRUCTORS: In order to make it easy for you to incorporate these assignments into your classes, material that is purely course-specific (e.g., the course name and number, the due dates, home submission procedures, etc) have been highlighted in red , so that you can quickly and easily find these, and replace them with your own information.
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REFERENCES:
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The art work used in XNA assignments are from the following sites:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/FX101321031033.aspx?pid=CL100570201033
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Many of the online art work are stored in (transparent) gif format. As of version 1.0, XNA does not understand gif format. We use the Exorcist program to convert gif to png for textures. The Exorcist program can be downloaded from:
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This document and the related materials
are developed with support from Microsoft Research Computer Gaming Initiative
under the Computer Gaming Curriculum in Computer Science RFP, Award Number
15871.