XNA Windows 8 MonoGame
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The document provides an overview of Windows 8 and its gaming capabilities, emphasizing the demand for games in the app market and the opportunities for developers. It discusses the benefits of using frameworks like XNA and MonoGame for game development, as well as strategies for engaging users through multi-tasking features and competitive elements. Additionally, it highlights resources and training available for developers to create and publish games on the Windows platform.
XNA Windows 8 MonoGame
- 2. Agenda Overview of Windows Games on Windows 8 Demo of Porting XNA Questions
- 5. Source: IDC, March 2012 690m
- 6. Source: IDC, March 2012 60m
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- 10. Why Games.... Demand Most titles in the Windows Phone apps store are entertainment and utility apps Customers are downloading more games than any other type of app Customers are willing to spend money for the privilege There is an opportunity here to give customers what they want
- 11. Mobile Games Market tablet and smartphone games (global, 2012) $9bn +32% >500M >175M CONSUMER SPEND ANNUAL GROWTH MOBILE PLAYERS PAYING PLAYERS 33% OF ALL* 66% OF ALL* DOWNLOADS MONEY $ TO SMARTPHONES SPENT ON SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS WERE AND TABLETS WAS SPENT ON GAMES *BASED ON iOS APP STORE DATA IN 44 COUNTRIES & GAMES PLAYSTORE DATA OF 17 COUNTRIES © 2013 Distimo/Newzoo
- 12. Type of Games.... CATEGORY TYPES OF SHORT TERM GAME LONG TERM GAME PLAY PLAY Kids Role Playing Racing Puzzle Strategy Simulation Action Sports Racing Simulation Action Kids Action 7% Playing Role 7% 14% 7% Racing 14% 7% 43% Simulation 22% Puzzle 14% 36% Strategy 29% Freemium games do better than paid games Action games are the best bet to turn a quick buck Strategy games dominate long-term Simulation games account for the second largest share. Opportunity to carve out a niche ( grow your fan base ) * Taken from http://www.appannie.com/blog/mobile-games-that-last/
- 14. Microsoft DreamSpark provides no-cost access to Microsoft designer and development tools for verified students and educators around the world, to support and advance their learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities.
- 22. You have your great ideas and exciting game designs…
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- 24. http://bit.ly/GJ_GreatGames Key Ideas for Windows 8 Casual Games
- 26. • The hierarchical pattern enables you to put all of your content in front of users, delighting them and making their first experience a complete one. • The flat navigation model simplifies subcategories, levels, or dynamically populated fields • Global navigation elements such as the app bar are consistent and familiar for users
- 27. True multi-tasking for tablets is finally here! Keep your app top of mind by snapping apps to the sides of the screen. Your app responds to the available screen real estate to show content in the optimal way Windows 8 allows full gameplay if applicable in snap view
- 28. • Edge UI leaves the screen clear of clutter, but keeps needed functions close by • Cool Scenarios • Pausing • Messaging • Status Updates • Accessing Game Menus
- 29. • Users approach tablets and touchscreens in a variety of ways • Windows 8 accommodates a multitude of interaction variations
- 30. • Semantic Zoom allows a user to get a different view of your data, making it easier to understand and navigate. • Allow a user to quickly navigate between different levels • Quickly show unlocked content, recently released levels, or new achievements
- 31. • Semantic Zoom allows a user to get a different view of your data, making it easier to understand and navigate. • Allow a user to quickly navigate between different levels • Quickly show unlocked content, recently released levels, or new achievements
- 32. • Communicate to users when the game is in a paused state, either by removing them from the in-game experience and putting them back in the central hub or by presenting a pause overlay or pause screen
- 34. • Elements of your game’s brand are introduced without the clutter of unnecessary UI • Edge UI helps manage multiple games while keeping the canvas available for important startup functions
- 35. • Most people have more than one Windows PC. Let your game provide a consistent user experience across all their Windows 8 PCs • Give users the experience they expect. Windows 8 makes it easy to roam information • Game settings and configuration • App licenses and in-app purchases from the Windows Store
- 36. Leaderboards are a crucial component for game enthusiasts. The competition factor keeps users engaged in your game and encourages other users in their network to return and maintain their rankings. Utilise location services to access local standings.
- 37. Drive engagement beyond standard gameplay with achievements. Utilize weight, color and size to distinguish between items that are close to being completed.
- 38. Game gets 5s to handle Game is not notified suspend before termination User Launches Game Game notified when resumed Splash screen
- 39. Deepen Engagement & increase repeat-use • At-a-glance information delivery in a natural, attractive format • Draw the user back into the app with a single tap with fresh, tailored content via Live Tiles • Send tile updates even when your app isn’t running • Secondary tiles provide an entry point into a specific experience within your app • Represent your content best with a variety of tile templates
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- 42. • Sensors in the tablet can feel more than touch • The accelerometer measures movement and provides an additional element to games • It brings games off the screen and into the physical world
- 43. • A simple implementation of the accelerometer • Another way to keep secondary functions out of the way, but readily available
- 44. • The Search Contract provides users with a familiar and natural way to search for items across application on the machine. • Cool Scenario: • Searching for in app purchases or add on.
- 45. The settings charm provides a familiar and consistent way to modify an apps settings More settings menus can be added for account management or game specific menus.
- 46. Drive engagement with your game by exposing content with App to App picking. This allows your game to share it’s content with other apps seamlessly and consistently. • The file picker makes it easy to organize content • You can also access content from other apps
- 47. Extend your experience beyond Windows 8 and push your content to devices on your local network. The ‘PlayTo’ feature allows relevant controls to be accessed on the first device without compromising the display on the other.
- 50. MonoGame is an open source implementation of the XNA framework that allows developers to port XNA games to platforms that don’t have Microsoft- supported XNA runtime solutions. For instance, MonoGame provides a Windows 8 Store application runtime. SharpDX is an open source project delivering a managed DirectX API for Windows, including Windows 8 Store apps. Microsoft doesn’t endorse MonoGame, SharpDX, Unity or other third party development solutions in any official way, we fully support a rich and varied array of runtime libraries and tools that make game development easier.
- 51. Write Once, Play Everywhere
- 52. Brief History of MonoGame? Project Started in June 2009 as XNATouch by Jalfx Dec 2009 – v0.7 (2D and iOS only) Oct 2011 - v2.0 ( Added 2 platforms, Renamed to MonoGame) Dec 2011 - v2.1 Feb 2012 – (3D codedrop from Flying Dev Studios) March 2012 – 2.5 (Tom and Sickhead Games) June 2012 -2.5.1 (11,000 downloads)
- 53. Very High Code Reuse Some users report 95% code reuse!!
- 54. MonoGame and Windows MonoGame .NET 4.5 .NET 4.0 SharpDX Direct X
- 56. Contributing individuals Oliver Brown Dean Ellis Tophathacker Koda Turtle Games David Lively Carl Ådahl Tom Spilman Niel Clancey Marshall Ward Grapes Nezz Randolph Burt Espes Danzel Javier Fernandez Nicolas Coderre Thiago Pastor Adrian Batzill Inverness Edward Rudd Akshay Arora Andre Esteve Raistlinthewiz David Leaver Jeff Johnson James Lupiani Christian Zangl Jorge Cantón Ferrero Mgroves Steve 'Sly' Williams Geoff Norton Jordan Phillips Tom Gooding Dominique Louis Jamesford42 Taskbit Tapani Värjölä Deathcradle Jeremy Bell Lukas Jadaml Ádám L. Juhász Ray Batts Renaud Bédard Nicolas Leonard Jhllnd Kenneth Pouncey Write Once, Play Everywhere
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- 68. Windows 8 Games
- 69. Draw a Stickman – EPIC Adventure http://epic.drawastickman.com/
- 70. Skulls of the Shogon (our first Microsoft Studios game) http://www.skullsoftheshogun.com/
- 71. References Follow Twitter @MonoGameTeam irc Channel : #monogame Server : irc.gnome.org YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/MonoGameTeam Site : http://monogame.net Copyright 2012 © Xamarin Inc. All rights reserved
- 72. Commercial games we know of iOS* 30+ *Xamarin compilers makes it possible for MonoGame titles to reach iOS and Android users. Android* 15+ MacOS, Linux 10+ Windows 8 • 20+ Chrome Bastion Write Once, Play Everywhere
- 73. Porting to MonoGame Project Setup From scratch : ~30-60 minutes With Templates : ~15 minutes Platform Specific Resolutions Sound/Video Write Once, Play Everywhere
- 74. Demo of XNA Tank Asset
- 75. Things to think about It's Being used in AAA games It's Extendable It's Growing(games, developers, platforms) It's In your hands It's Now supported by Microsoft It's Currently the only way to Windows 8 It's OpenSource It's Active Lots of examples Write Once, Play Everywhere
- 76. Demo of Catapult Game
- 77. Summary Games are the #1 download and #1 money making app category Pick your niche, grow from there XNA and MonoGame provides a solution to get your existing XNA assets and games running as a Windows 8 Store App MonoGame provides a cross platform solution so that you can leverage your existing XNA development effort, across multiple marketplaces to develop a portfolio of games across platforms Follow the certification guidelines (WACK) to make your app Windows 8 Store ready
- 79. The Future Embracing XNA: APIs, Shaders etc Extend: New platforms, APIs, Features Enhancements and fixes Content Pipeline Visual Studio Integration MonoDevelop Integration Better documentation Getting Started Guides Platform specific best practices More Video tutorials
- 80. http://www.ubelly.com/gaming Building Windows 8 Games http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/windows8/ Windows 8 UK Camps and Training Events http://dev.windows.com Windows 8 developer resources http://dev.windowsphone.com Windows Phone 8 developer resources http:// www.imaginecup.com Imagine Cup
- 81. http://www.monogame.net MonoGame http://monogame.codeplex.com MonoGame Installer for Windows http://www.github.com/mono/MonoGame Git Resource
- 82. Develop a great portfolio, publish apps to store : • Register for a Windows 8 Developer Store account DreamSpark members have FREE Windows Store subscription! www.dreamspark.com • Attend a free training camp and training http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/windows8/
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