Download or read book Game Programming with Silverlight written by Michael Snow and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2009 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource for hobbyists and professional game programmers shows how to build web-based games with Silverlight 3 and includes techniques for building a multiplayer online adventure game.
Download or read book 3D Game Development with Microsoft Silverlight 3 written by Gaston C. Hillar and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to creating real-time responsive online 3D games in Silverlight 3 using C♯, XBAP WPF, XAML, Balder, and Farseer Physics Engine.
Download or read book Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Game Programming in 24 Hours written by Jonathan Harbour and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One step at a time, this text teaches all facets of mobile game development, from design through publishing via Microsoft's Marketplace. Top game development author Jonathan S. Harbour starts with the absolute basics, making Windows Phone game development accessible even to programmers who've never written a game before.
Download or read book Mastering Lob Development for Silverlight 5 written by Braulio Diez and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly practical, expert level tutorial teaches you to build a Line of Business application with the aid of a case study which gradually builds throughout the book. It also includes a jumpstart chapter for developers coming from other technologies. If you already have a firm grasp of Silverlight development and are keen to advance your specialist knowledge of Line of Business (LOB) application development, then Expert Line of Business Application Development for Silverlight 5: Quick Start Guide is for you. If you are a developer with experience of other technologies, you may also find this book useful.
Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Game Development written by Adam Dawes and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windows Phone 7 is a powerful mobile computing platform with huge potential for gaming. With "instant on" capabilities, the promise of gaming on the move is a reality with these devices. The platform is an ideal environment for .NET developers looking to create fun, sophisticated games. Windows Phone 7 Game Development gives you everything you need to maximize your creativity and produce fantastic mobile games. With a gaming device always in your pocket, as a phone always is, this is too good an opportunity to miss!
Download or read book Professional Windows Phone 7 Game Development written by Chris G. Williams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create the next generation of gaming titles for Windows Phone 7! Providing an overview of developing games for Windows Phone 7 while working within XNA Game Studio 4, this comprehensive resource covers such essential topics as device/emulator, development tools, device orientation, tilt and accelerometer sensors, multi-touch, working with Cloud and Web services, and more. Three complete games are included within the book plus hands-on explanations and clear example codes help you gain a deeper understanding of the Windows Phone 7 features so that you can start building a game right away. Serves as a comprehensive reference on Windows Phone 7 game development with XNA Game Studio 4 Includes real-world examples and anecdotes, making this book a popular choice for those taking their first steps into the game development industry Demonstrates how to program for device orientation, incorporate Touch Input, add music to a game, work with 3D, and take your game to the marketplace Put your game face on and start designing games for Windows Phone 7 with Professional Windows Phone 7 Game Development!
Download or read book Learning HTML5 Game Programming written by James L. Williams and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2012 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents practical instrucion and theory for using the features of HTML5 to create a online gaming applications.
Download or read book Practical Silverlight Programming written by Jack Xu and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET-based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. With Silverlight, your Web development experience will much more closely resemble the development of desktop applications using WPF. Ultimately, the goal of Silverlight is to create Web applications that are indistinguishable from desktop applications. "Practical Silverlight Programming" provides everything you need to create advanced graphics and user interfaces in your Web applications using Silverlight 2. From simple user interfaces and 2D shapes to complex custom user controls, game physics, and 3D graphics objects, the book uses code examples to clearly explain every step it takes to build a variety of Silverlight applications. You'll learn how to use Silverlight to develop impressive graphics effects and high-fidelity user interfaces. This book includes a complete, in-depth instruction on practical programming using Silverlight 2. After reading this book and running the example programs, you will be able to add various sophisticated graphics and interactive user interfaces to your Web applications. The 100 ready-to-run example programs in the book allow you to explore the details of UI and graphics programming techniques. You can modify the code examples or add new features to them to form the basis of your own projects. Some of the example code listings provided in this book are already sophisticated graphics and user interfaces that can be used directly in your own real-world Silverlight applications. Please visit the author's website for more information about this book at www.drxudotnet.com
Download or read book Silverlight 4 written by Nick Lecrenski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands-on guide to Microsoft's latest rich application development technology: Silverlight 4 Silverlight 4 is the newest version of the rich Internet application toolkit that provides support for .NET capabilities over the Internet. With this latest release of Silverlight, Microsoft has revolutionized the way that Web applications can be created. This book uses the popular Problem – Design – Solution strategy to demonstrate how to harness the power and abilities of Silverlight 4 to add value to the overall user experience of a Web site. Using a Web site created by the author as a reference point, you'll go through the steps of creating a live, fully functional application for the Web using Silverlight 4 and the Silverlight Control Toolkit. Along the way, the book addresses important design considerations, such as the use of Web Services and the SQL Server database. Uses the popular Problem – Design – Solution format show you how to harness the power of the latest version of Silverlight, Microsoft's rich Internet application toolkit Puts the author's own Web site to task as you learn to create rich user interfaces that integrate video, HTML, and social networking components Explains system linking and data flow, end user interface, system architecture based on Silverlight 4 and .NET 4, and more Includes coverage on integrating social networking and Facebook With this book, you'll quickly get started using the new features of Silverlight 4 to enhance the user experience of a Web site. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Download or read book Microsoft Silverlight Edition written by Charles Petzold and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the printed, Silverlight-focused edition of Programming Windows Phone 7, which is available as a free eBook from the Microsoft download center. A Microsoft XNA-focused edition is also available for sale in print (ISBN 9780735656697). The Microsoft eBook covers both Silverlight and XNA in one volume"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Pro Windows Phone 7 Development written by Rob Cameron and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Windows Phone 7 platform provides a remarkable opportunity for Windows developers to create state-of-the-art mobile applications using their existing skills and a familiar toolset. For iOS and Android developers, this book provides the right level of content to help developers rapidly come up to speed on Windows Phone. Pro Windows Phone 7 Development will help you unlock the potential of this platform and create dazzling, visually rich, and highly functional applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace. For developers new to the Windows Phone 7 platform, whether .NET, iPhone, or Android developers, this book starts by introducing you to the features and specifications of the Windows Phone series, and then leads you through the complete application development process. You'll learn how to use Microsoft technologies like Silverlight, .NET, the XNA Framework, Visual Studio, and Expression Blend effectively, how to take advantage of the available sensors such as the location service, accelerometer, and touch, make your apps location-aware using GPS data, utilize the rich media capabilities of the Windows Phone series, and much more. Finally, you'll receive a full tutorial on how to publish and sell your application through the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Download or read book Pro Windows Phone App Development written by Rob Cameron and published by Apress. This book was released on 2012-01-28 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Windows Phone 7 platform, now recently updated, provides a remarkable opportunity for Windows developers to create state-of-the-art mobile applications using their existing skills and a familiar toolset. Pro Windows Phone 7 Development, Second Edition helps you unlock the potential of this platform and create dazzling, visually rich, and highly functional applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace—including using new features like copy-and-paste and API improvements in the NoDo and Mango update waves. For developers new to the Windows Phone platform—whether .NET, iPhone, or Android developers—this book starts by introducing the features and specifications of the Windows Phone series, and then leads you through the complete application development process. You'll learn how to use Microsoft technologies like Silverlight, .NET, the XNA Framework, Visual Studio, and Expression Blend effectively, how to take advantage of the device's sensors with the location service, accelerometer, and touch, how to make your apps location-aware using GPS data, how to utilize the rich media capabilities of the Windows Phone series, and much more. Finally, you'll receive a full tutorial on how to publish and sell your application through the Windows Phone Marketplace. And in this second edition, learn quickly and easily how to take advantage of new API capabilities and HTML5 support right in your browser.
Download or read book Windows Phone 7 in Action written by Michael Sync and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary Windows Phone 7 in Action is a hands-on guide to building mobile applications for WP. Written for developers who already know their way around Visual Studio, this book zips through the basics, including an intro to WP7 and Metro. Then, it moves on to the nuts and bolts of building great phone apps. About the Technology Windows Phone 7 is a powerful mobile platform sporting the same Metro interface as Windows 8. It offers a rich environment for apps, browsing, and media. Developers code the OS and hardware using familiar .NET tools like C# and XAML. And the new Windows Store offers an app marketplace reaching millions of users. About the Book Windows Phone 7 in Action is a hands-on guide to programming the WP7 platform. It zips through standard phone, text, and email controls and dives head-first into how to build great mobile apps. You'll master the hardware APIs, access web services, and learn to build location and push applications. Along the way, you'll see how to create the stunning visual effects that can separate your apps from the pack. Written for developers familiar with .NET and Visual Studio. No WP7 or mobile experience is required. Purchase includes free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBooks downloadable at manning.com. What's Inside Full introduction to WP7 and Metro HTML5 hooks for media, animation, and more XNA for stunning 3D graphics Selling apps in the Windows Store About the Authors Timothy Binkley-Jones is a software engineer with extensive experience developing commercial IT, web, and mobile applications. Massimo Perga is a software engineer at Microsoft and Michael Sync is a solution architect for Silverlight and WP7. Table of Contents4>PART 1 INTRODUCING WINDOWS PHONE A new phone, a new operating system Creating your first Windows Phone applicationPART 2 CORE WINDOWS PHONE Fast application switching and scheduled actions Launching tasks and choosers Storing data Working with the camera Integrating with the Pictures and Music + Videos Hubs Using sensors Network communication with push notifications and sockets PART 3 SILVERLIGHT FOR WINDOWS PHONE ApplicationBar, Panorama, and Pivot controls Building Windows Phone UI with Silverlight controls Manipulating and creating media with MediaElement Using Bing Maps and the browser PART 4 SILVERLIGHT AND THE XNA FRAMEWORK Integrating Silverlight with XNA XNA input handling
Download or read book Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Game Development written by Adam Dawes and published by Apress. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how games that will run on all Windows 8 devices can be developed using C# and XAML. Covers the whole game development experience from initial setup and game design through to user interface design, coding, and deployment to the Windows Store. Intended for users who are already familiar with programming one of the two main managed Visual Studio languages, C# or Visual Basic.NET.
Download or read book Professional Windows Phone 7 Application Development written by Nick Randolph and published by Wrox. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-of-a-kind book on Windows Phone 7 development While numerous books cover both Silverlight and XNA, there lacks a resource that covers the specifics of Windows Phone 7 development. This book fills that void and shares the specifics of building phone applications and games. You’ll learn how to get started with designing, building, testing, and deploying mobile applications for Windows Phone 7. Working examples used throughout the book cover how to design and layout a Windows Phone 7 application, interact with the device, and even sell your applications. Fills the void in the market for an instructional book on developing applications for Windows Phone 7 Offers an overview of Windows Phone and discusses the necessary tools Explains how to work with multiview applications Addresses tool bars, pickers, table views, navigation controllers, application setting, and user defaults Reviews drawing with XNA, using the camera, and understanding basic data persistence Explore the exciting possibilties of Windows Phone 7 development with this invaluable reference.
Download or read book Pro Silverlight 4 in VB written by Matthew MacDonald and published by Apress. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silverlight is Microsoft's cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, Silverlight 4 rides atop the .NET framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications. Pro Silverlight 4 in VB is an invaluable reference for professional developers who want to discover the features of Silverlight. Author Matthew MacDonald's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're most productive in—no matter what the target platform. As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, you'll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight—all of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications. In this book, MacDonald provides a comprehensive tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer.
Download or read book Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers written by Zhinan Zhou and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to develop for the new Windows Phone 7 platform With a special focus placed on the new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) design guidelines and technologies, this reference helps you extend your knowledge so that you can learn to develop for the new WP7 platform. The team of authors presents topic-by-topic comparisons between WP7 and Android and the iPhone, enabling you to learn the differences and similarities between them. This indispensible coverage prepares you for making the transition from programming for Android and the iPhone to programming for the exciting new WP7. Covers the exciting new technology of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and serves as ideal reference for Android and iPhone developers who are eager to get started programming for the WP7 Zeroes in on the differences between programming for Android and the iPhone, making it much easier for you to learn and practice Offers various real-world programming scenarios to enhance your comprehension Demonstrates how to set up your development environment, create the User Interface, use local data storage, leverage location and maps, and use system services Discusses how to handle security issues Start programming for the WP7 today with this book by your side.
