XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner’s Guide
Learn the structure of a 3D world and how to implement a variety of 3D techniques including terrain generation and 3D model rendering.
Build three different types of 3D games step-by-step, including a first-person maze game, a battlefield tank game, and a 3D side scrolling action game on the surface of Mars.
Learn to utilize High Level Shader Language (HLSL) to add lighting and multi-texturing effects to your 3D scenes.
XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner’s Guide
Move beyond the world of flat 2D-based game development and discover how to create your own exciting 3D games with Microsoft XNA 4.0. Create a 3D maze, fire shells at enemy tanks, and drive a rover on the surface of Mars while being attacked by alien saucers.
XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner’s Guide takes you step-by-step through the creation of three different 3D video games with Microsoft XNA 4.0. Learn by doing as you explore the worlds of 3D graphics and game design. Download eBook Free »
Create your own exciting games with Visual Basic and Microsoft XNA 4.0 with XNA 4.0 Game Development by Example: Beginner’s Guide – Visual Basic Edition
Visual Basic edition of Kurt Jaegers’ XNA 4.0 Game Development by Example. The first book to target Visual Basic developers who want to develop games with the XNA framework
Dive headfirst into game creation with Visual Basic and the XNA Framework
Four different styles of games comprising a puzzler, space shooter, multi-axis shoot ‘em up, and a jump-and-run platformer
Games that gradually increase in complexity to cover a wide variety of game development techniques
Focuses entirely on developing games with the free version of XNA
Packed with many suggestions for expanding your finished game that will make you think critically, technically, and creatively.
Fresh writing filled with many fun examples that introduce you to game programming concepts and implementation with XNA 4.0
XNA 4.0 Game Development by Example: Beginner’s Guide – Visual Basic Edition
XNA Game Studio enables hobbyists and independent game developers to easily create video games, and now gives that power to Visual Basic developers. XNA lets you bring your creations to life on Windows, the Xbox 360 and the Windows Phone platforms. The latest release of XNA has added support to Visual Basic and therefore, Visual Basic developers now have the power to give life to their creativity with XNA. Download eBook Free »