Game Programming with Silverlight - Softcover

Snow, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598639064 ISBN 13: 9781598639063

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2009

Synopsis

Learn to program fun and challenging games using Silverlight, a rich, web-based application that is ideal for rapid, casual game development. "Game Programming with Silverlight" shows anyone interested in game design and development how to build web-based games using any of the major operating systems and browsers. This comprehensive guide walks readers through every feature of Silverlight used in game creation. You’ll get an introduction to Silverlight 3 and all of its cool features. After you’re comfortable with the application you’ll learn how to create your game world, add objects and animate them, incorporate sound and music, network your game and make it multiplayer, and more! Each chapter covers a wide range of topics that you can leverage to build just about any type of game using Silverlight.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Snow has been a game developer for the past 20 years and has extensive experience in DirectX and multiplayer game programming. He has been a Microsoft employee for over 13 years and is currently a senior development Lead on the Silverlight Tools team. Michael has a Silverlight blog that can be found at http://www.silverlight.net/blogs/msnow.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598639064
• ISBN 13: 9781598639063
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 257