Creating a terrain with texture mapping In most of the modern outdoor games, such as Delta Force and Crysis, you will see the trees, rivers, mountains, and so on, all of which are dedicated to simulating the real world, as the game developer hopes to bring a realistic environment when you are playing. In order [...]
Archive for September, 2012
Windows Phone Entering the Exciting World of 3D Models #part2
September 29th, 2012 
Jason Bourne 
Posted in Windows Phone XNA 
Tags: Bottom Face, CPU, Draw Matrix, Draw Ocean, Front Face, Left Face, Right Face, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Game, XNA 
1 Comment »Windows Phone Entering the Exciting World of 3D Models #part1
September 29th, 2012 Jason Bourne Controlling a model with the help of trackball rotation To rotate a model from any direction in Windows Phone 7 could let the game player have extra choices to view the model. For programming, the trackball viewer will help the programmer to check whether the output model from the model software works well. In this [...]
Windwos Phone Content Processing
September 26th, 2012 Jason Bourne The architecture and flow of content processing Content processing is a special module in Windows Phone 7 Game Programming. It provides the flexibility for different types of game content including images, effects, and models. Besides this, the most powerful aspect of content processing is the extension to customize your game with different types of contents. [...]
Windows Phone Game User Interface, Heads Up Display (HUD) #Part 2
September 24th, 2012 Jason Bourne Creating a progress bar for game content loading and value status When playing a game, especially for some big games, at the initialization phase, a progress bar will show you the game object loading status and percents. As a time-based game, the progress bar represents the remaining time. Moreover, a Role Playing Game (RPG) often [...]
Posted in Windows Phone XNA Tags: GUI, List Rectangle, Rectangle Bound, RGB, Selection Area, Textbox Bound, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Game, XNA No Comments »Windows Phone Game User Interface, Heads Up Display (HUD) #Part 1
September 24th, 2012 Jason Bourne Scaling an image Controlling the size of images is a basic technique in Windows Phone 7 XNA programming. Mastering this technique will help you implement many special visual effects in 2D. In this recipe, you will learn how to zoom an image in and out for a special visual effect. As an example, the image [...]
First Step into XNA Game, Coordinates and View
September 23rd, 2012 Jason Bourne Drawing the axes for a 2D game In 2D or 3D game programming, the axes are the basis for the position of objects. With the coordinate system, it is convenient for you to place or locate the objects. In 2D games the coordinate system is made up of two axes, X and Y. In 3D [...]
Posted in Windows Phone XNA Tags: Basic Effect, Camera View, DOWN, FPS, LEFT, RIGHT, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Game, XNA No Comments »Playing with Windows Phone Touch and Sensors
September 21st, 2012 Jason Bourne Creating your first touch application/game For Windows Phone 7, touchscreen is the most convenient way of allowing the user to interact with your game. The screen, where all actions and gestures take place, is 800 * 480 for landscape mode and 480 * 800 for portrait mode. Based on the hardware, Windows Phone 7 will [...]
Windows Phone Developer Tools and XNA Game Studio 4.0
September 20th, 2012 Jason Bourne Windows Phone 7 is a new platform from Microsoft. It succeeds the Windows Mobile and combines the UI features of Microsoft Zune. Windows Phone is a consumer-oriented platform while Windows Mobile is more about business. On Windows Phone 7, or the latest release of Mango, you have more flexibility to develop with the hardware using [...]
Pedometer (Walking Motion)
September 18th, 2012 Jason Bourne Apedometer counts how many steps you take. It is a handy device for people who are interested in getting enough exercise and perhaps need a little motivation. Pedometers—especially good ones—are expensive. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer, the Pedometer app enables you to turn your phone into a pedometer without the need for a separate device. [...]
Balance Test (2D)
September 18th, 2012 Jason Bourne Test your hand’s coordination and ability to hold your phone still in Balance Test, a fun little 2D-accelerometerbased game. You’ve got one minute to line up the images as many times as possible. You must keep the phone still at the correct angle for 3 seconds to earn each point. If the images become unaligned [...]
Posted in Windows Phone 7 Apps Tags: Balance Test, FIGURE, LISTING, Main Page, Moo Cow, Reflex Test, TOLERANCE, UI, Visibility Visibility, XAML No Comments »Level (Determining Angle)
September 18th, 2012 Jason Bourne No book covering the use of an accelerometer would be complete without showing you how to create a level! This chapter’s Level app not only features four classic tubular bubble levels (one on each edge), but it also shows the current angle of the phone with little accent lines that line up with companion lines [...]
Posted in Windows Phone 7 Apps Tags: Canvas Background, Ellipse Width, FIGURE, Line Y1, LISTING, Main Page, TOA, UI, Visibility Visibility, XAML No Comments »Moo Can (Turn Over)
September 15th, 2012 Jason Bourne Do you remember those cans that moo when you turn them upside down? The Moo Can app brings this classic children’s toy back to life in digital form! Moo Can makes a moo sound when you turn your phone upside down. Gravity also affects the cow on the screen, which rotates and falls toward whatever [...]
Posted in Windows Phone 7 Apps Tags: Collapsed Visibility, FIGURE, LISTING, Main Page, Show Unable, UI, Uri Images, X2 Y2 Z2, XAML No Comments »Noise Maker (Shake)
September 15th, 2012 Jason Bourne Noise Maker makes a loud, annoying noise when you shake the phone. This app is meant for sporting events, much like the vuvuzelas that became infamous during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. You can use it to help cheer on your team, or to distract the opposition. The main lesson of this chapter—figuring out when [...]
Posted in Windows Phone 7 Apps Tags: FIGURE, LISTING, Main Page, Noise Maker, Orientation Horizontal Margin, Settings Page, UI, Visibility Visibility, XAML 1 Comment »Coin Toss (Throw)
September 14th, 2012 Jason Bourne Coin Toss helps you with any heads-or-tails type of decision. Make an upward tossing motion with the phone in your hand, and watch the coin of your choice flip to give you an answer. You can choose between a penny, nickel, dime, or quarter, and see a neat visual history of your coin tosses. The [...]
Posted in Windows Phone 7 Apps Tags: Coin Toss, FIGURE, HEADS, History Page, LISTING, Setting List, TAILS, Value Heads, Value Tails, Visibility Visibility No Comments »Boxing Glove (Accelerometer Basics)
September 14th, 2012 Jason Bourne Boxing Glove is an app for people who feel like being immature (or people who simply are immature). With it, you can throw punches into the air and hear a variety of punching/groaning sound effects. The punching sound effects occur right when you hit your imaginary target. Boxing Glove supports right- or left-handed punching, and [...]
Posted in Windows Phone 7 Apps Tags: Boxing Glove, FIGURE, LISTING, Main Page, Settings Page, UI, Uri Audio, Uri Images, Value Settings, Windows Phone 1 Comment »
