The XNA Role Playing Game Starter Kit

 

The starter kit comes as an MSI installable package. It adds a new template into Visual Studio, making it possible for you to choose File | New | Role Playing Game from the menu. This one step process initiates the creation of a new solution containing the source for a complete tile-based role playing game. In Figure 1 you can see the Solution Explorer and Class View for the created project. By viewing this screen shot you can get some sense of what is available inside the start kit. Obviously this is a fairly extensive bit of source code with lots of logic for you to digest and learn from, especially if you are new to game development.

Acquiring the Starting Kit

The downloads for the RGP Starter Kit are broken out into versions for XNA Game Studio 2.0 and 3.0. There is also a distinction between code that targets Windows and code for the XBox:

• For XNA Game Studio 3.0 Windows
• For XNA Game Studio 3.0 XBox 360
• For XNA Game Studio 2.0 Windows
• For XNA Game Studio 2.0 XBox 360

Here are some additional links

• Home page and some documentation for the starter kit.
• Forum thread for discussing the kit.
• Information on the quest engine.
• Information the the tile engine.

Charlie Calvert’s Community Blog : The XNA Role Playing Game Starter Kit

And if only 1% of those people … I’ll be rich.

 

And if only 1% of those people… | Derek Sivers

Scott Hanselman’s 2009 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

 

Scott Hanselman’s Computer Zen – Scott Hanselman’s 2009 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

Netflix API using OAuth authentication class library

 

 

CodeProject: Unraveling the Netflix API – Part I – Netflix API Basics. Free source code and programming help

Coding4Fun : Managed Library for Nintendo’s Wiimote

 

Managed Library for Nintendo’s Wiimote

Published 14 March 07 01:05 AM | Coding4Fun

In this article, Brian Peek demonstrates how to connect to and use the Nintendo Wiimote from C# and VB.NET. The final output is an easy-to-use managed API for the Wiimote that can be used in any managed application.

Via Coding4Fun : Managed Library for Nintendo’s Wiimote

Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote

 

Interaction Techniques Using the Wii Remote – Johnny Lee will show off some interesting uses he has found for using the Wii Remote as a PC input device.

• Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote
• Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wiimote
• Tracking fingers with the Wii Remote

Small Basic : Tetris – Sample of the Week

 

Sample of this week is Small Basic Tetris, ported by Kenneth Kasajian.  In all, the program is just about 530 lines long, and is listed after the screenshot.

Small Basic : Tetris – Sample of the Week