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Windows Phone 8 Game Development

By : Marcin Jamro
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Windows Phone 8 Game Development

By: Marcin Jamro

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<p>Currently almost everyone has a mobile phone that is used not only for calling, texting, and browsing the Internet, but also as an entertainment and social platform. Developers can create advanced 3D games with outstanding functionality that allow the player to enjoy the game directly on the mobile phone and cooperate with other players via the Internet!<br /><br />Windows Phone 8 Game Development is a practical, hands-on guide that will show you how to create a 3D game for the Windows Phone 8 platform. From setting up the environment to publishing your game, you will first learn how to implement 3D and 2D graphics with Direct3D, XAML, C++, and C#. We will then look at the game logic, steering with sensors, detecting collisions, as well as using maps, geolocation, augmented reality, social networks, and web services to share data between players. Featuring many code examples, images, and diagrams you should find the content both engaging and easy to understand.</p>

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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Windows Phone 8 Game Development
Windows Phone 8 Game Development
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Windows Phone platform
Managed, native, and hybrid development
First steps
Concept of the game
Summary
2
Game User Interface
Game User Interface
New project
Project structure
Manifest file
Application lifecycle
First screen
Running
Debugging
Resources shared among all screens
Data binding
Localization
Summary
3
MVVM Design Pattern
MVVM Design Pattern
Model-View-ViewModel
Menu screen
Map screen
Ranks screen
Settings screen
World, Web, and Help screens
Game screen
Summary
4
3D Graphics Basics
3D Graphics Basics
Introduction to 3D graphics
Direct3D-related part
Necessary modifications
Native part debugging
Summary
5
3D Game World
3D Game World
Planet model
Adding asteroids to the game world
Flying towards the planet
Summary
6
Steering, Sensors, and Collision Detection
Steering, Sensors, and Collision Detection
Rocket steering
Game levels
Collision detection
Improving performance
Other sensors in the native part
Interactive Help screen
Other sensors in the managed part
Summary
7
2D User Interface in 3D Game
2D User Interface in 3D Game
DirectX Tool Kit
Game states
Rocket display
Localized strings
Level countdown
Menus
Summary
8
Maps, Geolocation, and Augmented Reality
Maps, Geolocation, and Augmented Reality
Maps and geolocation
Augmented reality
Navigation to GPS coordinates
Summary
9
Exchanging Data via Web Services
Exchanging Data via Web Services
SOA and WCF
Creating a web service
Web service deployment
Web service usage
Summary
10
Social Networks, Feeds, Settings, and Local Rank
Social Networks, Feeds, Settings, and Local Rank
Publishing posts with Facebook API
Tweeting by Twitter API
Obtaining data from RSS feeds
Game settings
Local rank
Summary
11
Improving Game Experience
Improving Game Experience
Saving and loading the game state
Audio support
Video support
Vibrations
Speech recognition and synthesis
Disabling the lock screen
Summary
12
Game Publishing
Game Publishing
Manifest file
Rating by the users
Release version
Store Test Kit
Simulation Dashboard
Windows Phone Application Analysis
Frame rate counters
Certification requirements
Publishing in the store
Updating submission
Summary
Useful Resources
Useful Resources
Getting started
Game user interface
MVVM design pattern
3D graphics basics and 3D game world
Steering, sensors, and collision detection
2D user interface in a 3D Game
Maps, geolocation, and augmented reality
Exchanging data via web services
Social networks, feeds, settings, and local rank
Improving game experience
Game publishing
Languages and Technologies
Languages and Technologies
Languages
Technologies and frameworks
Index
Index

About the Author

Marcin Jamro is the developer and architect of various kinds of applications, such as web, mobile, and distributed ones. He is interested in many aspects of computer science, including software engineering and project management. Marcin is passionate about C#, C++, and C languages, design patterns, various technologies, and mobile devices, especially the Windows Phone platform.

He has practical experience in project development and holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at JAMROTECH Sp. z o.o. [Ltd.] (Rzeszow, Poland) which consists of activities like IT projects development, consulting, as well as conducting training. He also works at Rzeszow University of Technology and is writing a PhD thesis regarding real-time software engineering.

Marcin has published several papers, taken part in many conferences and organized a few of them, as well as participated in two internships at Microsoft in Redmond (USA). He has Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer certificates. More information about Marcin is available at his website: http://jamro.biz. You can easily contact him by sending an e-mail message to .

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