Goals:

Install software needed develop XNA games.
Write first XNA Windows game.
Know fundamentals of functions that that must be overridden from Game class.

Software to Install

Visual C# Express Edition

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualcsharp/

Game Studio Express 1.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A73A7E71-FF41-432D-A0EB-043E904A1905&displaylang=en

.NET Framework 1.1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en
This is required even if you already have the .NET Framework 2.0 installed. XACT will not work correctly without it.

DirectX Software Development Kit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05DA7623-F2F9-4F57-91AA-6DB27FB8305F&displaylang=en
Not required for this assignment but you will need to install it at some point.

Your First XNA Game

Follow the tutorial “Your First Game: Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express in 2D”. This tutorial can be found by selecting Contents from the Help menu. In the tree open XNA Game Studio Express | Getting Started with XNA Game Studio Express | Your First Game: Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express in 2D.

Complete Steps 1-5 of the tutorial. We will cover the topics in step 6 in later assignments.

Turn it in

Zip your project folder and submit it on easel. You should name your project MyFirstXNAGame and your zip file MyFirstXNAGame.zip.

Grading

20 points can be earned by turning in a working project that follows the instructions found in the tutorial.
20 points can be earned by correctly answering quiz questions in class the day the project is due. The quiz will cover information found in the tutorial as well as the Supported Operating Systems and Hardware and the Required Software articles that can be found in XNA Game Studio Express | Setup and System Requirements.