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HTML5 Game Development for Windows 8 #3: Finishing your first game

Posted on September 20, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Welcome back to my HTML5 game programming series. In this part of the tutorial we are going to finish our first HTML5 game for Windows 8. Note: This tutorial was written on the plane to Las Vegas, will fix typos … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Game Development for Windows 8 #2: Adding a player

Posted on September 20, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Hi, and welcome back to the HTML5 game programming tutorial series. In this tutorial we will continue on the previous tutorial, so if you havent done so yet, now is the time! 🙂 Note: This was written on the plane … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Game Development for Windows 8 #1: Getting started

Posted on September 19, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Hi and welcome to the first part of the HTML5 Game Development for Windows 8 tutorial series. Note: This was written on the plane to Las Vegas in a tired condition. Will fix typos at a later stage. This tutorial … Continue reading →

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How to install Windows Phone SDK with XNA support in Windows 8

Posted on September 10, 2012 by digitalerr0r

A common problem for Windows Phone developers moving to Windows 8 is the support for XNA. XNA is not part of the “Metro” types of apps, but you can still develop XNA using Windows 8 (like you do in Windows … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Development #2: Implementing Split-View

Posted on September 6, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Welcome back to the Windows 8 Development tutorial series. Last time we started with a simple Windows 8 “Hello World” app. Today I will teach you how to implement a split view functionality to your app. This is a requirement … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Development #1: Getting Started with Windows 8

Posted on August 20, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Windows 8 has gone RTM. Windows Store and Windows 8 give developers great opportunities to build apps, be first in the marketplace and earn money. This post will help you get started with Windows 8 development using C# and XAML, … Continue reading →

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Mini Games in Bandinos

Posted on August 1, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Get the game hereThe game (v.1.3) is currently in the Marketplace. The next version (v.1.4) is expected to be out during this week including the new Egg Out! mini game. You can download the game here:http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=62d35a2f-fb44-428d-a071-5d14a3b4e6bf Mini GamesBandinos currently (v.1.4 … Continue reading →

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The Making of Bandinos–a game for Windows Phone

Posted on May 29, 2012 by digitalerr0r

My new Windows Phone game Bandinos was just released and I thought it was a good time to write another Making of Guide for those of you who are interested in how the game was created. 1. What is “Bandinos”? … Continue reading →

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Project “Dinomites”

Posted on April 13, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Just decided to share some screenshots from my upcoming game “Dinomites” (yes, it’s a project name). I participated in the Game Development Competition @ The Gathering 2012 and got 2nd place.   2nd place at The Gathering – me with … Continue reading →

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Content from the XNA Demo Programming session @ The Gathering 2012

Posted on April 5, 2012 by digitalerr0r

Download the free developer tools, Visual Studio Express with XNA here:http://create.msdn.com/ (Yes, download the WIndows Phone SDK, it includes XNA for Windows, Xbox and Windows Phone) Download the Simple XNA Demo Engine and start playing around! Link to a shader … Continue reading →

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