Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 24 years' of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He is the author of 40 books and co-author of two additional books. His published works include Getting Started with Game Maker, HTML, XHTML, and CSS for the Absolute Beginner; XNA 3.1 Game Development for Teens; Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 for Teens, and Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Programming for the Absolute Beginner. Ford has a master's degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and has over five years' experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in information technology.
Publisher
Course Technology PTR
Volume
Copyright
2011
ISBN13
9781305491588
Release
Format
eBook
Grade Level
9th Grade - 12th+
DDC
TBD
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: XNA Development Basics.
2: Introducing Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.1.
3: Getting Started.
4: Creating Your First XNA Application.
5: Learning How to Program with Visual C# Studio Express 2008.
6: Working with Data, Values, and Variables.
7: Conditional Logic and Loops.
8: Objects, Classes, and Methods.
9: Game Development Basics.
10: Collecting User Input.
11: Working with Images.
12: Adding Sound Effects and Background Music.
13: Building Games for the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune.
14: Creating Your Own Arcade Game.
15: Porting Your Games to the Xbox 360 and Zune Player.
