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Microsofta Xnaa Framework Edition: Programming Windowsa Phone 7: Programming
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Microsofta Xnaa Framework Edition: Programming Windowsa Phone 7: Programming Windowsa Phone 7 Paperback - 2010

by Charles Petzold

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NOTE: This book is the printed, XNA-focused edition of Programming Windows Phone 7, which is available as a free eBook from the Microsoft Download Center. A Microsoft Silverlight-focused edition is also available for sale in print (ISBN 978-0-7356-5667-3). The Microsoft eBook covers both XNA and Silverlight in one volume.

Bring your game ideas to life--with guidance from a Windows programming legend

Begin creating your own game apps for Windows Phone 7--guided by the consummate teacher, award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on the XNA 2D framework and the C# language, you'll learn how to extend your existing skills--mastering core concepts and techniques for this new mobile platform. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction--along with a wealth of hands-on examples.

Discover how to: Develop high-performance XNA 2D gamesCreate and animate text and spritesCapture and embed bitmaps, balancing performance issuesSupport multi-touch input--including tap, drag, flick, and pinchManipulate bitmaps at the pixel levelApply dynamic texturesWork with transformsPut components together for touch-and-play and tilt-and-play gamesTest-drive your game on Windows Phone Emulator Get code samples on the Web For system requirements, see the Introduction.

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  • Title Microsofta Xnaa Framework Edition: Programming Windowsa Phone 7: Programming Windowsa Phone 7
  • Author Charles Petzold
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Pages 408
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Microsoft Press
  • Publication date 2010-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780735656697 / 073565669X
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 7.35 x 0.91 in (22.91 x 18.67 x 2.31 cm)
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress subjects Application software - Development, Smartphones - Programming
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010941603
  • Dewey Decimal Code 004.167

About the author

Charles Petzold has been writing about programming for Windows-based operating systems for 24 years. A Microsoft MVP for Client Application Development and a Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, currently in its fifth edition and one of the best-known programming books of all time; the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software; and more than a dozen other books

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