While many of us dream of jobs in game development, the methods for producing quality games that perform in real time are much different than the methods used to produce quality productivity software. XNA Game Studio and Microsoft's AppHub give you the tools necessary to make and publish your own games for the Xbox Live Indie Games Marketplace. The session will being with a brief overview of using XNA Game Studio to create software for the Xbox 360. The session will then present the nuances of proper game design by introducing topics such as the game components, sprite animation, background music, sound effects, and threading. By the end of this sessions, attendees should possess the tools and knowledge to create simple games for the Xbox 360.

Chris Gardner is the Senior Software Engineer and Architect for T & W Operations, Inc. Tortured by years of contracts that valued buzzwords over results, Chris has developed a true passion for finding solutions that fit the problem, not the status quo. Chris received his B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and is currently a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer, Information Technology Professional and Trainer.

 

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