Topic 1 - Recap of Monogame

Here we will review some of the basic things we did last year with Monogame including, importing and scaling images and drawing text among other things.

What to Do?

1 - Download all of the image files, and add them to your projects content using the MGCB Tool. Make sure to make folders with the MGCB tool to keep your project organized.

2 - Follow the instructions in the tutorial, or follow along with the class.

Here is a solution: https://github.com/AldworthClass/Monogame-Basics-Recap

Skills covered/reviewed:

Adding Content and organizing it in folders.
The coordinate system (the origin is in the top left).
Scaling content for drawing.
Draw text.
Randomize stuff using loops and Lists.
Changing the opacity.
Rotating textures.

Lesson Tutorial

Download the images from the Files section below:

Topic 1 - Monogame Recap.pdf

Assignment

Topic 1 - Monogame Recap Assignment.pdf