Lesson 1 - Creating a Monogame Project

This section will cover how to create a new Monogame project and explain the basics of the template files. You will also learn how to add images to your project using the Monogame Content Builder (MGCB) tool and how to draw them.

Lesson 1 - Monogame Basics

What to Do?

1 - Complete the tutorial on the basics of Monogame.

Text version, video or follow along in class.
- - - Monogame Basics Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRLPUfT5ndw
    - Adding Content Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46hwo3VJYsw
    - Editing images using Photopea Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc07RSsUio8
      - https://www.photopea.com/
GitHub program solution: https://github.com/AldworthClass/Monogame-1-Introduction

Links from the tutorial:

Understanding the code: https://docs.monogame.net/articles/getting_started/3_understanding_the_code.html
Adding content: https://docs.monogame.net/articles/getting_started/4_adding_content.html

By the end you should know:

Basics of a Monogame Project including:
- - Constructor method
  - Initialize() method
  - LoadContent() method
  - Update() method
  - Draw() method
How to resize your window.
How to add a title.
How to change the color.
How to add content using the MGCB tool:
- - Add image to project Content.
Declare and create a Texture2D object.
Load image from Content into Texture2D object.
Draw Texture2D using the Draw() method to a location (Vector2)
How to make a transparent background and crop an image.
- - Using image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop.
  - Using Photopea: https://www.photopea.com/