Welcome
Overview of course and instructor background
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Why MonoGame? ...Some Background
A brief history of MonoGame from XNA to it's current framework
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What You Need
Software to download
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What You are Going to Learn
A little show and tell of the types of games we will develop
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C# Graphics Basics ...The Graphics Class
Using the Form Paint Method
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C# Graphics Basics ...Using The Panel Control
We learn how to draw on a Panel control and scroll its contents
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The Checkerboard Challenge ...Your Turn
Practice your skills ...Create a C# program which displays a Checkerboard
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Mouse Events Part 1
Create a drawing program which incorporates MouseDown,Up and Move events
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Mouse Events Part 2
Create applications incorporating the mouse , ArrayLists and Classes
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Drag and Drop Events ...And A Challenge
We create a program which simulates a Drag and Drop application ...then you create your own.
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C# Animation Basics ...Image Arrays, Timers and Threads
Learn the basics of creating a simple animated figure
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Creating Your Own Animations
Create your own frame by frame animations
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Create A Simple Game ...The Slot Machine
We create a simple Dice Roll Game and a Slot Machine Game
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Moving Objects In C# using .Left and .Top
We make our objects move across the screen and bounce off the wall.
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The Car Race Challenge ...Your Turn
You create a simple two car race ...with some hints (help) of course!
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Moving Objects In C# Using The DrawImage Command
We learn another way to move objects across and up and down the screen
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The Concept of Image Transparency
We learn how to create transparent gifs and pngs
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Collision Detection and Keyboard Events
We learn how to determine in C# when two objects have collided.
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Sound Effects
We learn how to incorporate sound effects into a C# program
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The Falling Objects Game Challenge ...Your Turn
We learn how to create a simple falling objects game ...then it's your turn
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C# Advanced Animation Techniques ...Double Buffering
We learn how to incorporate Double Buffering to reduce animation flicker.
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The Mouse and Double Buffering
We learn how to use the mouse on a panel
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Scrolling
We learn about the concept of scrolling and how to incorporate it into a simple game
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Game Development Part 1
We learn about the basic game loop and how game development is driven by polling for events using a series of simple games
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Game Development Part 2 ...The Final Challenge in Plain C#
We work through the creation of a Space Shooter Game and leave you with the challenge to create your own C# game.
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An Introduction to MonoGame ...Creating Your First Project
We learn to use the MonoGame Windows Project Template
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Managing Content in MonoGame
We learn about the Pipeline Tool and adding Assets
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Displaying The Content ...The Sprites
We learn about using Texture2D instance variables and drawing using the SpriteBatch
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Moving Sprites in MonoGame
We introduce the concept of motion using the Vector2 class and the Update Method.
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The Velocity Vector
We learn about Vectors, Vector addition and how to incorporate these concepts to move objects
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Hitting The Wall!
We learn about screen constraints and create a program which bounces an image off of all 4 walls.
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Drawing Text in MonoGame
We learn how to create a Sprite Font and the DrawString Command
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Adding Background Music and Sound Effects in MonoGame
We learn how to incorporate Background music and Sound Effects in a MonoGame project
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Intro to MonoGame Problem 1 ...Your Turn ...Static Images
Practice placing static images at different locations on the screen
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Intro to MonoGame Problem 2 ...Your Turn ...Moving Images
Create a Vector2 object and have image move across the screen
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Problem 3 ...Your Turn ...Bounce off a Wall
Create a simple animation with an object bouncing off of a four walls and reversing direction.
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Problem 4 ...Your Turn ...Incorporating a Class
Implement a BouncingHead class which will eventually lead to a fully Object Oriented implementation of a MonoGame project.
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Problem 5 ...Your Turn ...Adding Update and Draw To The Class
Here we challenge you to add an Update and Draw method to be called from the Main Game
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Problem 6 ...Your Turn ...Accessors and Mutators
Here we add accessors and mutators for the Position and Velocity of the object and enforce encapsulation.
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Problem 7 ...Your Turn ...The Color Property
Here we add one more feature to the class so we can modify the colors of our objects moving across the screen.
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Problem 8 ...Your Turn ...Adding A Background
We learn how to add a background instead of using the standard blue screen.
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Problem 9 ...Your Turn ...Background Music
Here you are asked to implement a Song Class to play background music.
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Problem 10 ...Your Turn ...An Array of Bouncing Heads
Here we implement an array of objects to show the power of Object Oriented Programming and arrays ...and have some fun watching a bunch of crazy looking heads bouncing everywhere
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A Rotating Sprite
We learn how to have an object rotate around a central point and introduce another form of the Draw command which incorporates angles.
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MonoGame Character Animation Techniques ...An Array of Texture2D
We create the amazing Kicking Baby Animation
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MonoGame Character Animation Techniques ...Using A Sprite Strip
We learn how to use Texture Sprite Strips, which are single images with multiple textures on it.
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Creating Our First Game ...The Essentials ...Handling Keyboard Input
We learn how to get player input from the keyboard
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Creating Our First Game ...The Essentials ...Keyboard Movement and a Sprite Strip
We take a look at another simple application of keyboard detection and character movement ...with a twist.
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Creating Our First Game ...The Essentials ...Collision Detection
We revisit collision detection and introduce the concept of bounding rectangles and the Intersect property.
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Simple Game Part 1 ...Build It With Me
We collect our assets and add them via the Pipeline Tool, declare all our variables, load our content, code the draw method.
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Simple Game Part 2 ...Build It With Me
Here we focus on the Update method and all the necessary logic. We track keyboard movement, update the falling object, check for collisions, update scores, play a sound effect
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Simple Game Recap
Didn't want to do the game with me, that's OK ...here is the show and tell version that you can simply watch.
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Handling Mouse Input in MonoGame
We learn how to get player input from the mouse and then learn how to simulate an explosion when the mouse is clicked at a particular location.
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Creating Your First MonoGame Game ...Your Turn
Now we offer you the challenge of creating your first game -- we demo a simple instructor created sample game ...be nice ! ...LOL
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Game Development in MonoGame ...The Next Step ...Game State Management
We revisit the concept of Game State Management and apply it to a simple game.
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The Cannon Shooter Game Part 1 ...Build It With Me
First we create a GameObject class which will be used by the main program to create enemies and the cannonballs.
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The Cannon Shooter Game Part 2 ...Build It With Me
Here we draw the content, create the Update Methods
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The Cannon Shooter Game Part 3 ...Build It With Me
We complete the game, adding a FireCannonBalls method and then challenge you to create your own game which mirrors the new skills developed in this game.
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Introduction to Scrolling in MonoGame
We learn how to implement a simple side scrolling technique.
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User Controlled Scrolling
We create a vertical scroller that is controlled by the keyboard and learn how to implement the concept of tiling.
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Scrolling Rotating and Shooting Part 1
We extend our knowledge of scrolling by introducing a rotating shooting object in the center of the screen.
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Scrolling Rotating and Shooting Part 2
We focus on moving the ship, having it shoot, and drawing the bullets all within the context of a scrolling screen.
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A Scrolling Game ...Your Turn
We look at a simple game which incorporates vertical scrolling and challenge you to create a new game of the same genre.
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The Wrap Up ...Student Sample Games
We demonstrate a variety of games created by students.
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What's The Next Step
We discuss where to go from here - Unity ? Unreal ?
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