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From Student to Rock Star!
Andrew [email protected]
How can your students be more successful by leveraging Microsoft programs?
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XNA Game Studio 3.1
Launched Summer 2009 XNA Game Studio and XDK Extensions releases
Several new features:Xbox LIVE PartyVideo playback Downloadable Content (XDK Extensions Only)Avatars for XDK Extensions and Community titles!
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Xbox LIVE Indie Games
Publish your games to Xbox LIVE MarketplaceGreat place to showcase talent to future employers
Profit!! 70%/30% baseline splitTime-limited trial, no free gamesCharge 200, 400, or 800 points
150 MB limit for 400 and 800 point games50 MB limit for 200 point games
You retain all rights and IP
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Four Steps to an Indie Game
Create Your Game• Join the XNA Creators Club and download XNA Game Studio 3.1• Create your game• Purchase a Premium Membership and set up your Xbox 360 for XNA Game Studio
3.1
Submit Your Game (Premium Members Only)• Add a Game Project, with descriptions, classifications, and any media for your
game• Upload the game binary and set pricing • Submit your game: Playtest and then Release for Peer Review
Community Game Review (Premium Members Only)• Premium members download and play your game from the XNA Creators Club• Verify the game classifications and summary• Checking for prohibited content and crashes
Download and play Xbox LIVE Community Games!
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• What is X48• What’s next?• What will we need?• Interested? Email me.
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Team UK in Cairo – 15 Students, 5 competitions
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Bournemouth win 3rd Place in Games Design! Woot!
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www.dreamspark.com
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Other Resources
Learn XNA DVD – updated for 3.0Programming through XNA CurriculumLab in a box
http://www.facultyresourcecenter.com
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Questions?
Keep in touch!
• [email protected]• @sithers• http://blogs.msdn.com/sithers• XBL – sithers