From Student to Rock Star!

Andrew Sithersasithers@microsoft.com

How can your students be more successful by leveraging Microsoft programs?

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!

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

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!

• What is X48• What’s next?• What will we need?• Interested? Email me.

Team UK in Cairo – 15 Students, 5 competitions

Bournemouth win 3rd Place in Games Design! Woot!

www.dreamspark.com

Other Resources

Learn XNA DVD – updated for 3.0Programming through XNA CurriculumLab in a box

http://www.facultyresourcecenter.com

Questions?

Keep in touch!

• asithers@microsoft.com• @sithers• http://blogs.msdn.com/sithers• XBL – sithers