Game Development with MonoGame: Build a 2D Game Using Your Own Reusable and Performant Game Engine

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L. Salin, R. MorrarGame Development with MonoGamehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7771-3_5

5. Scripting

Louis Salin¹   and Rami Morrar²

(1)

Cedar Park, TX, USA

(2)

San Leandro, CA, USA

 

What Is Scripting?

As we all know, game logic doesn’t write itself. All games use programming languages of some kind to make the game work. Most game engines and frameworks use a variety of languages, such as Python, Java, and C++. In MonoGame’s case, C# is the language used to script gameplay behavior and functionality. C# is a versatile language that is compatible with multiple .NET libraries and has an easy syntax to understand, making it a go-to language for simple programming ...