May 2012
Beginner
88 pages
2h 4m
English
Content preview from Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer
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Chapter 3. Snowflakes Game
This is a simple game in which you guide a tongue back and forth across the screen in order to catch snowflakes that are falling from the sky.
Figure 3-1. Snowflake Game
The project uses the display and joystick modules included in the Fez Starter Kit.
The Design
Table 3-1. You will need
| Item | Source |
|---|---|
Project | |
Fez Spider Mainboard | |
USB Client DP module | |
Display T35 Module | |
Joystick Module |
Once you have downloaded the zip files for the projects from the book’s website (http://www.gadgeteerbook.com/downloads) you will need to unzip this into your Gadgeteer’s projects area which is usually My Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\. You can then open the project by opening the File menu and selecting “Open Project..” from Visual Studio’s menu.
The arrangement of the modules in this project is show in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2. Component Connections
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