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Professional Windows® Phone 7 Game Development: Creating Games using XNA Game Studio 4

by Chris G. Williams, George W. Clingerman

February 2011

Beginner to intermediate

552 pages

12h 40m

English

Wrox

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1.1. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS1.1.1. Chassis Design1.1.2. Screen Resolution1.2. PHONE FEATURES1.2.1. Capacitive Touch1.2.2. Sensors1.2.2.1. Accelerometer1.2.2.2. aGPS1.2.2.3. Compass1.2.2.4. Light Sensor1.2.2.5. Proximity Sensor1.2.3. Digital Camera1.2.4. DirectX 9 Acceleration1.2.5. Face Buttons1.2.5.1. Back Button1.2.5.2. Start Button1.2.5.3. Search Button1.2.6. QWERTY Keyboard1.3. SOFTWARE FEATURES1.3.1. Start and Lock Screens1.3.2. Hubs1.3.2.1. People Hub1.3.2.2. Pictures Hub1.3.2.3. Music + Video Hub1.3.2.4. Games Hub1.3.2.5. Marketplace Hub1.3.2.6. Office Hub1.3.3. Other Applications1.4. SUMMARY
2.1. GETTING THE TOOLS YOU NEED2.1.1. Meeting the System Requirements2.1.2. Satisfying the Developer Requirements2.1.3. What You Get2.2. XNA GAME STUDIO 4.02.2.1. Creating Your First Project2.2.2. Spotting Differences Between the Windows Phone Game and Other XNA Game Projects2.3. SETTING UP A WINDOWS PHONE DEVICE2.4. USING THE WINDOWS PHONE EMULATOR2.5. USING COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS2.6. SUMMARY
3.1. DEVICE ORIENTATION3.1.1. Setting Device Orientation3.1.1.1. Hardware Scaling3.1.1.2. Automatic Rotation3.1.2. Detecting Device Orientation3.1.3. Running in Full-Screen Mode3.1.3.1. Phone Title-Safe Area3.2. ACCELEROMETER3.2.1. AccelerometerSample3.3. SUMMARY

4.1. RESPONDING TO TOUCH EVENTS4.1.1. Overview of Touch Interfaces4.1.2. Detecting Touch Input4.1.3. Detecting Gestures4.1.3.1. Tap4.1.3.2. DoubleTap4.1.3.3. Hold4.1.3.4. HorizontalDrag4.1.3.5. VerticalDrag4.1.3.6. FreeDrag4.1.3.7. DragComplete4.1.3.8. Flick4.1.3.9. Pinch4.1.3.10. PinchComplete4.1.3.11. Seeing Results4.1.3.12. Custom Gestures4.1.4. Designing for Touch Games4.1.4.1. Remember Your Platform4.1.4.2. Design for the Right Resolution4.1.4.3. Be Consistent and Predictable4.2. THE SOFT INPUT PANEL (SIP)4.3. SUMMARY
5.1. BUILDING THE INPUT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM5.1.1. Input.cs5.1.2. GestureDefinition.cs5.1.3. GameInput.cs5.1.4. TouchIndicator.cs5.1.5. TouchIndicatorCollection.cs5.2. USING THE INPUT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM5.2.1. Actions.cs5.2.2. Game1.cs5.3. SUMMARY
6.1. GAME STATE6.1.1. Managing Game State6.1.1.1. Option 1: Boolean Flags6.1.1.2. Option 2: Enumerations6.1.1.3. Option 3: Object-Oriented6.1.2. Handling Multiple Layers of Screens6.2. PHONE HARDWARE EVENTS6.2.1. Detecting the Back Button6.2.2. Overriding the Back Button6.3. GAME, INTERRUPTED6.3.1. Notifications and Temporary Interruptions6.3.2. Game-Stopping Events6.4. SOMEBODY SAVE ME6.5. SUMMARY
7.1. HANDLING AUDIO7.1.1. Playing Music with MediaPlayer7.1.1.1. Do You Mind? I'm Playing Music Here7.1.1.2. Background Music7.1.1.3. Song Collections7.1.1.4. Visualizations7.1.2. SoundEffect7.1.2.1. SoundEffectInstance7.2. XACT 3.07.3. RECORDING AUDIO7.3.1. The Microphone Class7.3.2. Saving and Retrieving Captured Audio7.4. SUMMARY
8.1. CREATING THE GAME8.1.1. Screens8.1.1.1. Screen.cs8.1.1.2. ScreenStateSwitchboard.cs8.1.1.3. Title.cs8.1.1.4. Sprite.cs8.1.1.5. Background.cs8.1.1.6. Content8.1.1.7. Game1.cs8.1.1.8. Text.cs8.1.1.9. screenFont.spritefont8.1.1.10. Button.cs8.1.2. The Input Wrapper8.1.2.1. GameInput.cs8.1.2.2. GestureDefinition.cs8.1.2.3. Input.cs8.1.2.4. TouchIndicator.cs8.1.2.5. TouchIndicatorCollection.cs8.1.3. Adding Sounds and Music8.1.3.1. Music.cs8.1.3.2. SoundEffects.cs8.1.4. More Screens8.1.4.1. MainGame.cs8.1.4.2. InGameMenu.cs8.1.4.3. GameOver.cs8.1.5. Coding the Main Game Screen8.1.5.1. Road.cs8.1.5.2. Car.cs8.1.5.3. Hazards.cs8.1.6. Finishing the MainGame Screen: Hooking Up the Sprites and the Game Play8.1.6.1. MainGame.cs8.1.6.2. InGameMenu.cs8.1.6.3. GameOver.cs8.1.7. Keeping Score8.1.7.1. Score.cs8.1.7.2. ScoreList.cs8.1.7.3. Scores.cs8.1.7.4. SerializableDictionary.cs8.1.7.5. Screen.cs8.1.7.6. MainGame.cs8.1.7.7. GameOver.cs8.1.8. Proper Care and Feeding of the Back Button8.1.8.1. Screen.cs8.1.8.2. Title.cs8.1.8.3. MainGame.cs8.1.8.4. InGameMenu.cs8.1.8.5. GameOver.cs8.2. CREATING A BASE GAME TEMPLATE8.2.1. Stripping Down to the Essentials8.2.1.1. Title.cs8.2.1.2. ScreenStateSwitchboard.cs8.2.2. Creating the Templates8.2.3. Using the Templates8.3. SUMMARY
9.1. 3D GRAPHICS9.1.1. Creating 3D Models for Your Game9.1.1.1. Getting the Bits9.1.1.2. Getting Started with Blender9.1.1.3. Creating Primitive Shapes9.1.1.4. Changing Your Point of View9.1.1.5. Combining Shapes9.1.1.6. Bringing It All Together9.1.1.7. Exporting Your Shapes9.1.2. Using 3D Models in Your Game9.1.2.1. Adding Models to Your Project9.1.2.2. Displaying the Models Onscreen9.1.3. Texturing a Basic 3D Model in Blender9.1.3.1. Configuring Your Workspace9.1.3.2. Texturing the Model9.1.4. Performing 3D Transformations9.1.4.1. It's All Relative9.1.4.2. Rotating Your 3D Object9.1.5. Creating 3D Animations9.1.5.1. Adding Bones to Your Model9.1.5.2. Weight Painting9.1.5.3. Animating in Blender9.1.5.4. Adding the FBX for XNA Script9.1.6. The Microsoft Skinning Sample9.2. WORKING WITH EFFECTS9.2.1. Stock Effects9.2.2. Using the Reach Graphics Demo9.3. SUMMARY
10.1. UNDERSTANDING PUSH NOTIFICATIONS10.1.1. Raw Notifications10.1.1.1. PushItRawSample10.1.1.2. PushItRawWindows10.1.2. Pop-Up Toasts10.1.2.1. PassTheToastSample10.1.2.2. PassTheToastWindows10.1.2.3. Consuming Toasts as Raw Notifications in Your Game10.1.3. Tile Notifications10.1.3.1. PushingTileSample10.1.3.2. PushingTileWindows10.2. GOOD VIBRATIONS10.2.1. The Microsoft.Devices Namespace10.2.2. Environment10.2.3. VibrateController10.3. SUMMARY
11.1. CONSUMING WEB SERVICES11.1.1. Live to Serve You11.1.2. Serve Me11.1.2.1. Adding a Service Reference11.1.2.2. Game1.cs11.2. I GET HIGH SCORES WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS11.2.1. HighScoreService11.2.2. ScoreMe11.2.3. Anonymous Live ID11.2.4. HighScoreClient11.2.5. Push Notifications11.2.6. HighScoreTester11.2.7. Testing the High-Score Service11.3. GOT A MATCH?11.3.1. MatchMaker11.3.1.1. GameRequest.cs11.3.1.2. Gamer.cs11.3.1.3. IMatchMaker.cs11.3.1.4. MatchMakerService.svc.cs11.3.2. MatchMe11.3.3. MatchMakerTester11.3.3.1. Form111.3.3.2. Testing the MatchMaker Service11.4. WORKING WITH HTTP REQUESTS11.4.1. WeatherWitch11.4.2. Pulling an RSS Feed into Your Game11.4.3. Time for a REST(ful Web Service)11.5. SUMMARY
12.1. TAKING CARE OF THE PRELIMINARIES12.1.1. Service Flow versus Screen Flow12.1.2. Creating the Poker Dice Service12.1.2.1. IPokerDice.cs12.1.2.2. Game.cs12.1.2.3. Gamer.cs12.1.2.4. HandRank.cs12.1.2.5. PokerDice.svc12.1.3. Creating the Poker Dice Tester12.1.3.1. PokerDiceTest12.1.3.2. Using the PokerDiceTester12.2. CREATING "POKER DICE WITH FRIENDS"12.2.1. Setting Up the Game Project Template12.2.2. Modifying the Templates12.2.2.1. Title.cs12.2.3. Enhancing the ScreenStateSwitchboard Class12.2.3.1. ScreenStateSwitchboard.cs12.2.3.2. Adding the PokerDiceService12.2.4. Creating the GameInformation and DiceGame Supporting Classes12.2.4.1. DiceGame.cs12.2.4.2. GameInformation.cs12.2.4.3. Button.cs12.2.5. Creating the Game Lobby12.2.5.1. GameLobby.cs12.2.5.2. Message.cs12.2.6. Creating the GameInfo Screen12.2.6.1. GameInfo.cs12.2.7. Adding the Dice Model12.2.7.1. Die.cs12.2.8. Creating the MainGame Screen12.2.8.1. MainGame.cs12.2.9. Creating the DiceSelect Screen12.2.9.1. DiceSelect.cs12.3. ENHANCING YOUR GAME12.4. SUMMARY
13.1. UNDERSTANDING AND ACCESSING THE LOCATION API13.2. BEST PRACTICES FOR USING LOCATION SERVICES13.2.1. Asking Permission13.2.2. Power Consumption13.2.3. Level of Accuracy13.2.4. Movement Threshold13.3. USING LOCATION SERVICES IN YOUR GAMES13.3.1. CivicAddress13.3.2. CivicAddressResolver13.3.2.1. Did You Order Pizza?13.3.2.2. Resolving an Address Synchronously13.3.2.3. Resolving an Address Asynchronously13.3.3. GeoCoordinate13.3.3.1. GeoCoordinateWatcher13.3.3.2. FindMe13.3.4. GeoPosition13.4. SUMMARY
14.1. LAUNCHERS AND CHOOSERS14.2. NOWPICTURETHIS14.2.1. CameraCaptureTask14.2.2. The Application Deployment Tool14.2.3. Testing NowPictureThis14.2.4. PhotoChooserTask14.3. CLASSES FOR MESSAGING TASKS14.3.1. SmsComposeTask14.3.2. EmailComposeTask14.3.3. EmailAddressChooserTask14.4. MEDIAPLAYERLAUNCHER14.4.1. The Controls Property14.4.2. The Location Property14.4.3. The Media Property14.5. SUMMARY
15.1. PICTURE PUZZLE15.2. DESIGNING THE SCREEN FLOW15.3. CREATING PICTURE PUZZLE15.3.1. Creating the Title Screen15.3.1.1. Title.cs15.3.2. Enhancing the ScreenStateSwitchboard15.3.2.1. ScreenStateSwitchboard.cs15.3.3. Creating the NewPuzzle Screen15.3.3.1. NewPuzzle.cs15.3.4. The Pieces of the Puzzle15.3.4.1. PuzzlePiece.cs15.3.4.2. StencilPiece.cs15.3.4.3. Puzzle.cs15.3.4.4. How It Works15.3.5. Managing State Objects15.3.5.1. StateObject.cs15.3.6. Creating the SelectPuzzle Screen15.3.6.1. SelectPuzzleScreen.cs15.3.7. Creating the Playable Game Screen15.3.7.1. MainGame.cs15.3.8. Making the InGameMenu Screen15.3.8.1. InGameMenu.cs15.3.9. Creating the PuzzleComplete Screen15.3.9.1. Message.cs15.4. ENHANCING YOUR GAME15.5. SUMMARY
16.1. TRIAL MODE16.1.1. Understanding Trial Mode16.1.2. Detecting Trial Mode16.1.2.1. ShowMarketplace()16.1.2.2. SimulateTrialMode()16.1.2.3. IsTrialMode()16.1.2.4. Sharing with a Friend16.1.2.5. Running the Sample16.2. PINNING YOUR GAME TILE TO THE START AREA16.3. PUBLISHING16.3.1. Requirements16.3.2. Submission16.3.3. Code Signing16.4. WHERE TO GET HELP16.4.1. Forums16.4.2. Blogs16.4.3. Search16.5. SUMMARY

Content preview from Professional Windows® Phone 7 Game Development: Creating Games using XNA Game Studio 4

Chapter 16. Where Do You Go from Here?

WHAT'S IN THIS CHAPTER?

Developing a trial mode for your game
Letting your players invite their friends to buy your game
Understanding the publishing process
Submitting your game to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace
Where to find help if you need it

You're almost done. Congratulations on making it this far! You've made a few games, and now you're ready to learn about creating a compelling trial-mode experience and getting your game into the Windows Phone Marketplace.

TRIAL MODE

Imagine this scenario:

You've made "The Greatest Game Ever Created" and have uploaded it to the Marketplace, complete with a few screenshots and a game-play video, but it's not selling like you thought it would.
You've tried a word-of-mouth marketing campaign, purchased Facebook ads, and even got a good review in your favorite gaming magazine, but you aren't getting the sales you hoped for.
Your buddy has published a game that's similar to yours. He hasn't done much advertising, but his sales are through the roof. Why? Your buddy's game has a trial mode.

Understanding Trial Mode

The preceding example may be a bit contrived, but it's not that far off the mark. Industry studies have shown that having a well-crafted trial mode can significantly increase sales.

Following are a few important things you need to know and understand about trial mode:

Trial mode is not a separate download of your game, but rather the same executable file running with the isTrialMode flag set.
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