Yep Sid at Evil Blue Studios just talked me into looking at this baby from M/Soft.
Will post thoughts as the new year progresses (if I get time) regarding it.
First thoughts are that XNA Studio was totally painless to install and get up and running. The documentation is pretty good for startiung you off. What is needed are so great video tutorials to bring us up to speed on C# itself in the game environment.
There are some, more are promised, but after an hour of beginning I had my first sprite on screen and a 3d model lit and rotating on screen. Not saying I understood exactly how that happened but thats C#.
Syntax and features are a bit like Flash Actionscript and Java so if you know either have a look.
This book looks good as a starter:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Visual-2005-Express-Program/dp/0735622299
I shall keep you posted.
IPete2.
Will post thoughts as the new year progresses (if I get time) regarding it.
First thoughts are that XNA Studio was totally painless to install and get up and running. The documentation is pretty good for startiung you off. What is needed are so great video tutorials to bring us up to speed on C# itself in the game environment.
There are some, more are promised, but after an hour of beginning I had my first sprite on screen and a 3d model lit and rotating on screen. Not saying I understood exactly how that happened but thats C#.
Syntax and features are a bit like Flash Actionscript and Java so if you know either have a look.
This book looks good as a starter:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Visual-2005-Express-Program/dp/0735622299
I shall keep you posted.
IPete2.