Windows 8 Game Development Links

Tara Walker is running a series based around MonoGame.  (Updated: 8/26/2013)

• Windows 8 Game Development using C#, XNA and MonoGame 3.0: Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough – Part 1: Overview, Installation, MonoGame 3.0 Project Creation
• Windows 8 Game Development using C#, XNA and MonoGame 3.0: Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough – Part 2: Creating the Shooter/Player Asset of the Game
• Windows 8 Game Development using C#, XNA and MonoGame 3.0: Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough – Part 3: Updating Graphics using Content Pipeline with MonoGame
• Windows 8 Game Development using C#, XNA and MonoGame 3.0: Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough – Part 4: Adding and Processing Player (User) Input 
• Windows 8 Game Development using C#, XNA and MonoGame 3.0: Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough – Part 5: Animating the Player/Ship and Creating a Parallaxing Background
• Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough – Part 6: Creating Enemies and Detecting Collisions

My good friend Lindsay Lindstrom has started a series on creating Windows 8 games on her blog.

• Part 1 of 9: Creating a Complete Windows 8 Game (minus the game) – Overview
• Part 2 of 9: Creating a Complete Windows 8 Game (minus the game) – Planning
• Part 3 of 9: Design Aesthetics

My friend Edwin Guarin (I used to call Edwin my “work son”) has started a new series with

• Get your app or game in the Windows Store– Part 1– Generation App and DreamSpark Account Creation This well get students started with Dreamspark and a developer account for Windows Store apps.