Friday, May 16, 2008 4:17 PM
Chris Koenig
Houston Game Developers Group
Do you like playing games on your XBOX, Windows Desktop or your (gasp) Zune? Want to learn how to write your own games for those platforms? Then I have some good news for you :-) Microsoft XNA Game Developer Studio is a very hot topic these days, and the guys down in Houston are getting really serious about it as well as game development. A couple months ago, the developer community down there launched a new user group called the Houston Game Developers Group to meet and talk about all things XNA.
The group meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Microsoft Offices in Houston:
Here are a couple of helpful links to get you started down the path to XNA greatness:
About Chris Koenig
Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Microsoft, Chris worked as a Senior Architect on the Architecture Strategy Team for The Capital Group in San Antonio, and as an Architect, Developer and Development Team Lead for the global solution provider Avanade. As a consultant, Chris worked with a variety of clients from many vertical markets, ISVs and other solution providers on enterprise-class Windows and web-based applications. Today, Chris focuses on building, growing, and enhancing the developer communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana amd Arkansas. Chris is a devoted husband and father of four awesome children who keep him very busy. In his spare time, Chris serves as Scoutmaster for his oldest son's Troop, and Committee Chair for his youngest sons' Pack. Chris also enjoys travelling, cooking, camping and playing guitar. You can contact Chris through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig, via email at chris.koenig@microsoft.com, or via Windows Live Messenger at chris@koenigweb.com.
