Anatomy of a Silverlight Game: Avoid Common Mistakes When Building Online Games
Last week I created a document that incorporates my experiences developing the Shock Silverlight online game so far.
The document discusses the basics of online games in Silverlight and has a lot of practical examples (code) and a working project that you can use to build your own game.
Don't make the mistakes I did! Happy coding!
Open Document: Anatomy of a Silverlight Game.docx
Download Source Code Project
Play Sample Game
Here are the abstract and contents of the doc:
Abstract:
Typical online games have a start screen, levels, storyline, transitions, high scores, chat, and other features that can take significant amount of time to develop.
There are challenges when building online games, such as full screen support and scaling; speed optimization; animations; real-time calculations.
Learn how to develop compelling Silverlight games faster, by using a base framework for the common game elements outlined above.
Contents:
About the Author
About this Document
Goal
Scope
Target Audience
Getting Started
1. Introduction: Why Care About the “Details”?
2. Components of an Online Game
3. Screen Layout
Visual Layers that Make Up Your Game
Game Interface Layer
In-game Controls Layer
Sounds Layer
Start Screen Layer
Main Screen Popup Controls Layer
4. Silverlight Game Internals
The Game Loop
Some Classes That You’ll Likely Use in Every Game
The Game Class
Defaults Class
Globals Class
Enumeration Classes
Sounds Class
Other Classes
Keyboard and Mouse
Full Screen Support
Returning from Full Screen to Embedded Mode
Aspect Ratio
More Info
Transitions
Sound and Music
5. Networking
Score
Chat and Multiplayer
Network Speed Optimizations
6. Host Integration
7. Cheat Protection
8. Tips and Tricks
9. Summary
Happy Reading!
Attachment(s): Anatomy of a Silverlight Game.docx
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