XNA Game Studio Express Video Tutorials Available
Charles Cox
Developer Educator - XNA Game Studio Express
If you're looking for a way to jump-start your XNA Game Studio Express experience, check out this set of three video tutorials: learn how to draw 3d objects, move them around with an Xbox 360 controller, and play sounds, all in less than an hour!
For the best experience, view the tutorials in order.
Tutorial 1: Displaying a 3D Model on the Screen
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Learn how to use the XNA Framework Content Pipeline to load a 3D model and its associated textures, and the code necessary to display the model on the screen. (18 Minutes, 29.1 MB .WMV format)
Tutorial 2: Making Your Model Move Using Input
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Learn how to use the XNA Framework Input API to take user input from an Xbox 360 Controller and apply it to the 3D model displayed in Tutorial 1. (15 Minutes, 25.6 MB .WMV format)
Tutorial 3: Making Sounds with XNA Game Studio Express and XACT
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Learn how to use the Microsoft Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT) to make sounds for an XNA Game Studio Express game, and how to use the XNA Framework Audio API to play them. (19 Minutes, 33.3 MB .WMV format)
A permanent link to these tutorials and other XNA Game Studio Express videos: http://msdn.com/directx/xna/videos.
