LANUG Thursday November 10th Meeting - Introduction to XNA: Game Development for Fun and Profit

[Ryan Duclos]

Hello All. I just wanted to send an invite! Please RSVP to rdu...@gmail.com if you plan on attending, and haven't already RSVPed. Also if you know anyone who might be interested please pass the information along.

Thursday November 10th Meeting About the Speaker: Chris Gardner is the Senior Software Engineer and Architect for T & W Operations, L.L.C. Tortured by years of contracts that valued buzzwords over results, Chris has developed a true passion for finding solutions that fit the problem, not the status quo. Chris received his B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and is currently a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer, Information Technology Professional and Trainer. You can reach Chris by email at freesty...@gmail.com, follow his exploits in Game and Application development at his blog (http://geekswithblogs.net/freestylecoding), or pester him through social networking sites Twitter (@freestylecoder) and Google+ (+Chris Gardner). Session Abstract: Introduction to XNA: Game Development for Fun and Profit While many of us dream of jobs in game development, XNA Game Studio and Microsoft's AppHub give you the tools necessary to make and publish your own games for the Windows, Xbox Live Indie Games and Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Chris will begin by giving a brief overview game development and using XNA Game Studio. From there, he will progress into the some of the tools necessary for all game development, such as the game loop, collision detection, and processing inputs from analog devices. From there, Chris will present some issues that are specific to the individual platform. This will include handling the wild west of the PC, dealing with the confined environment of the Xbox 360, and scaling to the minimalistic Windows Phone 7 environment. There will also be a overview of the new Mixed Silverlight and XNA projects available in Window Phone 7.5. When Thur, June 23, 6pm – 8pm CST Where University Library - Room 181 - 5901 USA Drive North, Mobile, AL 36688 Up For Grabs - T-Shirts, Books, Software with Licenses, etc.

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If you are interested, here are some other happenings in the area:

Lower AL .NET User Group: moving to a SharePoint site http://sites.gitca.org/LANUG will redirect http://loweraldotnet.org/ once the new site is ready
Pensacola SQL Server Users Group: http://www.pensacolasql.com

Hub City .Net User Group: http://hubcitynug.org
Deep Fried Bytes (PodCast): http://deepfriedbytes.com  
Community Megaphone: http://www.communitymegaphone.com
BarCamp Mobile: http://barcampmobile.org/ (Flyer attached)

Thank you,

Ryan Duclos

Twitter: @rduclos

About Me: http://about.me/rduclos

Lower AL .NET User Group - President

Pensacola SQL Server User Group - Board Member

SharePoint Mobile, AL - Co-Founder