Using XNA Framework Starter Kits
XNA Game Studio Express
An XNA Framework Starter Kit is a complete, self-contained game that includes both game code and media. A starter kit is ready for you to load and build. Each kit comes with its own documentation, including descriptions of programming techniques, and suggestions for how it may be customized. A starter kit provides a great way to see a working XNA Framework game in action and to see what is possible using XNA Game Studio Express for game development.
To load and build an XNA Framework Starter Kit
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On the File menu in Visual C# Express, click New Project.
The New Project dialog box appears. It displays the different default project types that Visual C# Express can create. Among these are the XNA Framework–specific project types.
- Choose an XNA Framework Starter Kit project type—for example, the Spacewar Windows Starter Kit—and click OK. The Spacewar Starter Kit then loads into Visual C# Express.
- To build and launch the Spacewar Starter Kit project, press F5.
