|  | XNA and MonoGame | 
The DigitalRune Engine uses XNA and MonoGame. This section gathers helpful information about XNA and MonoGame.
 What are XNA and MonoGame?
What are XNA and MonoGame?Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 is a programming environment that allows you to use Visual Studio to create games for Windows Phone, Xbox 360, and Windows. XNA Game Studio includes the XNA Framework, a set of managed libraries designed for game development based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. (msdn.microsoft.com)
MonoGame is an Open Source implementation of the Microsoft XNA 4 Framework. Our goal is to allow XNA developers on Xbox 360, Windows and Windows Phone to port their games to the iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Linux and Windows 8 Metro. PlayStation Mobile, Raspberry PI, and PlayStation 4 platforms are currently in progress. (MonoGame.net)
The DigitalRune Engine supports XNA and MonoGame in several ways:
Some DigitalRune libraries require XNA or MonoGame:
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Subtopics External resources
External resources| Source | Description | 
|---|---|
| XNA Game Studio 4.0 Documentation in MSDN Library. | |
| Getting started with XNA and Xbox LIVE indie game development. | |
| MonoGame resources |