XNA and MonoGame |
The DigitalRune Engine uses XNA and MonoGame. This section gathers helpful information about 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:
Source | Description |
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XNA Game Studio 4.0 Documentation in MSDN Library. | |
Getting started with XNA and Xbox LIVE indie game development. | |
MonoGame resources |