ZunIP » XNA http://zunip.com Zune Vs iPod - let the standoff begin Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:51:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How to get started on Zune HD application and game development http://zunip.com/2009/09/20/how-to-get-started-on-zune-hd-application-and-game-development/ http://zunip.com/2009/09/20/how-to-get-started-on-zune-hd-application-and-game-development/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:57:16 +0000 sri http://zunip.com/2009/09/20/how-to-get-started-on-zune-hd-application-and-game-development/

 

Now that XNA update for Zune HD has been released. If you interested in developing applications for Zune, here is what you have to do

1. Get the  Visual Studio C# express and XNA Games Studio3.0 

2. Get the Zune HD update for XNA Games Studio

3.  Get yourself an Zune HD [ Amazon, Best Buy and prices from around the web]

4.  To Connect your Zune HD and have it recognized by the Games studio follow the instructions here

5. Resources that can be useful

If you find more resources, steps provide them as comments and I will update the post to include them.

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XNA team has released  an update to the XNA Games Studio to enable developers to write  apps/games against Zune HD . [XNA Games Studio is IDE based on Visual Studio for developing games based on XNA framework]

From the XNA blog, this update adds the following

  • The ability to target and develop for the Zune HD media player.
  • The addition of new Touch APIs to the XNA Framework for use on the Zune HD.
  • The addition of new Accelerometer APIs to the XNA Framework for use on the Zune HD.

     

    Well looks like Microsoft is sending conflicting information by saying 1) There will not be a third party App Marketplace and 2) by saying here is the SDK to develop Zune HD applications.

    Hopefully, they change their mind on (1) and allow third party applications in the marketplace.

    With the XNA update out, folks have already started developing interesting applications.

     

     

    Via Engadget

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