XNA Pong Step-by-Step Tutorial - Index

This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating the basics of the Pong game using Microsoft's XNA. It is still a work in progress, so suggestions are welcome. Images and code snippets are provided to illustrate many of the tasks. If needed, click on any image to see an higher resolution, more readable version of it. Sample assets are also provided below.

This tutorial was written as support material for the Desenvolvimento de Jogos de Computador/Computer Game Development (Moodle) course at FEUP.

• 1 - Starting a new XNA project
• 2 - Basic parts of an XNA's Game class
• 3 - Adding an asset to the game: a texture
• 4 - Adding a game component: the ball
• 5 - Time-based animation: animating the ball
• 6 - Managing input and input-based animation: a paddle
• 7 - Simple collision example: paddle vs ball
• 8 - Adding sounds
• 9 - Show your score

• Full tutorial on a single page

• Sample assets (111.4 KB Zip File)