XNA Game Studio
Projects for students at Magee

XNA Game Studio Express

XNA Game Studio Express allows hobbyists, academics, and small, independent game developers to easily create video games for Windows and the Xbox 360 console using optimized cross-platform gaming libraries based on .NET. This release is an update of the 1.0 version which contains improved functionality along with new features. This release is supported on Windows Vista. Combined with an active membership in the XNA Creators Club (available from Xbox Live Marketplace), you can also create, debug, and play games on your Xbox 360 console.

The XNA Framework Redistributable provides the necessary runtime components to execute a game on Windows that was developed using Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh. This release is an update of the 1.0 version which contains improved functionality along with new features. Installation of this runtime is not necessary on systems that already have Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh installed.

Download the XNA Framework 1.0 Refresh Download.

For additional setup information and known issues, please read the XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh ReadMe.

Also, you may want to check out Turbo Squid which allows you to download 3D models that can be used with most gaming technologies including XNA. Some of these models are free, therefore if you wish to work with XNA, you can download their models and concentrate more on the programming side. XNA supports models in Direct X (*.X) or Kaydara (*.fbx) format.

Thanks to Alan Bradley for helping me with this project topic.