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XNACode Camp 2010

xna_code_camp.jpg Monday 7.6 – Friday 11.6 2010, Summer period

CT30A9300 Code Camp on Communications Engineering (4 cr)

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16/06/2010

* Deadline for source package, report and brochure submission : 25th June 2010 * Upload your source package, report and brochure into the wiki. * Source package: zip the project and Please do not include the executable binaries in the source package. * Optional: if you have the game executables(.exe) for PC then you can upload to wiki separately but do not include in source package. * If your source package is more than 50 mb and needs special permission for uploading to the wiki or in any other problems, please email me at bishal.karki@lut.fi * Please confirm your submission as soon as you upload your final report and brochure by sending a confirmation email. ====== What is XNA? ====== XNA is a Microsoft oriented programming platform for … ====== What is Code Camp ? ====== Code Camp is a learning and hacking experience. The code camp approach can be defined as a collaborative learning setting that aims to promote profession-oriented skills. In code camp, the term camp refers to a situation where students assemble and stay a while together. The term code refers to coding, i.e. writing computer programs. ====== Code Camp Schedule ====== Code Camp Week @ Location 6428 Windows Classroom ^ ^ Monday ^ Tuesday ^ Wednesday ^ Thursday ^ Friday ^ ^ 10:15 |Intro | Intro | 10:00 Coding | 10:00 Coding | 10:00 Finalizing the Code | ^ 12:00 |Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | 10:30 Demo Preparation | ^ 13:00 |Intro | ~14:00 Idea Presentation | Coding | Coding | Demo's (15) | ^ 16:00 |Idea Brainstorming | Design | Coding | Coding | Closing | ^ 18:00 |Evening Program | Coding | Coding | Coding | Brain Reset | ^ 02:00 | | Coding | Coding | Deadline style Coding | | Monday * Starting slide sets * Evening Program, Starts 18:00 * Location: University Sauna (same building) * Presentation and discussion about ideas Tuesday * … Wednesday .. coding .. Thursday .. coding .. * at the end, preparation of .. * Coding, freeze the features and code them to demonstration state * Presentation * Presentation slides Friday, presentation demonstrations * 15min / group presentation time * Presentation starts at 10:30 * Presentations ends around 15:30, then * Honorable mentions * Closing of Code Camp Week ==== After Code Camp ==== * 1 page Brochyre (advertisement) of your software. * 5 page (not more) description (like white paper) of your application. * Fill Course feedback * Finalization of your group wiki pages - wiki page complete - presentation slides - source package - 1-page Brochyre as .pdf - 5-page description as .pdf * Deadline for these is XX ====== Groups ====== * 3 Person groups ^ Group ^ Application ^ Name 1 ^ Name 2 ^ Name 3 ^ | grp1 | Galaxy Shooter| Yavor Ivelinov Ivanov| Joonas Aijala| Bishal Raj Karki| | grp2 | NinjaGame | Niko Kurvinen | Oskar Sonninen | Mikko Kaistinen | | grp3 | MadBoxing | Janne Parkkila | Rostislav Malevich | Tuomas Kaittola | | grp4 | Awesome Jungle | Antti Knutas | Li Aoke | Jifeng Xing | | grp5 | S-Fight | Matti Bragge | Anssi Salo | | ====== Problems and Solutions ====== Please put your questions/programming problems here in this sections. We will try to solve it collaboratively. Teemu will also be reviewing/answering these questions remotely once a day. After you put the questions here please do email me once at bishal.karki@lut.fi ====== Grading ? ====== Grading 1-5 from * Idea and presentation of the Idea in wiki: 25% * Coding of the implementation: 40% * Demonstration: 15% * Code Camp Spirit: 20% ===== Feedback ===== Course feedback survey will be published here. All students are wished to answer to the questionnaire as it helps developing the course. Course queationnaire Students may check what kind of learners they are by answering the questions in the following questionnaire === What are recommended skills for code camp ? === Programming experience. .NET basics from our previous code camp or otherwise === Can I prepare to Code Camp ? === Yes. During code camp week we will brainstorm a software idea, design it and code it. Getting good ideas might sometimes be hard and thinking about different ideas before code camp makes it faster to get into coding part. === I have a exam in Code Camp week ? === You are free to go exam, but code camp in intensive course and idea is to focus coding during the well, so it is recommended you prepare to exam before the code camp week. ====== More ? ====== If you have questions about code camp send email to the organizers. bishal.karki@lut.fi Photos from the Code Camp ====== For staff ====== course arrangements ====== Tutorial links: ====== XNA programming guide, class libraries, etc. XNA related: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb200104.aspx Video tutorials from http://creators.xna.com/ Introduction: http://creators.xna.com/en-US/education/gettingstarted/bgintro/chapter1 2D Game Tutorial: http://creators.xna.com/en-US/education/gettingstarted/bg2d/chapter1 3D Game Tutorial (This is probably not the best kind of game to do during codecamp): http://creators.xna.com/en-US/education/gettingstarted/bg3d/chapter1 XNA 101: http://www.xnavideotutorial.com/modules/XNA_101/ Basic Tutorials: Action RPG Tutorial: http://mindcemetery.com/Articles/default.html Also, check out XNA forums: http://forums.xna.com/forums/ Check: creators.xna.com - xna creators club codeplex.com - lots of open source blogs.msdn.com/shawnhar-in-depth stuff about XNA www. charlespetzold.com/phone - free book about WP7