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Microsoft XNA (a recursive acronym for XNA's not acronymed) [5] is a freeware set of tools with a managed runtime environment that Microsoft Gaming developed to facilitate video game development. XNA is based on .NET Framework , with versions that run on Windows and Xbox 360 .
It also supports the execution of managed code on the Xbox 360. The XNA Game Studio Express RTM was made available on December 11, 2006, as a free download for Windows XP. Unlike the DirectX runtime, Managed DirectX, XNA Framework or the Xbox 360 APIs (XInput, XACT etc.) have not shipped as part of Windows. Developers are expected to ...
XNA Game Studio Express, the first release of XNA Game Studio, was intended for students, hobbyists, and independent (and homebrew) game developers. [9] It was available as a free download. Express provides basic "starter kits" for rapid development of specific genres of games, such as platform games, real-time strategy, and first-person shooters.
MonoGame attempts to fully implement the XNA 4 API. [10] It accomplishes this across Microsoft platforms using SharpDX and DirectX. [11] When targeting non-Microsoft platforms, platform specific capabilities are utilized by way of the OpenTK library. When targeting OS X, iOS, and/or Android, the Xamarin platform runtime is necessary. This ...
Cross-platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT) is an audio programming library and engine released by Microsoft as part of the DirectX SDK. [1] It is a high-level audio library for authoring/playing audio that is written to use Xaudio on the Xbox, DirectSound on Windows XP, and the new audio stack on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
The Managed DirectX SDK allows developers access to numerous classes which allow the rendering of 3D graphics and the other DirectX API's in a much easier, object-oriented manner. MDX, however, does not support the newer APIs such as Direct3D 10, XInput, and XAudio 2. MDX is deprecated in favor of XNA Game Studio Express.
For Game Engines built on the Microsoft XNA managed graphics API - a cross-platform managed alternative to DirectX and OpenGL. Pages in category "XNA game engines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
DirectX back-end; older SDL 1.2 uses DirectX 7 by default, while 2.0 defaults to DirectX 9 and can access up to DirectX 12. Quartz back-end for macOS (dropped in 2.0). Metal back-end for macOS / iOS / tvOS since 2.0.8; older versions use OpenGL by default. [51] [52] Xlib back-end for X11-based windowing system on various operating systems. [53]