Silverlight TV 76: Animations on Windows Phone in the Bird Hunt Game

Interested in creating a game for Windows Phone using Silverlight? In this episode, Jeff Paries, Silverlight MVP and author of the book Silverlight Animation, walks through the source for his Bird Hunt game for Windows Phone 7. He offers tips on how to create a game concept and keep your scope manageable while effectively dividing the game aspects into manageable pieces. Jeff covers the game concept, the six objects in the game, the game loop, and the animates/visual states. You can download Bird Hunt now from the Windows Phone marketplace.

Relevant links:

John's blog and on Twitter (@john_papa)
Jeff's blog and on Twitter (@jeffparies)
Source code for Bird Hunt on codeplex