iOS vs Android vs Windows PhoneWindows Phone User Group Edition

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Phone Wars

In a galaxy far far Away.…

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Hello

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• Architecture Overview• Gameplay Demo• Getting Started• C# and C++• Direct3D and OpenGL• Controls• File Access• Profiling• Publishing• Bonus Demo• Q&A

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3D Multiplayer Multi-Platform Games Engine

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Framework Layer

Engine

App Layer Platform Layer

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Supporting Multiple Platforms

Renderer API

App

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Controls API

File API

Scenes

Objects

Java C++

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Android onTouch

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onTouch onTouch

Framework Layer

Controls API

Objective C C++

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iOS onTouch

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onTouch onTouch

Framework Layer

Controls API

Framework Layer Device Layer

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Opening a File on iOS

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OpenFile OpenFile

C++

fopen

App

Objective C

Get iOS User Folder

fread

fclose

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Cross-Platform Hybrid Multiplayer Stack

MongoDB

Sockets

NodeJS

Networking Logic

Web View

DOM/Canvas App

WebGLApp

Native AppApp

Gameplay Demo

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Getting Started

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• Folder structure• Debug Configurations• .vcproj files

• <IncludePath>• Bundling assets

• packager.bat

Getting Started

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Getting Started

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Getting Started

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Just include all source files and you’re done

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Search Paths (Sorry)

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Bundle a folder

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Bundle a folder

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C# and C++

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• XAML required for good OS integration• Use DispatchTimer to stay in the same thread• Messaging C++ and back• Scary ^ % symbols• Converting from WinRT types and back

Messaging C++

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Messaging C++

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Messaging C++

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Messaging C#

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• You can’t officially• Workaround have C# poll C++

Framework Layer

Engine

App Layer Platform Layer

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Direct3D for OpenGL

Renderer API

App

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Controls API

File API

Scenes

Objects

Renderer

Renderer

D3DRenderer

OGLRenderer

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Supporting Direct3D

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SetBlend GLEnable(GL_BLEND)

Direct3D

OpenGL

OMSetBlendState

SetBlend GLEnable(GL_BLEND) glEnable(GL_BLEND)

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Supporting Direct3D

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Supporting Direct3D

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Supporting Direct3D

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• Beware of Draw Calls• Transpose matrices• No runtime shader compiler• Open source alternative - ProjectAngle• Minimal changes to support Windows 8• No out of the box JPG PNG support

• Use libPNG and libJPEG• Cocus2D Open Source Example

Direct3DInterop Platform Layer

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Controls

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OnPointerPressed touchBegin

Framework Layer

Controls API

Controls

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Controls

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Controls

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File Access

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• Marble Maze• BasicReaderWriter.cpp

Framework Layer Device Layer

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Opening a File on iOS

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OpenFile OpenFile

C++

fopen

App

Objective C

Get iOS User Folder

fread

fclose

File Path

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Read Data

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Read Data

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Platform::Array<byte>

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Profiling

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• Memory not supported for D3D Apps• Do it manually

• On device profiling tricky

Profiling

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• Memory not supported for D3D Apps• Do it manually

• On device profiling tricky

Publishing

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• Change only on fail• ARM• Debug on Native for screenshots• PEGI - https://wp-rating.pegi.eu/Games/Submit

• Markets• In-App Purchasing• WMAppManifest.xml

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Editor Demo

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QUESTIONS?

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