Sharing code across platforms can be difficult - however a Microsoft Portable Class Libraries (PCL) allows you write code that can be shared between apps written for Windows 8, Windows Phone, Silverlight, and other .NET Platforms. You can even call PCL code from Android and iOS if you are using Xamarin. In this session, you will learn to write code that can be used by both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. I will then show you how to start the Cross-Platform Cloud Kit to quickly build an application that targets both platforms and how to publish each application to the appropriate store.

1. Windows 8 Game Development
David Giard
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
dgiard@Microsoft.com
@DavidGiard
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DavidGiard.com
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2. This presentation
is dedicated to
Dave Bost

3. Construct 2
• Game Designer
• Graphical Interface
• Runs on
• Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP SP2
• Download from Scirra.com

4. Steps
1. Build game in Construct 2
2. Export game to Windows 8 project
3. Compile with Visual Studio on Windows 8
4. Submit to Windows App Store (dev.Windows.com)
5. ?
6. Profit!

5. Spinach Top
Spinach Top Climbs the Sky
Spinach Top in Space
Spinach Top Drives Fast
Whack-A-Spinach-Top
Spinach Top Battles Monsters
SpinachTop.AzureWebsites.net

6. Demo
• Spinach-Top Battles Monsters
• Download Construct2 at www.scirra.com
• Download art at http://1drv.ms/1kHzWm1

7. Design Environment

8. Game

9. Resources
• opengameart.org
• thenounproject.com
• bing image search
• creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos