I walk through the tools, frameworks, and process for building games on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. You can find the video that accompanies the slides here: http://www.davevoyles.com/how-to-write-games-for-xbox-one-video-and-slides/

2. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
Two Approaches
ID@Xbox

3. Building Indie Games For Xbox ConsolesID@Xbox
• Xbox 360
• XNA Framework
• C#

4. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox
• C++ / DirectX 11/2
• Unity, Unreal Engine 4
• Start making games for Windows 8
now!

5. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox
Windows Kernel
Windows Runtime
Tools and
Utilities
Cloud
Services

6. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox
SmartGlass
• 2nd Screen Experience
• Works on Win Phone, Win 8,
iOS, Android

7. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox
SmartGlass
• Download from the app store
now
• Works on Xbox 360 or Xbox
One

8. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox
Resources:
• Official Page: http://www.xbox.com/en-us/Developers/id
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XboxOneIndieDevs/
• Twitter: @ID_Xbox
• More Info: http://wakeupandcode.com/xb1/
• DirectX Tool Kit – native “XNA” for Windows
8: http://www.tonicodes.net/blog/directx-tool-kit-native-xna-for-windows-8/

9. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox

10. Building Indie Games For Xbox Consoles
ID@Xbox