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Comparison of various Silverlight game loop types and their effect on game performance
Added on August 28, 2009 in category Development by APIJunkie

A very nice comparison of various game loop types (Timer, Thread, Storyboard, Composition Target Rendering etc.) and strategies by Nikola. This article shows the strengths and weakness of each game render loop type using a demo to visualize and test the different approaches.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Animation Discussions

Using keys to control a sprite
Added on April 4, 2009 in category Development by Silverlight Girl

Gavin Wignall shows how you can move a sprite by capturing the ‘Keydown‘ event and applying a variable to the Canvas.setLeft & Right properties. His example is cleverly graced with an animation that gives the illusion of rotation.

Tags: Tips and Tricks How to Animation

Animation Easings in Silverlight 3
Added on March 26, 2009 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

Nicolay Raychev explains how to create easing animations in Silverlight 3. He already wrote a storyboard with tons of combinations so we don't even have to start trying from scratch. A great way to get started and play with the possibilities.

Tags: How to Animation

Bounce effect in Blend - Using easing to apply acceleration or inertia to an animation in Silverlight
Added on March 21, 2009 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

I made a cool discovery today: Gavin Wignall's blog called Silverlight Buzz. He has many thorough posts about things Silverlight but my favorite right now has to be the one where he explains how to use Easing to apply acceleration or inertia to an animation in Silverlight. The use of easing in animation can be confusing but Gavin illustrates his example in a fool proof way that makes it all crystal clear.

Tags: Tips and Tricks How to Expression Blend Animation Tutorials

Creating Sprites from 3D Models
Added on March 8, 2009 in category Design by APIJunkie

Mike Snow talks about creating sprites from 3D models using EnvyGames, SpriteWorks tool. You can export the sprites and use them in your Silverlight games for sprite animations.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Animation Tutorials

Silverlight eyes
Added on January 28, 2009 in category Development by Silverlight Girl

Clear explanation on how to create a pair of eyes that will follow the mouse's motion. I can see the huge potential of these eyes when they fall in the hands of a graphic designer.

Tags: C-Sharp Animation Code

Silverlight Loader animation graphics
Added on December 18, 2008 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

Design a Silverlight Loader animation solely using Expression Blend as the graphic tool.

Tags: Expression Blend Animation

Creating graphics for a Silverlight game
Added on December 18, 2008 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

Nice and simple explanation about creating graphics for a Silverlight game.

Tags: How to Expression Blend Animation