Category Archives: Game

Game Windows Phone 7/8

Creating a simple particle effect with XNA for WP7

Creating a particle effect is just too much fun without sharing it. The objective was to create a simple spark-like particle effect. We will render each spark as a small line that gets transparent with time. Some basic physics will be involved, but I will keep it simple. The final result is seen on the image below. You can download the source code here: wp7.particles (SkyDrive, 26 kB). Please note that the default orientation for this sample is landscape.


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Game Tool

Sprite Sheet Packer

Sprite Sheet Packer (at codeplex.com) is an excellent little utility for packing all sprites in a single large texture. It is very simple to use, simply add all the files that need to be packed and select destination file path and type. Transparency will be preserved for PNG images. For preventing issues when using mipmaps, you can add the padding around each image. read more »