Chris Gomez presents a hands-on introduction to building games with .NET and MonoGame, showing how beginners can start developing 2D games on Windows and Linux.

Make your First Game with .NET and MonoGame

Featuring: Chris Gomez

Are you curious about making your own video games? This session guides you through using .NET and MonoGame, a popular open-source game development framework, to build your very first 2D game. No prior game development experience is necessary – just a willingness to learn and experiment!

What You'll Learn

• The basics of .NET for game programming
• How MonoGame enables game creation across Windows and Linux
• Starting a new MonoGame project and running it on multiple platforms
• Step-by-step guidance to building and running a simple 2D game

Why .NET and MonoGame?

• Open-source and community-supported: MonoGame makes it easy to build cross-platform games
• Learn real coding skills: Practical, hands-on experience with C# and .NET
• Flexible platforms: Develop for Windows and Linux without having to learn a new language per system

Getting Started

1. Set up your development environment:
   • Install .NET SDK (version 10 recommended)
   • Download MonoGame project templates
   • Optional: Choose your preferred IDE (Visual Studio, VS Code)
2. Create a new MonoGame Project:
   • Initialize a new 2D game project
   • Review generated code and project structure
3. Build and Run:
   • Write your first game logic (drawing sprites, handling input)
   • Run the game on Windows and Linux

Further Resources

• MonoGame Documentation
• Getting Started with .NET

This introductory video is designed to help you kickstart your journey in coding while having fun building games!