Welcome,

The first point of call for you should be the FAQ Section in there you will find posts on getting started in both XNA and Programming.

Nick:

I am new to XNA. I am 24 and love video games. I no absolutely nothing about C# or anything else that has to do with game design. Any pointers or advice for getting started are much appreciated. Thanks

I am also 24, and new to xna. first problem you might run into...when looking up things online make sure you are looking for walkthroughs under xna 2.0. There are a lot more resources out for 1.0 as it has been out longer. One of the problems I have had is a lot of starter walkthroughs are made for 1.0

A really good book to start learning c# with is murach's c# 2005. It takes you from the ground up on c#, later in the book they go into details about app programming...but you can just skip by that as you wont need to use this for XNA

anyway get a basic understanding of C# before you dive into xna...it helps so much.

Exadon:

Nick:

I am new to XNA. I am 24 and love video games. I no absolutely nothing about C# or anything else that has to do with game design. Any pointers or advice for getting started are much appreciated. Thanks

I am also 24, and new to xna. first problem you might run into...when looking up things online make sure you are looking for walkthroughs under xna 2.0. There are a lot more resources out for 1.0 as it has been out longer. One of the problems I have had is a lot of starter walkthroughs are made for 1.0

A really good book to start learning c# with is murach's c# 2005. It takes you from the ground up on c#, later in the book they go into details about app programming...but you can just skip by that as you wont need to use this for XNA

anyway get a basic understanding of C# before you dive into xna...it helps so much.

 

I am using the 3.0 network and noticed nothing seems to work for it, and yes I realize it states quite clearly it won't work with the 360.  The problem for me is I have VS2008 not VS2005 and thus can't use 2.0.  I joined the student program through MS and just went for the latest and greatest, I suppose I may have to download and install the 05 version instead so I can start working with 2.0 and the extra tools that seem to be out for it.

-Red

SacrificeRed:

Exadon:

Nick:

I am new to XNA. I am 24 and love video games. I no absolutely nothing about C# or anything else that has to do with game design. Any pointers or advice for getting started are much appreciated. Thanks

I am also 24, and new to xna. first problem you might run into...when looking up things online make sure you are looking for walkthroughs under xna 2.0. There are a lot more resources out for 1.0 as it has been out longer. One of the problems I have had is a lot of starter walkthroughs are made for 1.0

A really good book to start learning c# with is murach's c# 2005. It takes you from the ground up on c#, later in the book they go into details about app programming...but you can just skip by that as you wont need to use this for XNA

anyway get a basic understanding of C# before you dive into xna...it helps so much.

 

I am using the 3.0 network and noticed nothing seems to work for it, and yes I realize it states quite clearly it won't work with the 360.  The problem for me is I have VS2008 not VS2005 and thus can't use 2.0.  I joined the student program through MS and just went for the latest and greatest, I suppose I may have to download and install the 05 version instead so I can start working with 2.0 and the extra tools that seem to be out for it.

-Red

I love games but need help when i try and connect my xbox to my comp it never works

I turn on my XNA game studio device center put in my xbox name and the code it gives me on my xbox and it dont work it says

"No response from your Xbox 360 (BosXobx). Please make sure you typed the connection key exactly as it appears on the Xbox 360 console, that the Xbox 360 console is properly connected to your local subnet, and that the Xbox 360 console is waiting for a connection at the "XNA Game Studio Connect" screen."

local subnet (Whats a "local subnet")

Please help with my questions!!!!

Subnet == Intranet == Local Area Connection (I believe).

You probably entered the wrong connection key.  You can press X (I believe) to get a different key.  I know that I had to do that to get mine working.  Some characters can be hard to distinguish.  You can refer to this article for character distinguishing.

Pigyman:

Subnet == Intranet == Local Area Connection (I believe).

Not quite; a subnet is a used to separate a network into smaller pieces.  USUALLY your local area network will be on the same subnet, but this isn't always true.  To make a long story short, if you want devices on the same subnet make sure that you don't have a router between them. Plug your computer into the same router or switch as your xbox 360, and, more often than not, they'll be on the same subnet. The details are more complicated, but in the vast majority of cases this will solve your problems.

Intranet is a completely different subject; intranets are essentially private networks which make use of common network or internet protocols.  Devices on the same intranet may or may not be on the same subnet; it's impossible to tell without more information.