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Learn to Program: Kodu Kingdom Defense

by Patrick Neborg

Use Kodu Game Lab to learn how to program a tower defense style game that can run on both a PC and Xbox.

What you'll learn

Our Kingdom has been invaded by a swarm of raiders marching to destroy our treasure. Join our adventure of learning how to build this tower defense game using Kodu game lab that you can play on either your Xbox or Desktop. We will see that we can easily create our very own immersive 3D tower defense and shooter game. With your creativity, we will explore concepts of game design from storyline and objectives; to controls, play modes, graphics, sounds, scoring, and levels.

About the author

Patrick has over 20 years experience implementing SOA solutions that utilize both web and desktop clients primarily using Microsoft's development technology stack. Currently, he utilizes C# and JScript along with T-SQL/LINQ and has previously worked extensively with other technologies such as VB.NET and WCF. In addition to implementing client specified solutions, Patrick implements Agile process based solutions utilizing Team Foundation Server (TFS). Over time he has taken on various technical ... more

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