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Game On Virtual Event: (Part 1) Welcome & GameMaker 101

Daniel Egan, ChrisCaldwell — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:10 GMT

Get familiar with the GameMaker: Studio IDE from YoYo Games and the basic functions you can use to build your Windows 8 game easily and quickly.

Game On Virtual Event On-Demand Videos:

Game On Virtual Event: (Part 2) Building your First Basic GameMaker Game

Daniel Egan, ChrisCaldwell — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:08 GMT

In this session, Daniel Egan will take the learnings from the previous session(GameMaker 101) and build the beginnings of a platformer game using GameMaker: Studio for Windows 8.

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Game On Virtual Event: (Part 3) Windows 8 Features

Daniel Egan, ChrisCaldwell — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:07 GMT

Enhance the user-experience for your game and create and immersive gaming environment. Daniel Egan will show you how to integrate Windows 8 features into your game to provide a rich experience for users.

Game On Virtual Event On-Demand Videos:

Game On Virtual Event: (Part 4) Create New Assets and Find Free Ones

ChrisCaldwell, Bret Stateham — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:06 GMT

Your game can be better with your own custom assets and believe it or not, you can create these yourself! Bret will show you how to take on this challenge. To augment the assets you create, we'll show you some other great (and free!) assets you can use in your game.

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Game On Virtual Event: (Part 5) Putting it Together

ChrisCaldwell, Bret Stateham — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:04 GMT

Time to pull it together! Bret will walk you through how to piece components together in a methodical and simple way with GameMaker: Studio for Windows 8. You've almost completed your game...

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Game On Virtual Event: (Part 6) Add Advertising to your Game

DaveBost, ChrisCaldwell — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:03 GMT

How about monetizing that game of yours? Dave Bost gives you the 411 on how to add advertising to your Windows 8 game through GameMaker: Studio from YoYo Games.

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Game On Virtual Event: (Part 7) Get Help

Daniel Egan, ChrisCaldwell — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT

You're not alone, we're here to support you! Daniel Egan goes through how and where to find help while building your GameMaker: Studio game for Windows 8 and additional resources you shouldn't miss out on.

Game On Virtual Event On-Demand Videos:

Developing in HTML5 and Javascript for Windows Phone

Matthias Shapiro, Jeff Burtoft — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:23:03 GMT

One of the really exciting things about Windows Phone development is how enormously flexible it is. With Windows Phone 8, in addition to supporting native (C++) and managed (C#) development, the platform is the perfect place to develop apps using HTML5.

Jeff Burtoft, an HTML5 technical evangelist with Microsoft, joins us this week to talk about the flexibility and cross-platform power of HTML5 in the context of Windows Phone. The in-depth example that we cover in the video is a project called YetiBowl, and standards compliant HTML5 game that runs flawlessly on the web, as a Windows 8 app and as a Windows Phone 8 app.

Make sure you check out Jeff's 4 part series on creating the HTML5 Yeti game you see in this episode.

Yeti Bowl Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

What makes all this possible is Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Phone 8. IE10 for the phone and the PC are built on the same engine and use the same renderer which means that what you see on your desktop (or tablet) is what you'll see on your phone. Additionally, the web browser control in Windows Phone apps is a full instance of IE10, with the same speed and power as the native phone browser.

There are lots of great libraries and products that make developing for Windows Phone 8 in HTML5 a blast.

PhoneGap - PhoneGap is for building cross-platform apps using HTML5. They support Windows Phone 8 with a great Visual Studio template to get started in no time. And don't miss our PhoneGap porting challenge with great opportunities prizes available for PhoneGap developers.
Atari Arcade - Great HTML5 games that re-imagine the some of the classic Atari games. Get the source code and get coding!
Internet Explorer Test Drive - great examples of what is possible using IE 10.
CreateJS - A great library for building rich experiences in HTML5 that work beautifully on Windows Phone.
ProcessingJS for Windows and Windows Phone - The ProcessingJS library uses HTML5 canvas to create digital art, simple games and visualizations. We have a full curriculum on creative coding including sample projects and full-featured apps.
Construct 2 - HTML5 based game creator focused on building beautiful 2D HTML5 games. Support for both Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store apps.
YoYo GameMaker - Cross-platform HTML5 game development with support for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.

Sad Cat

Jonathan Rozenblit — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:04:48 GMT

See and hear how Sad Cat Software designed and developed Train Titan, Violet Storm, and others games in the Windows Store.

HTML5 Games, Yeti Style, Part 4 of 4

Jeff Burtoft — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:32:58 GMT

Developers across the industry have been using HTML5 to produce all types of games. This four part workshop walks you through the basics of HTML5 game creation. We cover everything from writing to the canvas tag to delivering the app in the Windows 8 Store.

HTML5 Evangelist Jeff Burtoft (@boyofgreen) walks you through the creation of a fun and inventive game called Yeti Bowl, teaching you to build HTML5 games as you have fun playing one.

HTML5 Games, Yeti Style, Part 3 of 4

Jeff Burtoft — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:32:32 GMT

HTML5 Evangelist Jeff Burtoft (@boyofgreen) walks you through the creation of a fun and inventive game called Yeti Bowl, teaching you to build HTML5 games as you have fun playing one.

Download the Code Samples:

http://yetibowl.codeplex.com/

Next in series:

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/HTML5-Games-Yeti-Style-Part-4-of-4

HTML5 Games, Yeti Style, Part 2 of 4

Jeff Burtoft — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:32:09 GMT

HTML5 Evangelist Jeff Burtoft (@boyofgreen) walks you through the creation of a fun and inventive game called Yeti Bowl, teaching you to build HTML5 games as you have fun playing one.

Download the Code Samples:

http://yetibowl.codeplex.com/

Next in series:

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/HTML5-Games-Yeti-Style-Part-3-of-4

HTML5 Games, Yeti Style, Part 1 of 4

Jeff Burtoft — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:31:20 GMT

HTML5 Evangelist Jeff Burtoft (@boyofgreen) walks you through the creation of a fun and inventive game called Yeti Bowl, teaching you to build HTML5 games as you have fun playing one.

Download the Code Samples:

http://yetibowl.codeplex.com/

Next in series:

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/HTML5-Games-Yeti-Style-Part-2-of-4

Scott Davis talks about developing QONQR for Windows 8 and Windows Phone

Laura Foy — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:11:51 GMT

Scott Davis came by to open up about his experiences developing applications and tell us how he got started. Scott is well versed in developing games for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Check him and hear all about what it's like to develop his massively multi-player game, QONQR, for both platforms.

Andrew Garrison from Jundroo- Developing mobile games

Laura Foy — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:53:16 GMT

We sat down with Andrew Garrison from Jundroo to talk about developing engineering games for Windows Phones. We talked about the pros, the cons and the challenges you face when developing for different platforms. Get to know Andrew and then get to know some of his awesome games.

Developing an app with the Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit

Roberto Sonnino - MSFT — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:30:44 GMT

Writing your first app using DirectX can seem mysterious if you're new to graphics or game development. The Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit was created to help developers understand the basics of DirectX development with a complete Windows 8 application.

In this episode, Roberto Sonnino, a software developer on the Visual Studio team, walks through creating a dice rolling app with the Starter Kit, and shows that the same code can be recompiled for Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 devices.

The accompanying walkthrough is published on the Visual C++ team blog as a three part series:

PlayTTD - OpenTTD, Browser-ified!

Greg Duncan — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Today's Web Wednesday project is pretty awesome and while there appears to be source available for it, it was outside of my skillset to really grok it. But I though this awesome enough to share anyway.

Are you a MicroProse Transport Tycoon Deluxe fan? You remember last year's post about an "open" version of it, OpenTTD (Yes, that TTD, you know the game I talking about...)?

What if I was to tell you that today I found a JavaScript "port" of it, that appears to run the entire game in your browser!

PlayTTD

PlayTTD: The browser game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe
It's 1950. You're presented with a vast game world made up of numerous small towns and raw material resources. You've got $200,000 and you've got to prove yourself; to set the wheels in motion to become The Transport Tycoon.
Matched against a batch of ruthless rivals, you'll have to act quickly; to build the key routes that will rake in the cash. Build stations, airports, docks and a linking a road, rail, air and ship network. Then, move passengers, mail or goods to the most lucrative destination. As the years roll by you'll be able to buy more advanced and faster vehicles and vessels; if you can afford them!
MAKE TRACKS. MAKE CONNECTIONS. MAKE IT BIG.
Build stations, docks, airports and make money by connecting areas requiring transport services
Construct complex road - rail - air - sea networks using a simple to use interface
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I mentioned source?

caiiiycuk / play-ttd

play-ttd
Code base of http://play-ttd.com.

Here's some snaps of it running in IE10 (Desktop). Yes, this appears to be 100% HTML/CSS/JavaScript.

It even runs in the Windows 8 Standard IE10

And it runs on the Surface RT IE10. (So you can touch TTD! It's kind of slow, but does work!

Now how awesome is that!

Want more? Check out his browser enabled OpenDune "port" too! http://play-dune.com/

Microsoft DevRadio: Creating Games for Windows 8 and Windows Phone using GameMaker Studio from YoYo Games

DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jeremy Foster — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:00:53 GMT

Abstract:
Jeremy Foster welcomes Mike Dailly, Head of Development at YoYo Gamnes, as they discuss GameMaker Studio and how you can easily create games for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Tune in they discuss how developers can create games for Windows 8 by using this tool as well what games they’ve created in the Windows Store. Download GameMaker Studio here!

Next Steps:
Step #1 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development
Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8

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Windows 8 Release Preview Virtual Labs

Microsoft DevRadio: Creating Games for Windows 8 using GameSalad Creator

DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:00:38 GMT

Abstract:
Technical Evangelist Ryan Joy welcomes Matthew Lyon-House, Adrian Glover and Billy Garretsen from GameSalad as they demo for us their game creation engine, GameSalad Creator. Tune in they discuss how developers can create games for Windows 8 by using this tool as well what games they’ve created in the Windows Store. Download GameSalad Creator here!

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From XNA game to Windows 8

Anthony de Bruyn — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:31:04 GMT

A walkthrough getting an XNA game to run on Windows 8 – no long theory but concrete examples. Get insights on:

How to implement the settings charm
How to implement the sharing charm
How to deal with file reading and writing, threads, and any other topics which vary between platforms
How to prepare art assets for Windows
A list of links and resources for further reading

Instructor: Alex Schearer, XNA/Monogame gaming expert.

Looking for developer events in Belgium? Your one-stop-shop is here: http://msdn-events.be.

Atari Online: IE Brings Classic Games to the Web with HTML5 and Multi-touch

Tobin Titus — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:42:24 GMT

It was summer of 1972 when Atari released its first arcade game – Pong. It was revolutionary entertainment, launching Atari to quickly become the definitive gaming platform of its era, selling 30 million Atari 2600 consoles. Most modern, successful video game franchises are still inspired by Atari's original creative concepts.

Today with Atari and the help of our friend Grant Skinner we are launching Atari Arcade, continuing to showcase what's possible on the web when you couple a modern browser like IE10 with a modern OS and the power of HTML5. Atari Arcade is an updated take on eight classic Atari games like Pong, Asteroids, Missile Command, and Centipede – all built with HTML5 and multi-player capabilities that come to life with a new Windows 8 touch device and Internet Explorer 10. It also works great in IE9 on a Windows 7 PC, or any other modern browser.

3D Game Example

Roxanne Beaver — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:34:59 GMT

This video shows how 3D graphics render in a game example.

Have Mars Fever? Kodu's [Mars Edition] to you!

Greg Duncan — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:00:00 GMT

As I write this, Curiosity is about a day away from its big moment, its touchdown on Mars (Boy, I hope it lands with no problems! Fingers, arms, legs, eyes are all crossed that all goes well! Go NASA! Go Humanity!). Needless to say, there's a good bit of Mars Fever right now.

You think you have it in you to program a Mars lander? Would you like to give your kids, family and friends a development environment and experience that's not only not scary, instead is very fun and approachable? Just want to game around on Mars?

Kodu Update Lets Kids Explore Mars

With excitement peaking in the days before the landing, Microsoft and NASA are using the event as an opportunity to enable youngsters to learn computational skills and explore the Martian terrain by using Kodu: Mars Edition.
Developed in cooperation with NASA’s Mars Public Engagement Program, led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Microsoft Research’s FUSE Labs, Kodu: Mars Edition lets children create games for the PC or Xbox using a simple, visual programming language. The aim of the collaboration is to create compelling learning experiences that develop students’ competency in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), along with 21st-century skills.
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Kodu: Mars Edition, available for free download, is being unveiled during a Curiosity Landing educator conference in Pasadena, Calif., on Aug. 3 at JPL. The release enables school kids in the fifth through eighth grades to program a Mars rover, explore the planet, or play one of three professionally developed game levels.
The Martian adventure introduces new objects and new programming elements into the Kodu environment via the game levels and enables students to develop skills similar to those of real NASA rover drivers:
Search and Explore Mars: Students will determine the most efficient set of commands to navigate a rover across terrain using scientific data.
Under the Rover’s Hood: Students will program how the rover will move and act autonomously, as well as run trials to evaluate and refine their programming.
Mars Mission Simulation: Students will design a simulated Martian environment and program a rover to explore Mars autonomously.
These were precisely the sort of playful learning exercises envisioned when Kodu was being researched and developed by FUSE Labs.

What is Kodu?

Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and XBox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to make a game, young children as well as adults with no design or programming skills.
Join our community, and discover games created by others and share your game at KoduGameLab.com.
Kodu for the PC is available to download for free. Kodu for the XBox is also available in the USA on the XBox Marketplace, in the Indie Games channel for about $5.
An overview of Kodu. (Click to play)
Kodu Teaches more than Programming
Kodu is a rich tool for narrative creation and storytelling
Kodu demonstrates that programming is a creative medium
Kodu helps children with critical thinking, breaking a complex goal into manageable steps, and iterate on the design process – an approach applicable to all academic subjects, business and personal relationships
Kodu introduces the logic and problem solving of programming
Kodu introduces conditions and sequences, which teaches cause and effect
Students learn about cooperation, logic and creativity in addition to programming
Read about our Kodu pilot program in Australia's public schools: Report (pdf)
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Anyone Can Use Kodu
Kodu can be taught by any teacher, no previous programming expertise required
Ages 8 and up typically have the most success
Kodu Classroom Kit for Educators
The Kodu classroom kit is a set of lesson plans and activities for educators, after-school instructors, parents, peer mentors and administrators. The entire kit is available as a single zip file for download here or as single lesson plans available below:
Getting Started with Kodu: Keyboard and Mouse
Getting started with Kodu: Xbox Controller
Single Session Introduction Curriculum for PC and Xbox
Kodu Curriculum: Keyboard and Mouse
Kodu Curriculum: Xbox Controller
Kodu Math Module Curriculum
Appendix

Have I said, Kodu is free?

Kodu Game Lab

Kodu is a visual programming language made specifically for creating games.
Version: 1.2.88.0
Date published: 7/31/2012
Language: English
KoduSetup.msi, 191.5 MB
Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The visual nature of the language allows for rapid design iteration using only an Xbox game controller for input (mouse/keyboard input is also supported).
Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
A graphics card that supports DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 2.0 or higher is required. .NET Framework 3.5 or higher is required. XNA Framework 3.1 Redistributable is required.

Once installed you can start playing with it right away. You can playing an exiting Mars world (which you have the "source" to play with and tweak if you want) or start with a blank Mars slate.

So for the kids in your life, or the kid in you, Kodu; Mars Edition, might help your Mars Fever (or make it even worse! Sorry about that!

Microsoft DevRadio: Why Wait? Develop for Windows 8 Now!

Jerry Nixon, DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:18:14 GMT

Abstract:
Jerry Nixon welcomes Jake Poznanski and Sam Kaufmann from Random Salad Games as they discuss some of the games and applications they’ve developed for Windows 8.Tune in as they share with us some of their reasons as to why they jumped in early and started developing for Windows 8 as well as some advice for other developers who are looking to cash in on this incredible opportunity.

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It's a Wesnoth Wednesday...

Greg Duncan — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

It's Wesnoth Wednesday! What's Wesnoth, you ask? Besides a free turn-based tactical strategy game which is open source (C++), cross platform (there's even OS2 and AmigaOS4 versions) and yet compiles pretty easily in Visual Studio 2008/2010?

What is Battle for Wesnoth?

The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host whom none can stand against! Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force with the right strengths to fight well on different terrains against all manner of opposition.
Wesnoth has many different sagas waiting to be played. Fight to regain the throne of Wesnoth, of which you are the legitimate heir... step into the boots of a young officer sent to guard a not-so-sleepy frontier outpost... lead a brutal quest to unite the orcish tribes... vanquish a horde of undead warriors unleashed by a foul necromancer, who also happens to have taken your brother hostage... guide a band of elvish survivors in an epic quest to find a new home... get revenge on the orcs by using the foul art of necromancy...
There are at least two hundred unit types, sixteen races, six major factions, and hundreds of years of history. The world of Wesnoth is absolutely huge and only limited by your creativity — make your own custom units, create your own maps, and write your own scenarios or even full-blown campaigns. You can also challenge up to eight friends—or strangers—and fight in epic multiplayer fantasy battles.
Features
Build up a formidable fighting force, starting from a single leader and a small amount of gold.
Over two hundred unit types in six major factions, all with distinctive abilities, weapons and spells.
Experienced units gain powerful new abilities as they advance.
Several multiplayer options available, including Internet play.
Scores of different custom-designed map and unlimited random maps.
Hundreds of campaign scenarios available for download through a simple in-game procedure.
Fog of War feature available for a true test of generalship.
Sophisticated markup language lets advanced users make their own maps, factions, or campaigns.
Excellent language support — 35 different languages currently available

The Battle for Wesnoth

The Battle for Wesnoth is a Free, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat multiplayer combat. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures... more »
The development team is proud to release version 1.10 of The Battle for Wesnoth. We really hope you enjoy Wesnoth 1.10 as much as we enjoyed creating it. You can learn more and read the in-depth, translated release notes »

Yeah, yeah, okay, where's the Dev, the Coding, stuff?

DevelopersHome

General Information
Links
Changelog - the most recent changes made to the game
Latest commits - Up-to-date commit messages
Coding Guidelines
HackingWesnoth - guide for programmers
CodingStandards - for programmers
DeveloperGuide - for those who received SVN commit rights
Library documentation
http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ - Standard Template Library
Tools and Packaging
Supporting Websites
WesnothSVN - accessing the source code
http://websvn.wesnoth.org/ Web-Access to svn - Gna! - websvn -
http://gettext.wesnoth.org/ - gettext status
Compiling and Building
CompilingWesnoth - how to compile Battle for Wesnoth (it's not hard)
SCons
UsingAutotools
Packaging and Releasing
ReleasingWesnoth - steps to follow to release a new version
WesnothPackagersGuide - guidelines for packaging Wesnoth for different platforms
Documentation
Doxygen - Documentation generator
More stuff
ExternalUtilities (Wercator, CampGen, wmllint, etc.)
MaintenanceTools WMLLint, WMLIndent and WMLScope
UsingGooglePerformanceTools to profile Wesnoth CPU and memory usage.
I want to start coding, what can I do?
EasyCoding - Bugs and features that are easy to implement for new coders
NotSoEasyCoding - Bugs and features which are doable but lacking someone working on them
GettingStarted
FrequentlyProposedIdeas - summary of past often-repeated forum discussions
Wesnoth_Acronyms_and_Slang
Game - Create content
BuildingScenariosand related useful forum discussions:
Beginning Campaign Development
A Balancing Act
ReferenceWML
Code documentation
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WesnothSVN

Browse the code
There are currently two main streams of development: trunk (1.9.x) and stable branch (1.8.x). Most other branches are only used for a short time to do some testing without disturbing the main development. You can use your web browser to navigate through the source code:
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/wesnoth/
Download
To check out trunk into a directory wesnoth (about 400 MB to download and 960 MB disk space, including .svn dirs, required as of March 30th 2009):
svn co http://svn.gna.org/svn/wesnoth/trunk wesnoth
Or, to check out the 1.8 branch (about 400 MB to download and 960 MB to store on disk as of March 30th 2009) into a directory wesnoth-1.8:
svn co http://svn.gna.org/svn/wesnoth/branches/1.8 wesnoth-1.8
More info on the repository: https://gna.org/svn/?group=wesnoth

CompilingWesnothOnWindows

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Compiling Wesnoth on Windows (2)
Definition: wesnoth_root, is the folder that contains the checkout of the trunk. The folder should contain folders like: data, doc, icons, packaging, projectfiles; and files like: COPYING, CMakeLists.txt, README.
This method is based on Crab_'s method ^. But, instead of using cmake, we will use the original/manually updated project file. That file is in: wesnoth_root/projectfiles/VC9/wesnoth.sln or in wesnoth_root/projectfiles/VC10/wesnoth.sln. It depends on what Visual Studio are you using. MSVC 2008 is VC9 and MSVC 2010 is VC10. Based on your current IDE just the specific path. If it's written VCx, that means that it doesn't matter/depends on what version you're gonna use.
Download the archive containing all required includes and libraries:
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So we've gotten the source, the externals, setup the Project's Inc/Lib folders, lets take a peek as the VS10 Solution.

Four projects, doesn't look too complicated...

Let's look at the primary project.

Okay, I take it back... This isn't some simple little game, but a major, complex and complete creation. The 1.10 branch alone, post download and build is over 2.5GB (which includes externals, source, binaries, assents, media, .svn files, etc.)

Yet as complicated as this looks, following the compile guide, I was able to get this setup and compiling very quickly. The first compile took a while (as in go have lunch, a while), but it compiled the first time with no errors. A few warnings, but no errors.

And once compiled, ran the first time...

If you are an aspiring game dev and want to check out the the source for a real game and/or looking for someplace to begin your game dev contributions, well let the Developing for Wesnoth begin!