What is education?

The Education section is where you can learn all about the development tasks you need to make a game. We are constantly developing and releasing content. Our goal is to help you gain skill and learn new techniques to create cutting-edge games.

What kinds of educational materials are there?

Education is separated by dev area and content type. You can see the dev areas on the right side of the screen. When you click a dev area, you’ll see only the content for that dev area. The various content types are:

• Samples — Code projects that demonstrate a particular finished technique.
• Tutorials — Code projects and supporting documents or videos that illustrate a step-by-step process.
• Articles — Documents that illustrate a technically-detailed concept.
• Starter Kits — Fully-playable games you can modify or break apart to use in other games.
• Mini Games — Small games that demonstrate a variety of concepts
• Utilities — Code or content that makes developing your game easier.

Can I use the code and assets in my game?

Yes, you can. For specifics on how you can use the code and assets, see the Microsoft Permissive License (Ms-PL) found here.