Essential Programming Websites

[MindAbyss]

- Make sure Visual Studio C# Express is installed
---> It would be best to install Visual Studio 2008 from the NJIT site for free and as a full version. http://ist.njit.edu/software/az.php
---> If you just want visual c# then use this.  http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/

- Install XNA Game Studio 3.0
---> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7D70D6ED-1EDD-4852-9883-9A33C0AD8FEE&displaylang=en

- Sign up for XNA Creators Website and Forums
---> http://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=10&ct=1228336417&rver=5.5.4177.0&wp=MBI&wreply=https:%2F%2Fprofile.xna.com%2FLiveSignIn.aspx%3Fradr%3Dhttps:%2F%2Fprofile.xna.com%2Fen-US%2FMyProfile.aspx&lc=1033&id=256908

- First XNA game to mess around with
---> http://creators.xna.com/en-US/education/gettingstarted/bg2d/chapter9

[BigV]

Here are some links that will help people learn actionscript 3.

Rotate object - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXpFKa_F9Zs

Object follows mouse - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKj1IgWJd-A

Object rotates to point towards mouse - http://www.foundation-flash.com/tutorials/as3rotation/

Happy Coding ^_^

Edit:
Here are 2 more helpful actionscript 3 related links

Moving an object - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mglu8Mb68O8

A link to what seems like library files - http://www.senocular.com/flash/actionscript/?file=ActionScript_3.0/com/senocular/utils/KeyObject.as