Time for action – creating projects

1. Download 2403_08_GRAPHICPACK.zip from the book's website, and extract the contents to a temporary folder. Leave this folder open in Windows Explorer.

2. Inside Visual Studio, select New Project... from the File menu.

3. Create a new Windows Game (4.0) project called Gemstone Hunter.

4. Right-click on the Gemstone Hunter Content project, and add a new folder called Textures.

5. Switch back to the Windows Explorer window, and highlight the Sprites folder, as well as the three .PNG files (Gem.png, PlatformTiles.png, and TitleScreen.png). Right-click on one of the highlighted files and select Copy.

6. Switch back to the Visual Studio window, right-click on the Textures folder in the content project, and select Paste. This should result in a Sprites folder under Textures folder and all three images being added to your project.

7. Right-click on the Gemstone HunterContent project, and add a new folder called Fonts.

8. Create a new SpriteFont object called Pericles8 in the Fonts folder...