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Scrolling a WriteableBitmap

I need to simulate my background scrolling but I want to avoid moving my actual image control. Instead, I'd like to use a WriteableBitmap and use a blitting method. What would be the way to simulate ...
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How do I create unique game Ids which are user friendly

How do I create unique game Ids which are user friendly. so that one user can easily give that game Id to someone else for joining the game. I am creating game in Silverlight with C#.
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Splitting an object into two

I'm using Farseer physics engine. I have a simple rectangle body and would like it to split into two pieces given a starting coordinate (where the bullet enters the object) and ending coordinate ...
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Getting Started With Web-based Games…Can I Reasonably Target Flash And Silverlight And HTML5?

I come from a .NET background and I've done a few simple things in Silverlight. I'd love to adopt that and make my site and games Silverlight only; but I hear it has a fairly low install base. I ...
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Silverlight scrolling with camera

I'm trying to get my head around scrolling a 2D map that uses a physics engine. If I was to launch a projectile, would I actually be applying the physics to the background images rather than the ...
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Scrolling background loop

I'm trying to scroll my background forever and so I'm using the background image twice. When the first one goes off screen, it should relocate to the end of the second one. However, there seems to be ...
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Farseer - Apply Impulse

I'm new to Farseer and have a simple question. The demos I went through didn't seem to demonstrate what I want. I would like to apply an impulse (not force) to an object at a specific position on that ...