Best form for C# Game

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Hey guys, I just wanted to ask everyone on their opinion in which win form they think is best for a simple click-to-play game.

Its a 2-d game.

Should I use a 'Windows Form' or a 'User Control'?
What are the disadvantages and advantages of each?

Thank you.

Posted 23-Feb-13 20:33pm

vlad781

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This isn't a question about what to use for a game, it's your homework question:

What are the disadvantages and advantages of a 'Windows Form' and a 'User Control'?

And we do not do your homework: it is set for a reason. It is there so that you think about what you have been told, and try to understand it. It is also there so that your tutor can identify areas where you are weak, and focus more attention on remedial action.

Try it yourself, you may find it is not as difficult as you think!

Posted 23-Feb-13 20:53pm

OriginalGriff

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vlad781 24-Feb-13 2:55am

Its not my homework. I'm simply doing this as a hobby. I'm just trying to get some advice from a developers viewpoint.

OriginalGriff 24-Feb-13 3:24am

Then ask a question which makes sense.
The two are not equivalent; you can't use a form instead of a user control and vice versa. You use user controls on forms.

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Matej Hlatky · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-23T22:44:00

Form vs User Control:
- Form[^] is top level control used for program windows
- UserControl[^] is used to create other controls. We put this into Forms and other controls.
- both are derived from ContainerControl[^]

If you want to try develop “simple click-to-play 2-d game”, I recommend you to use WPF[^] instead of Windows Forms, although both are not designed for game development.
With WPF you can very easily achieve:
- styling of controls
- drawing on Canvas
- animations and transitions

XNA[^] is for game design.