Sprites in C# sans DirectX

[jpuopolo]

All:

Does anyone have a sample (or a quick explanation) of creating a simple
sprite with C#? I want to write a simple game for my children.

Is it as simple as creating a PNG w/ a transparent color and "blitting"
(I am using C#, so "rendering" might be a better term here) the graphic
onto my background -- or do I need to handle the transparency myself
somehow?

Many thanks,
John

 

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[jpuopolo]

Bob,

Thanks for the answer, but I did not see a direct relationship to my
question in this article. I am looking for rendering bitmaps (in the
generic sense) from say, an image strip, onto a background. My main
question is, do I need to handle transparency myself, or is there a
call I make to tell the GDI+ rendering engine to make a certain color
transparent --- ?

Thanks,
John