Get Sliverlight

• To develop gaming applications in Silverlight, you will need to purchase Microsoft's "Visual Studio" application. Then, go to the Silverlight website to download the development tools.
  
  

Learn the Platform

• Go to Microsoft's "Get Started" page for Silverlight to learn how to use the Silverlight platform. There you will find tutorials, how-to videos, and articles on ways you can use Silverlight to develop your games. Using the resources on that page, you should learn how to create a new project for your Silverlight code, the syntax for coding in Sliverlight, how to import Silverlight components and how to compile their final products.
  
  

Sliverlight Extensions

• Once you have learned the nuts and bolts of the platform, you can learn about its advanced features. These include WCF RIA to integrate your Silverlight code with ASP.NET, Microsoft Expression Blend software for designing Silverlight user interfaces, and the Silverlight Tool Kit. The tool kit includes full source code examples and components you can integrate into your Silverlight games.