Year in Review post. (#173)

* Year in Review post.

* Added released games.

* Added Tom's suggested changes.

* [Simon] Some corrections and grammar police.

* Added Helmut's suggested changes.

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Co-authored-by: Simon (Darkside) Jackson <[email protected]>

Author: CartBlanche

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+title: A Year in Review
+date: "2024-12-01"
+excerpt: The MonoGame Foundation "Year in review", what the foundation has been up to since its incorporation.
+tags: foundation, source, educational
+author:  MonoGame Foundation
+image: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png
+ogImage: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png
+---
+
+# What a year it has been!
+
+It has been a year since we announced that we received a very generous [donation from Re-Logic](https://x.com/MonoGameTeam/status/1724164491363967465) and the formation of the MonoGame Foundation. A lot has happened.
+
+### So far in the last year we:
+
+* Increased recurring subscriptions (Patreon, Github & PayPal) to almost $2000 a month
+* Refreshed the MonoGame website with more focus on the creators and their titles \- Thanks Chris (ArisTurtle)  
+* Overhauled the documentation site and increased the content by more than 500%, with even more to come  
+* Released 3.8.2 (.NET 8)
+
+* #### Appointed to the board
+
+  * President - Dean Ellis  
+  * Chairman - Marko Jeremic  
+  * Secretary - Simon Jackson  
+  * Banking - Tom Spilman  
+  * Member - Thomas Altenburger  
+  * Treasurer - Dominique Louis
+
+* Regular board meetings with full transparency, keeping the community involved in the plans and actions for MonoGame to take it into the next decade.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Please read our [Board Meeting notes](https://monogame.net/blog/meeting)  
+
+* #### Completed Bounties
+
+  * [Package up ffmpeg and ffprobe](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8241)  
+  * [Upgrade MonoGame to use BasisUniversal for cross-platform Texture Compression](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8419)  
+  * [A shared base for public and console repos](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8242)  
+  * [Implement the Direct3D 12 / GDK/GDKX backend](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8195)
+
+* #### In Progress Bounties
+
+  * [Switch the console runtime from BRUTE to NativeAOT](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8194)  
+  * [A better 2D onboarding tutorial](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8317)  
+  * [A better 3D onboarding tutorial](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8318)
+  * [2D StartKit](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8275)
+
+* #### Bug Fixes and Enhancements
+
+  * Re-enabled the Unit Tests for PR’s.  
+  * [Upgrade Mac Editor to net8.0-macos. Upgrade Eto.Forms](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8505)   
+  * Fix Issues with OpenAL Panning on DesktopGL and Mobile  [#8480](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8480) and [#8466](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8466)
+  * [Detect GamePad/Keyboard events on Android](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8465)
+  * [Remove string allocations when calling GamePad.GetCapabilities](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8453)
+  * [Content Pipeline now works on M1/M2 Macs](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8570)
+  * [Fix Android MediaPlayer Song implementation](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8583)
+  * [Update MonoGame.Library.OpenAL to 1.23.1.10](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8560)
+  * [Fix Sprite font multi byte parsing](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8554)
+  * [Added Vibration and Caps to Native GamePad API](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8520)
+  * [Fix MacOS Content directory location](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8479)
+  * [Detect GamePad/Keyboard events on Android](https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/pull/8465)
+
+* #### Games Released (that we know of)
+
+  * [Horticular](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928540/Horticular/) by inDirection Games
+  * [Breeze & Freeze](https://msiebenmann.itch.io/breeze-and-freeze) by msiebenmann
+  * [Tic Tac Dough](https://ms00.itch.io/tic-tac-dough) by MS00
+  * [Ninja Cat Remewstered](https://pixelshock.itch.io/ninja-cat-remewstered) by Pixel Shock
+  * [Smack 'n' Snatch](https://skyyyla.itch.io/smack-n-snatch) by Skyla
+  * [FishGrid](https://shmellyorc.itch.io/fishgrid) by Shmellyorc
+  * [Axe Attacks](https://serork.itch.io/axe-attacks) by Serork
+  * [Mochi's Escape](https://anonames-lair.itch.io/mochi-escape) by Anonames
+  * [Armored Crucible: The Crimson Dunes](https://fontty.itch.io/ac-tcd) by Fontty Games
+  * [Arid Arnold](https://icefish-software.itch.io/arid-arnold) by IceFish Software
+  * [Dungeon Adventure Gang](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2147690/Dungeon_Adventure_Gang/) by DAG Team
+  * [Cranky Chibi Cthulhu](https://little-tlaloc-interactive.itch.io/cranky-chibi-cthulhu) by Little Tlaloc Interactive. Uses [FlatRedBall](https://flatredball.com/) and [Gum](http://docs.flatredball.com/gum/)
+  * [BattleCrypt Bombers](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2188930/BattleCrypt_Bombers/) by Narfox LLC. Uses [FlatRedBall](https://flatredball.com/) and [Gum](http://docs.flatredball.com/gum/)
+
+
+### What is coming in the next year:
+
+* 3.8.3 Release
+* Smoother macOS installation support and Content Pipeline
+* The `MonoGame.Framework.Native` backend is going to be a principal focus. The plan is to allow the support of NativeAOT on all the platforms can which support it.
+* Effect compiler refactored to support modern tools.
+* Improved Content pipeline
+  * Automating XNB builds to make using MGCB or the content editor optional, and adding content more easily to projects
+* New **DirectX 12** Desktop platform which shares code with Xbox (may replace DX11 at some point).
+* New **Vulkan** Desktop platform (it may replace OpenGL at some point).
+
+* #### More bounties:
+
+  * Graphics
+    * Optimise and fix DesktopVK
+  * Content
+    * Native Texture Compression and Asset processing shared object
+    * Upgrade Shader Compiler
+      * Why: retiring mojoshader to allow future improvements on shaders
+  * Audio
+    * FAudio implementation for DesktopVK
+      * Why: replace OpenAL-Soft which can’t be totally XAudio-accurate
+  * Tutorials and content
+    * Advanced 3D concepts
+    * Custom Effects
+      * Culling
+      * Shadows
+      * Post Processing
+      * Scene Management?
+      * Deferred Rendering
+      * More shader guidance/samples
+    * 3D StartKit
+
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