Robert Burke's MSDN Weblog

A highly respected Senior Researcher from Microsoft Research in Cambridge is visiting Dublin on Wednesday September 6th to give an evening's presentation titled Computer Science and Illusion: A Computational View of the Interpretation and Manipulation...

While I was away in Canada last week, Siggraph 2006 was taking place down in Boston. Many of the papers from that enormously engaging conference on graphics and interactive techniques are now available on the web . During the conference, I enjoyed...

I'm still chomping at the bit for the XNA Framework and XNA Studio, which will allow .NET developers to write code that targets both Windows and the Xbox 360. Here are some XNA Studio resources: the XNA Developer Center , XNA FAQ , XNA Game Studio Express...

Game developers may be skeptical at first that the CLR's managed environment can provide consistent, exceptional, real-time performance, but personal experience has shown me that for most situations it can. Working within .NET's managed environment provides...

I've just updated the Mosaic Art by Siofra site to the July CTP of Atlas. It's a simple site built with Atlas over a weekend, which I have shown a couple of times during demos. Although there isn't much difference from an end-user's perspective, some...

" XNA Game Studio Express is a set of tools based on Visual C# Express 2005 that allow students and hobbyists to build games that target both Windows and Xbox 360." To all the enthusiasts, hobbyists and students who have ever asked me if they could...

Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals is a suite of tools designed to help database professionals take control of change, automate database testing, and improve collaboration and communication. The data dudes at The Register had some...

I just got word (through my free subscription to the Connect program) that XNA Game Studio Express Beta is available for download at the Microsoft Download Center from the location at this link . You may be interested in a discussion in the XNA Team...

Where do you find inspiring examples of design and aesthetics? I subscribe to Will Weyer's F:E:D, or Fresh Electronic Delivery, a monthly e-mail newsletter that showcases "the most inspiring industry examples of creative design and implementation....

This is a temporary post that was not deleted. Or perhaps it's more than that :) It's certainly a giveaway sign that I'm using Windows Live Writer , Microsoft's new blogging utility that's all the buzz . I am most impressed by its simple, elegant...