Updating your game for Windows 8 and  Windows Phone 8 with GameMaker: Studio™ is easy Want to learn more? Check out the getting started resources below. Windows 8 How to get Windows 8 Windows 8 Platform Overview Setup GameMaker: Studio™ for Windows...

Following on from Sarah Lamb great post at UK MSDN “Imagine a scenario in which you were able to add new levels to a platform game immediately after they have been built. Using a cloud backend makes this all possible, and when you can also track significant...

“Imagine a scenario in which you were able to add new levels to a platform game immediately after they have been built. Using a cloud backend makes this all possible, and when you can also track significant quantities of data to keep your game flow smooth...

By Gemma Yussuf, Microsoft This article focuses on the fundamentals one must consider when designing for Windows Phone 8, highlighting why this is the platform that offers designers the opportunity to create new, exciting and innovative apps. The 8 reasons...

Next week, I have been asked to present to a group of developers who are new to Windows 8. The group have been developing their first Windows 8 store apps and wanted me to cover the following topics. 1) Design guidelines and how make your app look beautiful...

Next week, I have been asked to present to a group of developers who are new to Windows 8. The group have been developing their first Windows 8 store apps and wanted me to cover the following topics. 1) Design guidelines and how make your app look beautiful...

We’re running some introductory style developer camps for Windows Phone 8 in the UK at the moment targeted at folks who have perhaps done some .NET in the past but haven’t built apps for the Phone yet and as part of those I work through some parts of...

On Saturday the 1st of June 2013, Microsoft Technical Evangelists Mike Taulty and Andy Wigley   will be delivering a day of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Azure and cross platform development sessions! The event agenda is a follows 1) Windows 8 – The...

I’m an accomplished developer but new to the app concept and certainly new to working for myself and the tools, resources and people at Microsoft have made the journey an enjoyable (and profitable) experience from the off. What's your background...

Time is running out to take advantage of free retakes for failed Microsoft exams. Retake an exam for free before May 31 st . Sign up for Second Shot In addition pass your exam before May 31st 2013 and you can enter a prize draw for a chance to win a UK...

   On the 3rd 4th and 5th of April, The Windows Games Ambassadors hosted the Scottish Universities Jam at the University of West of Scotland ‘UWS’ in Glasgow. The event was an intense weekend of game development based on Windows 8 games with...

There’s a Windows 8 app that I have a minor involvement with that needs to be able to display PDF documents and also capture annotations (ideally ink) on those documents. I haven’t looked in great detail at how to display PDF documents (other than to...

Simply visit http://wootstudio.ca/win8platstarter   1. Download your free Visual Studio for Windows 8 for all the tools you will need.         2. Download the Platformer Game Starter Kit . 3. Mix it up and...

Over the past few weeks with the Public Beta of Unity for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 have had a number of questions about the opportunity of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and UNITY3D. Unity is popular cross-platform game engine with a built-in IDE developed...

I’m really pleased to be taking our popular Application Lifecycle Management with VS2012 workshops out to some new venues across the UK. I hope that these will prove as popular as our London, Reading and Edinburgh events and give me a chance to...

  Construct 2 supports publishing Windows Store games Don't have Construct2 For one week you can purchase Construct 2 Personal and Business Edition licenses with a 40% discount see https://www.scirra.com/blog/111/spring-sale-40-off?utm_source=Email&utm_medium...

Every web page, app, café and even individual cans of drink now provide you with the ability to ‘share’ your current experience. Tell your friends on Facebook that you’re in a castle in Wales exploring the medieval dungeon (I did...

As you know from my previous blog posts and presentations A Microsoft certification confirms to everyone, employers, clients, and your peers. That you're a technical expert with proven skills and abilities. Gaining a Microsoft Certification also makes...

Ok who has ever watched STAR WARS and wanted a 3D princess Leia Hologram? Holograms are often thought of as an optical novelty that can produce pretty 3D pictures, but they are capable of doing much more than that. One of my colleagues Dr Dave Brown has...

Are you interested in the Cloud for gaming opportunities? Attend one of these FREE day technical briefings on the Windows Azure Platform, these briefings are  designed to help games companies explore the opportunities presented by Windows Azure as...

“We love Windows 8. The live tiles and the ease of operation makes it a magical operating system to work with…….. We are extremely proud of the Rapid2D engine and want as many developers, both professional and novice, to discover all the benefits of using...

I am delighted to announce that during Tech Days Online we will be conducting an interview with: Microsoft Ambassador, Former British Lion and RWC Winner, Will Greenwood Will Greenwood is one of England's greatest ever rugby players. In a professional...

If you’re interested in gaining industry recognized accreditation and becoming a Certified ScrumMaster, and would like to see how to apply this knowledge to the use of Team Foundation Server 2012 then RippleRock have put together an interesting...

So....... now you know what the agenda looks like for Tech Days Online . It's about time that we announce our first guest speaker: Jeffrey Snover - Microsoft Technical Fellow Taken from his blog : Jeffrey Snover is a Distinguished Engineer and...

An area that I am often asked about relates to the Scrum process template and in particular how the Task work item only measures a single unit of time, Remaining Work. I personally quite like the focus that having only one measurement has on an Agile...