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Welcome back! So if I remember rightly, the last thing we did is write some basic game-play. We have a basic world, an animated game character, and some boundaries. So what next? I’m thinking a level. We have boundaries at the edges of the screen...

By Matt Duffin . With Windows Vista Business Edition now available on MSDN AA (see elsewhere in this article for more information on MSDN AA), I'm going to use a couple of articles to focus on some of the new features of Vista that can be used to add...

Back in September last year, I wrote a small guide on how to set up XNA Game Studio Express . What I didn’t do was show you how to build your own game from start to finish! In this first of a five part guide, I’ll walk you through how to create...

Ever wondered how games achieve that really cool cartoony looking effect? With the bold, blocky lighting and the big black borders? It’s quite a neat look and helps make games look really eye-catching! It’s easier and more effective to make a game look...

When I first heard about F# - the new functional programming language from Microsoft, I thought it was going to be yet another deviation of Haskell. Haskell is one of those languages developers rarely use again once they’ve left University. However, having...

As we continue to increase our focus on recruiting young talent into the business, this year Microsoft were named 21st in the UK Times Top 100 Graduate Employers, and the second IT Employer of choice. To research the leading graduate employers of 2004...

by Ben Coley , Developer Evangelist Intern Ah Facebook. The place where many people can come together to view photos, view blogs, find people and organise events. Has anyone noticed that recently, the developers over at Facebook released a new expansion...

Visual Basic 6.0 developer tools will enter the Extended Support Phase on April 1 st 2005. This means that customers will no longer be able to use the 2 warranty incidents that come with the box but can still use paid support incidents including those...

There have been many articles on Attributes, so rather than go through the rigmarole of re-hashing a subject I have will give a quick introduction. After that I have knocked up a quick demo which will hopefully get you moving in the right direction! At...

If you are going to graduate this year and are interested in a career developing software for mobile devices (SmartPhones, Pocket PCs etc.) you should be interested in this event. In fact, if you are a first or second year student, interested in expanding...

Attention gamers - we've just announced a *huge* line-up of launch titles for the 360: More than 25 titles have been guaranteed for launch (see http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbox360games.htm ). Now all you need is the console :( Big news this week...

Just a quick reminder that time is running out to register for this year’s Imagine Cup student competition and to claim your free copy of Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition via theSpoke Premium before April 1 2005. And for those of you that fancy...

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Demonstrating what can be achieved with .NET and its use in large enterprise systems or as a platform for new technology start-ups is something that can be done with whitepapers, evidence, demonstrations, testing but what isn’t always shown is how much...

It was a typical morning in Thames Valley Park, the UK Headquarters of Microsoft. Business men talked margins, developers talked Hex and all was peaceful. An overwhelming smell of fresh grass and drops of sunlight sprinkled the air. No one realized what...

Here's a little thursday fun for you to share with your friends and family. Follow your favorite teams and players during the FIFA World Cup tournament with Microsoft Soccer Scoreboard. This fun program allows you to access all the latest tournament news...

As an exclusive Microsoft Academic offer, ComputerBooks.co.uk are giving 30% off your next Microsoft Press Books purchase. Simply click on the link below and note down the voucher number shown in red. You can then enter this into the appropriate place...

Have been musing about various logic puzzles latelty and thought I would open one up to the audience, so here it goes! The Bus Riddle: You live 5 minutes away from a bus stop, the bus waits at the stop for 30 seconds every 10 minutes. You wake up...

The University of Westminster is launching a Masters programme in mobile computing. You can find more details here .

MIX 06 is upon us, and what better way to celebrate the rise of Web 2.0.0.1, AJAX, Atlas with a competition. Turn the oven onto pre-heat; and I will get you clued-up. What is MIX 06? The web is evolving and new versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox...

If you're new to development, why not check out some of the great developer community sites out there. A good starting place is Developer Fusion , created and managed by one of our very own Student Partners. It's got hundreds of pages of VB, ASP, .NET...

The all new MSDN UK Student Zine launches it first issue next week. Sign up for it at here from Friday 18th March. If there is anything you would particluarly like to see either in the zine or on this site let us know by emailing ukacinfo@microsoft.com

For those of you that have not subscribed you can view the first ever MSDN UK Student Zine at www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/studentzine/newsletters/march . You can also subscribe at www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/studentzine . Happy reading!

Hello, Hope things are going well! :-) Here is some more important information for you around the Software Design Challenge - let us know if you have any questions at uksdc06@microsoft.com Many of you will be already thinking about what you need to do...

By Matt Duffin. 1. The final version is just on the horizon, but if you haven’t got it already (where have you been?), download Windows Vista RC (Release Candidate) 1 at the following URL: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download...