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LEGO Rock Band Video Game Announced
An awesome combination of LEGO ® and Rock Band ® , check out this announcement. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090421005517&newsLang=en “LEGO Rock Band combines the multiplayer music experience of Read More...
Microsoft IT Arcade Game - ServerQuest II
Keith Combs , one of our IT Professional Evangelists and fantastic blogger announces the release of ServerQuest II a learning game for IT enthusiasts.  If you’re a student interested in IT and IT aspects of software, keep in touch with Keith’s blog Read More...
Student Scholarships available for Digital Games cruise
Yep, it’s a cruise. And some of the top games researchers and companies will be on board talking about digital games. And it could be FREE! The rules around submitting for a student scholarship at the Foundations of Digital Games are now posted at the Read More...
Back to School Downloads
Starting back to school?  Here are a few downloads you might consider to kick off the new year or setting up a new machine: The Ultimate Steal is back!  Office Ultimate for students at only $59.95 .   That's Word, Excel, Groove, Outlook, Read More...
Type Type Revolution - DDR for your computer
A spin-off of Dance Dance Revolution, the Popfly Team brings us Type Type Revolution to keep your fingers busy all day! Read More...
Popfly Game Creator: Games by Students
Alfred beat me to posting my own content :) We recently asked a number of students to use Popfly and submit a Popfly creation (a mash-up or a game). 10 of the games that were created were picked by the Popfly Team in the Games We Love http://popflywiki.com/GamesWeLove.ashx Read More...
Imagine Cup US Finals: Gaming Style
The national finals included a track on Innovation and Entrepreneurship as well as a track for gaming and digital design. Student interviewed a panel of recent grads from EA and spoke to social media entrepreneur David Henderson. Check out these videos Read More...
Best Practices: Designing Mobile Applications
These days, mobile devices are as common as chewing gum. Will your next application be ready to hit the streets? I recently talked to a group of MIS majors at Baylor University about Windows Mobile Design. Here are some tips and tricks to help you with Read More...
Mine Sweeper in Silverlight 1.0
Mine Sweeper using Silverlight 1.0 , developed by a student member of the Microsoft Facebook Group , Melih Kemal Tekin from Turkey. Nicely done! Read More...
NEAT-o-Games for Windows Mobile
NEAT-o-Games is a fantastic example of using Windows Mobile to improve your world. Check out this news coverage from their photo and video page (this page is fairly slow to load). NEAT-o-Games is 24 hour competition between you and a friend to see who Read More...
Let's hear it for your fellow students
What were your fellow students working on last year? Here are a couple of my favorites, a Bed-Mounted Laptop and the Titan Racers Game … orange, orange. Do you want to share a project you’re working on? Send me an email at divein@microsoft.com Think you’re Read More...
AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft
Dan Fernandez announces the availability of an AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft and walks us through the features. Now you can write a WoW addon without getting lost in the scripting. Read More...
Your way, Your play, XNA: Modify a 2D Game in 10 minutes
Introduction to Gaming: Modify your first 2D Game using XNA Games Studio Express. I walk you through some of the key gaming concepts and then add in Collision Detection and Score Keeping to the game. Resources: - Original 2D Project - XNA Creators Club Read More...
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