On 1 October 2008, Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer and a host of industry professionals discussed the next generation of computer science innovations with more than 300 students and lecturers from across the UK - the event was the Student Technology Day . The videos are now all online in glorious Silverlight. And I've embedded the big man here, he was on fire that day: The videos: Steve Ballmer keynote Lessons from Starting a Software Company Science behind Live Search Microsoft Research Talk on Computer

For those of you who joined us at the Royal Festival Hall on 1st October and, especially for those who were otherwise engaged, please find below the session by Thore Graepel, Joaquin Quiñonero Candela and Ralf Herbrich on Microsoft Research Talk on CS Inside Halo 3 True Ranking System: If you are unable to view the above clip, please do let me know. Best wishes, Allison

digg_url = "http://blogs.msdn.com/pblog/archive/2008/09/17/xna-game-studio-3-0-beta-released.aspx";digg_title = "XNA Game Studio 3.0 Beta released";digg_bgcolor = "#333333";digg_skin = "normal"; digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; Today the XNA team released the 3.0 Beta version of the XNA Game Studio . This new version includes a number of important new features and works with Visual Studio 2008 (it will NOT work with Visual Studio 2005 so

Cut-n-paste blogging at its best... XNA Game Studio 3.0 Beta is GO! That's right! You can download it now! We'll be asking your help to put this baby through her paces as we lead up to the official release later this year. It is your input that makes us stronger, faster and better. Download XNA Game Studio 3.0 Beta at Launch Center If you do find any bugs or just have a suggestion on ways we can make XNA Game Studio 3.0 more awesome head over to Microsoft Connect to submit them to us. In case you

Hi Everyone If you have been wondering 'where next for the web?' this event might just be for you and there is an early bird saving for the first three hundred people to book. Click here to reserve a place. And if you have any ideas for a topic you would like to see presented at re mix UK and have a good idea of just who you’d like to present it, there is a chance you can get it added to the mash up. Best for the weekend, Allison

digg_url = "http://blogs.msdn.com/pblog/archive/2008/06/27/presentation-at-the-scottish-further-education-unit-event.aspx";digg_title = "Presentation at the Scottish Further Education Unit Event";digg_bgcolor = "#333333";digg_skin = "normal"; digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; On the 26th of June I attended the Scottish Further Education Unit ’s Computing and Information Technology Subject Network Conference - A Qualifications Update . As part

digg_url = "http://blogs.msdn.com/pblog/archive/2008/06/09/dream-build-play-2008-challenge.aspx";digg_title = "Dream Build Play 2008 Challenge";digg_bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";digg_skin = "normal"; digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; We just launched the 2008 Dream Build Play challenge! Participants can build their dream game to compete with other game developers around the world.  This year’s contest will feature Xbox360 development only and

In a post some time ago I mentioned going to the MSDN Roadshow in London and while there I was interviewed about the XNA demonstration we had over there. I just found out that the video of this interview has been published on http://www.ilivetocode.com/games . (On the same occasion also Paul Foster has been interviewed about his Libby and of course he did a much better job than I did ). For those who don’t know it, XNA is a game development solution built on top of the .NET Framework 2.0 for Xbox

We are excited to announce the impending release of XNA Games Studio 3.0 this summer giving (among other things) the ability for all XNA authors to publish games to Xbox Live Marketplace and in the process, to earn reputation, fame and even income. This represents a huge opportunity for your students. You can read all about this on the XNA Team Blog and also FAQ on the XNA forums . To compliment this new development we have opened out access to the XNA Creators' Club via DreamSpark . This new programme

With 17 dates behind them and another 37 yet to come, Ed and Ben are having a great impact on the students that they present to as part of the Inspiration Tour . We love to get feedback, both good and bad but our favourite so far is: The talk you gave today was absolutely awesome, as were the demos. Loved every minute of it from the front row. You even had me crying when you were talking about the opportunities - everything I dreamed about. Thanks to both of you. All dates are now booked but if your