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Ever wonder how you might want to create a cool user interface for your software? Check out this walk-through of the current build of proof of concept for a Dungeons & Dragons experience on the Microsoft Surface. Created by the Surfacescapes team
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Ben Anderson just released the source code for the Popfly Game Engine on codeplex. It’s an interesting bit of code showing how to create a simple game engine in C# on Silverlight. This should also provide an avenue for those of you who would
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Microsoft Wave is now online to show off the cool software and hardware Microsoft develops. That includes Live Mesh , Photosynth , pptPlex , Songsmith , WorldWide Telescope , AutoCollage , DeepZoom , Tag , Surface , Xbox Project Natal and some Xbox games.
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You can now post your application onto Windows Marketplace for Mobile . Submissions for mobile-device applications will be accepted from 29 supported countries. Todd Brix made the announcement on a blog posting on the Windows Team site titled The Race
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Kodu is a new visual programming language for Xbox 360 made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only
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If you're a game developer who already has your XNA games running on PC or the Xbox 360, you should easily be able to port these games for playing in the browser using the SilverSprite library on CodePlex. SilverlSprint help you run your XNA game in Silverlight
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The DreamSpark program has added high school students to those who qualify for Microsoft professional-level developer and design tools at no charge. Both college and high school students can chase their dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology
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Have an idea for a Silverlight game? You can join in the fun in the Silverlight Developer Contest with your game at www.serverquestcontest.com . Use the Silverlight SDK to build your game, then submit it to the ServerQuest site. Prizes will be determined
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Have you wanted to build a product around technology that's in Microsoft Flight Simulator? Perhaps you have an idea for a game or simulation. Microsoft ESP is a visual simulation platform that brings immersive games-based technology to training and learning,
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Know of a college or high school that might want to teach developer, designer skills? MSDN Academic Alliance is the easiest and most inexpensive way for students and faculty in the technology and design fields to get the latest Microsoft software they
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You can sell video games for the Xbox 360 console — and keep most of the profits — beginning this holiday season. As a Premium member in the XNA Creators Club , you’ll be able to submit any complete Xbox 360 game you’ve created in XNA Game Studio to the
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In Dream-Build-Play 2008 you can build your dream game to compete with other game developers around the world. This year’s contest will feature Xbox360 development only and to ensure that everyone has access we will be giving away one free 12-Month XNA
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Microsoft's LaserTouch prototype can inexpensively retrofit any display into a touch screen, giving researchers a platform to experiment with different form factors and develop interesting software. The system has been shown at recent conferences. LaserTouch
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XNA Community Games Platform team has delivered the first community technology preview (CTP) of XNA Game Studio 3.0 , enabling developers to build games for Zune. XNA Game Studio 3.0 allows all game developers to create unique and imaginative games for
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Popfly has added gaming to its mashup and web page capabilities. The Popfly team has announed an alpha version of Popfly Game Creator on its team blog as a new way for beginners and non-programmers to create games. The tool is built in Silverlight . Popfly
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