Dev Jam Orientation 2008 - Find out how...

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Dev Jam Orientation 2008 - Start Creating Your Own Mash Ups/Silverlight Videos/Web Apps and Gaming Apps Now!!

Find out more about my demos here.

Firstly to use Silveright, you need to install the free Silverlight plugin. Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.  Download this plug in from silverlight.net.

  • Demo 1 - https://www.popfly.com/

    To use popfly all you need is a Windows Live ID, you can get that here. Once you have created your Windows Live ID, go to https://www.popfly.com/ and sign in using this ID, then get start creating your own mash ups to share with your friends and family.

  • Demo 2 - Silverlight Video Streamingsilverlight.live.commicrosoft.co.nz/msdnaaherehere

  • To start creating your own Silverlight videos, first create a Silverlight account here

  • . Then get your hands on our expression encoder tool to create your Silverlight videos, you can either get it through your department if they have an MSDNAA subscription, first check here

  • . If your department does not have MSDNAA then go

  • to get your free trial version. Once you have completed these steps go

  • to get instructions on how to set up your tool to quickly publish Silverlight videos to your Silverlight account.

  • Demo 3 - Expression Blend

    To start creating your own Silverlight applications, first get your hands on our Expression Blend tool either through your department if they have an MSDNAA subscription, first check here microsoft.co.nz/msdnaa. If your department does not have MSDNAA then go here to get your free trial version. Once you have the tool go to silverlight.net/learn to find material on how to get started with using this tool

  • Demo 4 - Visual Studio 2008

    To start creating your own web application, first get your hands on our Visual Studio developer tool either through your department if they have an MSDNAA subscription, first check here microsoft.co.nz/msdnaa. If your department does not have MSDNAA then go here to get our free express version of this tool. Once you have the tool go to https://www.asp.net/ to find material on how to get started with using this tool

  • Demo 5 - Visual Studio Express for Gaming

    To start creating your own gaming application, first get your hands on our Visual Studio C# Express tool here. Once you have the tool go to creators.xna.com to find material on how to get started with using this tool