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Creating your 1st Game (3 of 5) - by Ben Coley, Academic Developer Evangelist
Last time, I promised this article would include interactions with objects like enemies and points....
Author: edunhill Date: 04/12/2008
Creating your 1st Game (2 of 5) - by Ben Coley, Academic Developer Evangelist
Welcome back! So if I remember rightly, the last thing we did is write some basic game-play. We have...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/14/2008
Creating your 1st Game (1 of 5) – by Ben Coley, Academic Developer Evangelist
Back in September last year, I wrote a small guide on how to set up XNA Game Studio Express. What I...
Author: edunhill Date: 02/14/2008
Video Poker System – By Robert Cross
When I was given the task of leading a group in a University group module to create a Video Poker...
Author: edunhill Date: 02/14/2008
Enjoy a Menu Bursting with XNA – By Kris Athi
Please pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable. A waiter will be with you shortly to take your...
Author: edunhill Date: 02/14/2008
New Look
The UK StudentZine blog has a new look!! Check back for more updates soon.
Author: edunhill Date: 02/05/2008
Microsoft Robotics Studio
by Paul Foster To start designing and programming robots you don’t need anything more than a Windows...
Author: edunhill Date: 01/18/2008
Inspiration Tour
by Ed Dunhill, Academic Developer Evangelist This year the academic team have been touring UK...
Author: edunhill Date: 12/17/2007
All I want for Christmas....is a Silverlight enabled Cool Wall!
by Mark Johnston, Marketing Manager, Microsoft The “Dear Santa” Christmas list is about as popular...
Author: edunhill Date: 12/17/2007
Vista Gadgets
by Ben Coley I don’t know about you guys, but I love Windows Vista. Amongst other things, it offers...
Author: edunhill Date: 12/17/2007
The Imagine Cup
Do you like technology? Want to kick start your career while at university? Fancy the opportunity to...
Author: edunhill Date: 10/18/2007
Design and Develop @ MIX:UK 2007
by Dominic Green MIX:UK is an annual tech event held by Microsoft, focused on development and design...
Author: edunhill Date: 09/20/2007
MIX UK: the talks, the interviews and the swag!
by Kevin Pfister For those that were wondering, MIX UK is a premier web designer and developer event...
Author: edunhill Date: 09/20/2007
Developing for the Xbox 360 using XNA
by Ben Coley, Developer Evangelist Intern If you’re like me and do own an Xbox 360, you’ll already...
Author: edunhill Date: 09/20/2007
Developing for Facebook with .NET
by Ben Coley, Developer Evangelist Intern Ah Facebook. The place where many people can come together...
Author: edunhill Date: 08/16/2007
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 – codename ‘Orcas’
A simplified overview, by Ian MacGillivray First things first - what is Visual Studio anyway? Just...
Author: edunhill Date: 08/16/2007
Check out WPFopoly
By Matt Duffin, Microsoft Student Partner Perhaps you’re thinking about entering the Imagine Cup...
Author: edunhill Date: 08/16/2007
The Seedlings meet Bill Gates
By The Seedlings (Imagine Cup 2007 UK Final Winners) Can you Imagine getting an email one day (on...
Author: edunhill Date: 07/11/2007
Change forever the way you think about digital photos with Photosynth
By James O'Neill, IT Pro Evangelist There's a problem that's always bugged photographers: you can...
Author: edunhill Date: 07/11/2007
Express yourself with Popfly
By Ed Dunhill, Academic Developer Evangelist This year Microsoft has released a raft of products for...
Author: edunhill Date: 07/11/2007
Getting Started with Silverlight Streaming
By Ian Moulster, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Ltd. One of the great things about the internet...
Author: edunhill Date: 07/11/2007
A Year in the Life of an MSP
By Ben Hall, Microsoft Student Partners This year I was lucky enough to be selected as a Microsoft...
Author: edunhill Date: 05/17/2007
Standing Out from the Crowd
By Ian MacGillivray, Microsoft Student Partner I really feel sorry for employers these days – it...
Author: edunhill Date: 05/17/2007
.NET Evolved
By Paul Kiddie, Microsoft Student Partner This year has been a great year for developers with the...
Author: edunhill Date: 05/17/2007
My Life with Windows Mobile
By Kevin Pfister, Microsoft Student Representative Like most students I crave the latest gadget, the...
Author: edunhill Date: 05/17/2007
The 'E' Stands For 'Everywhere'
By Matt Duffin. If you’re a regular reader of this newsletter and followed last issue’s article...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/21/2007
Honey, I Supersized the House!
By Will Perry, Microsoft Student Partner. I need to get something off my chest. I’m a technophile. I...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/20/2007
Student Zine Competition 3rd Place: Vista Takes Off!
By Amin Islam, Microsoft Student Partner. Microsoft launched its long awaited Windows Vista...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/20/2007
Student Zine Competition 2nd Place: SuperFetch
By Paul Kiddie, Microsoft Student Partner. Like a lot of students, I think access to information at...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/20/2007
Student Zine Competition 1st Place: Bitlocker
By Chris Archer, Microsoft Student Representative. "This morning, customers of Acme Plc are being...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/20/2007
Example Imagine Cup Round 1 Entry
Are you interested in the Imagine Cup, Microsoft's annual technology competition for students from...
Author: edunhill Date: 02/09/2007
IronPython = Python + .Net Framework
By Ben Hall, Microsoft Student Partner. This article is going to discuss IronPython. IronPython is...
Author: edunhill Date: 01/04/2007
Getting Gadgeting: The Usefulness and Creation of Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets
By Matt Duffin. With Windows Vista Business Edition now available on MSDN AA (see elsewhere in this...
Author: edunhill Date: 01/04/2007
The LINQ Effect: Unifying and Extending Data Access
By Matt Duffin. So, you’re creating an application… no surprise there. As part of that application,...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/23/2006
Ten Things to Try: Windows Vista
By Matt Duffin. 1. The final version is just on the horizon, but if you haven’t got it already...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/23/2006
Invasion of the Robots!
By Matt Duffin. In July’s issue of the newsletter, we introduced you to the Invasion of the Robots...
Author: edunhill Date: 08/21/2006
UK student? Want to be a Student Rep? Read on...
By signing up to be a Microsoft Representative you won’t just get to find out about the best...
Author: edunhill Date: 05/08/2006
Paint Brushes out!
Are you interested in the next wave of designer tools and want to get the low-down on what is...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/26/2006
{Games++} - Games Development Day
It’s finally here, Games Development Day has become {Games++} and we can now confirm the date and...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/26/2006
It’s an Online Treasure Hunt!!!!!!!!!!
Q1 : Clue: What planes do… Riddle:Looked far and wide,Around the bend,Over the hill,And back again....
Author: edunhill Date: 04/26/2006