Quick Start Challenge: Using Kinect v2 Sensor with openFrameworks in WinRT Applications
[MP4] [0:45:11] [2014/12/19]Want to work with the Kinect sensor v2? In this hands-on lab, learn how to use the Kinect sensor v2 in an openFramework application running on Windows 8. We use an openFramework version available on…
Quick Start Challenge: Python and MongoLab (MongoDB in the Cloud)
[MP4] [0:08:22] [2014/12/19]Interested in working with MongoDB? Explore this hands-on lab to learn how to create a MongoDB database on Microsoft Azure. Find out how to add records to the database and to read the records using…
Quick Start Challenge: Redis on Windows
[MP4] [0:11:10] [2014/12/11]Curious about Redis? Check out this Quick Start Challenge! Learn how to install Redis on Windows and how to access Redis from a Python script running on Windows, through use of the redis-py module.…
Quick Start Challenge: Sharing Data - XAML and openFrameworks
[MP4] [0:10:41] [2014/10/17]If you'd like to find out how to bind XAML controls so that data is passed from one control to another, don't miss this hands-on lab. Then, build on this knowledge to learn how to implement a bindable…
Quick Start Challenge: Graphics Debugging with Microsoft DirectX Part 2
[MP4] [0:09:40] [2014/10/17]Get more information on the DirectX graphics debugging tools in Visual Studio. Learn how to capture a frame from a game, and then see how a selected pixel was rendered by using the Graphics Pixel…
Quick Start Challenge: Graphics Debugging with Microsoft DirectX Part 1
[MP4] [0:19:10] [2014/10/17]Now's your chance to get to know the DirectX graphics debugging tools in Visual Studio. Learn how to capture a frame from a game, and then see how that frame was rendered by stepping through the…
Quick Start Challenge: Cocos2d-x for Windows Store Apps
[MP4] [0:36:27] [2014/10/15]Explore Cocos2d-x, a popular open source C++ mobile gaming engine adopted by more than 400,000 developers to build games, such as Castle Clash and other top mobile titles. In this hands-on…
Quick Start Challenge: Touch Support Using openFrameworks
[MP4] [0:20:37] [2014/10/15]Want to add touch support to your app? In this hands-on lab, learn how to do just that, using openFramework on WinRT. Follow the exercises to create a sample application that uses openFramework to…
Quick Start Challenge: Project Spark
[MP4] [0:41:29] [2014/10/15]Have some fun with Project Spark, the ultimate interactive digital playground for gamers of all ages! It's delivered as a free digital download and includes many options for enhancing your creative…
Quick Start Challenge: Microsoft Advertising SDK
[MP4] [0:06:36] [2014/10/15]If you're building a game, one of the main decisions you have to make is how to monetize your app. With the growing freemium economic strategy, a simple way to make some money is to display ads in…
Quick Start Challenge: HTML5 Portability Challenge
[MP4] [0:16:42] [2014/10/15]Want to know why HTML5 is so popular with game developers? And why this flexible and powerful language continues to gain popularity? Part of the reason is the language's cross-platform ability and the…
Quick Start Challenge: Universal App
[MP4] [0:11:21] [2014/10/15]Universal appsare the new way to develop Windows Store apps. With a universal project, developers are able to share code across Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone solutions. In this challenge, learn how to…