XNA Game Development on Windows Phone 7 in One Sitting

A small mobile app development shop of professional video game developers who create XNA games for Windows
Phone 7 in their spare time. This video features their founder, Jason Weimann, talking about their Alpha Strike game, which these developers made virtually in one sitting.

Jason explains how he was able to get his development environment set up using the BizSpark program. Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps fast-track the success of early stage technology startups with all the right resources, including software, support & marketing visibility.

Jason talks with Aaron Stannard, ISV Architect Evangelist.

Get Started with Windows Phone 7 Game Development

Tools are free. Get started on Windows Phone 7 or XBox at App Hub.

See the free developer training course for Windows Phone 7 on Channel 9.

Windows Phone 7 in 7 tutorials on MSDEV. Each short, to-the-point video in this series highlights a feature of Windows Phone 7 in less than 7 minutes. This is a series for developers who want to pick up the basics quickly with brief explanations and hands-on examples. Demonstrations and code samples are based on the beta release of the Windows Phone 7 Developer.

Free Help for Windows Phone 7

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Other ISV Videos

For videos on developing for Windows Phone 7, see:

• State and Local Governments for Windows Phone 7 applications.
• Talking  with Karmak.com about business applications on Windows Phone 7
• BinaryDads talk about building applications for Windows Phone 7
• Game Design and Development in Silverlight for Windows Phone 7
• Credit Card Processing for Windows Phone 7 on Windows Azure

For other videos about independent software vendors (ISVs):

• Quark Extends SharePoint for Dynamic Publishing
• ProModel Adds Simulation, Visualization to Microsoft Project
• Thumb-Driven Workflow on Windows 7 Slates from Blue Dot Solutions
• Accumulus Makes Subscription Billing Easy for Windows Azure
• Azure Email-Enables Lists, Low-Cost Storage for SharePoint
• Crowd-Sourcing Public Sector App for Windows Phone, Azure
• Food Buster Game Achieves Scalability with Windows Azure

Up to Date News for ISVs and Software Developers

See US ISV Community blog.