At Build, we'll dive deep to cover all the areas you care about. How to design and build beautiful Windows 8 apps. How to sell your apps in the Windows 8 Store and make money. And much more. Join us on the Microsoft Campus for 4 days of extraordinary presentations delivered by the engineers behind the products and services to get you up to speed.
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Build 2012 Day 1 Keynote
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Day 1
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Oct 30, 2012 at 9:00AM
During the Build 2012 day 1 keynote Steve Ballmer, CEO, Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice president and chief evangelist, developer & platform evangelism and Kevin Gallo, director of program management, Windows Phone, showcased the developer opportunities on Windows 8 and discussed momentum in the...
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BUILD 2012 Day 2 Keynote
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Day 2
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Oct 31, 2012 at 9:00AM
Watch the Build 2012 day 2 keynote as Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server & Tools Business, speaks to thousands of developers about Windows taking developers across devices and into the cloud. Additional keynote presenters included Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president; Scott Hanselman,...
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Designing games for Windows 8
Discover how you can use Windows 8 to get players addicted to your game. Engage your players from the Windows 8 Start Screen with live tiles and notifications . Grow your community of players by sharing between games and other apps. Learn about modern gameplay interactions with new input options like...
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Guidance for shopping apps
Learn how to build great shopping apps for Windows 8. You can draw users into your app, with live tiles and notifications for things like deals and sale items. Your content shines in your app without any chrome, and enables users to be immersed in the experience that they care about.
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The Microsoft design language
Windows 8 is Windows reimagined. To that end, Microsoft developed five principles that drove the experience design decisions for Windows 8. This talk will describe each of these principles and how they relate to each other. It will also give you concrete guidance on how to apply these principles...
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Tips on self-evaluating the UX of your app
You want to make it easy for people to use your app and ensure that the user experience is outstanding. During this session, we'll show you how to evaluate your app based on Microsoft design style and UX guidelines. By assessing your app's design, you instill confidence in the product, and you provide...
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Designing great reading experiences
Come learn how to design great reading experiences for Windows 8. This session will cover key design elements for news, magazine, and book apps. We will step through the recommended user experience for managing an information hierarchy, filtering, getting tiles and notifications, using content...