BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.
Hear how the UI was designed to work seamlessly with a diversity of devices and form factors. Go behind the scenes and learn all about the new app model that allows you to create powerful new apps. All while retaining the ability to use your existing apps. Web-connected and web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript have access to the power of the PC. Touch-optimized browsing, with the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences with the web. BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows.
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From touch to gamepads: master player input in your Metro style game- Jason Strayer
- Metro style apps, Games, DirectX
- PLAT-754T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Windows offers a wide variety of input mechanisms for players to control your Metro style game, from touch, to gamepads, to classics like the keyboard and mouse, or even device sensors such as an accelerometer. At first glance, it may seem challenging to handle it all, but the input and sensor APIs in... -
Building real-time web apps with HTML5 WebSocketsWebSockets is an emerging standard that enables secure, real-time, bidirectional communication across the Web. Microsoft and other industry leaders at the W3C and the IETF are jointly developing this standard. Microsoft is offering a comprehensive WebSockets solution, with support in IE10, Windows 8... -
50 performance tricks to make your Metro style apps and sites using HTML5 faster- Jason Weber
- Metro style apps, HTML5 and JavaScript, Web
- PLAT-386T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Creating high performance web apps is crucial for every web developer. Learn directly from the Internet Explorer Performance Team about what actually drives performance across the web and how you can make your sites faster. This is the same team that brought you GPU accelerated graphics and compiled... -
Tuning GPU usage for any form factor- Dan McLachlan
- Metro style apps, Games, Graphics, DirectX
- PLAT-752T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Windows 8 offers the opportunity to ship your game on the world’s broadest range of form factors, from super-light tablet devices to high-end gaming rigs with 3D displays. Learn how to max out GPU performance to hit the broadest possible audience. -
Extending the media platform using input, output and processing plug-ins- Stan Pennington
- Metro style apps, Media, OEM, IHV
- PLAT-783T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Windows 8 exposes a broad range of audio and video functionality for Metro style apps, and extensibility in the media platform provides advanced apps the option to do more. Apps can use the power and efficiency of native code media extensions to deliver additional effects, arbitrary processing, media... -
Improving code quality with Windows error reportingWindows contains a number of features that enable customers to send feedback to Microsoft about the apps and drivers they use. This session will provide information on how to use that feedback data to improve your software. Specific areas of focus will include how to obtain feedback data from Microsoft’s...
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The complete developer's guide to the SkyDrive API- Steve Gordon
- Metro style apps, Cloud, Roaming, REST
- PLAT-134C
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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More and more users are becoming familiar with the concept of "the Cloud." More than ever, users are storing their data in the Cloud. SkyDrive is one of the world's leading cloud storage and document collaboration services. Learn how you can easily allow your users to read and write documents,...
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Windows Phone: how to build a game- Charles Cox
- Games, Windows Phone
- APP-791T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Learn how to build great games for Windows Phone with XNA Game Studio. Dive deep into the game-ready graphics, audio, and input capabilities of the phone, get up to speed about the new features for game developers in Mango, and learn how to build a game in minutes with the power of the XNA Framework... -
Windows Phone app performance and optimization- Jeff Wilcox
- Performance, Windows Phone
- APP-827T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Is your app as fast as it can be on Windows Phone? There are many details to wringing out the maximum amount of performance on the Windows Phone platform. In this session, the experts will drill in depth on how to create the outstanding app performance that is key to winning the audience on Windows...
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Real time communication: keep your Metro style app connected whether it is running or suspended- Raghu Gatta, Kamal Srinivasan
- Metro style apps
- APP-410T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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In this session we will discuss Metro style communication apps. Come see how your VoIP, instant messaging, or e-mail app can stay available and connected while it’s being managed by Windows. You will learn what your customers will experience when Windows manages these apps. We’ll deep dive into the APIs...
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