Pure Imagination
- Toronto, ON and Virtual
- November 24 - 25, 2012
- Speakers at Pure Imagination
Pure Imagination brings developers, designers, game builders, students, start-ups, and YOU are exploring the possibilities of Windows 8, beyond the features...to what can be accomplished when inspiration and technology intersect.
In less than 40 hours you'll get everything you need to make your vision into the next great Canadian app, including technical presentations, brainstorming sessions, hands-on labs, and access to industry experts for guidance and treated to spontaneous moments of fun to keep your energy up.
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Keynote: HTML5 - Ready or Not- Grant Skinner
- 300
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- Day 1
- November 24, 2012 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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Grant Skinner is an interactive developer who uses wide variety of technologies from Flash to HTML5 to Windows 8 to build rich experiences. You will see demos of apps he has built such as Pirates Love Daisies and Atari Arcade and how he has built an open source, easily approachable, free library...
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Keynote: Canadian Apps Showcase- Alnur Ismail
- 300
- KEY2
- Day 1
- November 24, 2012 from 10:00AM to 10:15AM
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Alnur Ismal showcases top Canadian Windows Store applications.
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Keynote: Home Automation with Surface and Windows Phone 8- Jerome Carron
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- Day 1
- November 24, 2012 from 10:15AM to 10:30AM
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Jerome Carron demos a home-brewed home automation system running on Windows 8 (Surface) and Windows Phone 8.
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What Exactly Is Windows Azure, Anyways?In case you didn't know Windows Azure is kind of a big deal, and it keeps getting bigger. In this session you'll get a high level overview of Windows Azure as a Cloud provider as well as its offerings such as WebSites, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Service Bus & Mobile Services (just to name...
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Introduction to Microsoft Design Principles
Windows UI style design has a set of five guiding principles to help you make the best choices when designing your app. These principles are the foundation for building great Windows Store apps. Consider these principles as you plan your app, and always ensure your design and development choices live...
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Get to know the Windows 8 Development Platform- Atley Hunter
- Developers
- 200
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- Day 1
- November 24, 2012 from 10:30AM to 12:00PM
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So you've heard of this thing called Windows 8. You've heard of Windows Store apps that utilize Microsoft's distinctive Modern UI. You think that it's an intriguing, new platform for apps and you want to know how to get started building your Windows Store apps. Then this is the session...
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Fundamentals of Creating an HTML5 GameDo you have an awesome game idea, but you don't know if you have everything it need to build it on Windows 8 with HTML5? There are plenty of new features with the latest version of HTML, but there are some specific ones, like Canvas, you need to know if you want to build a game using HTML5, CSS3, and...
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The One About the Native HTML5 App on Windows 8- Mukul Seth
- Developers
- 300
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- Day 1
- November 24, 2012 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM
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You're a web developer, you say? All about web standards, too? We'll bet you haven't (willingly) worked with the Microsoft web platform in years (or ever). Well, we have a really nice surprise for you. It's called IE10 (yes, we said "IE"). It's built around the...
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Expression Blend for designing Windows Store apps using HTML5Embrace the Windows 8 design principles by taking full advantage of the rich feature sets offered by both Blend and Visual Studio. Learn how to start from scratch and have a fully functioning (and visually appealing!) application that highlights how to work with styles, controls, data sources, layout,...
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Virtual Machines, Getting Close to Bare MetalWindows Azure has a ton of Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings but sometimes those just don't cut it, sometimes you need to be as close to the bare metal as possible. In this session not only will you learn how to provision a few Windows and UNIX servers (hint: it's really easy) but also how to plan...
