Comments

I hope we actually get some momentum around the hardware.  Sideshow was a cool idea, but the hardware never really seemed to catch on.  As a dev, I think the hardware manufacturers have to lead the way.  No way can we invest in developing anything serious for these types of things until he hardware shows promise.

Call it "Nerd Cave" or maybe boost the lighting.

While this demo is cool, it's not really what I had expected/hoped for.

The web service calls are taking place on the server and emitting XAML.  The XAML is then loaded into the browser Silverlight contol.

Unless I'm mistaken, if you're looking for an example of client-side WS calls, check out this Sliverlight Quickstart page.

Good stuff!  Keep on posting.

pbrowntwi wrote:

 Not sure if it's just me, but the download seems to be a corrupt file (plays for a short while then says it needs a different codec)

It's not just you.  It happens to me too!

jsampsonPC wrote:

Boyd mentioned that in order to use XNA, and write code on your 360, you would need to know C#. Is that exclusively the XNA favored language? Or will VB guys like myself be able to play in this parkt too?

Who knows... maybe this means that in 6 months you'll be an ex-VB guy. 

Three cheers for the Providers in ASP.NET 2.0!  It's really foundational to the new types of frameworks you can construct.

Great video, guys!  Keep 'em coming!

jamie wrote:


* i was so nervous my voice was shaking...

I couldn't tell.  Good interview.

Windows innards--we love to go deep.  So many podcasts and videos... so little time.

Just for fun, she writes a computer program to help her son practice his math skills. If that's not geeky, what is?

Embrace geekiness, kids. In a few years, most of those "cool" kids will be working for you.