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Xamarin, Xbox One Dev Mode, Bot Framework and HoloLens @ Reston meetup

By Shahed C on June 17, 2016

1 of 4: Intro to Xamarin

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Intro to Xamarin from Shahed Chowdhuri

Xamarin is now a part of Microsoft and is included at no extra charge with any version of Visual Studio, even the free Community Edition! Build mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows all from Visual Studio using C#!

2 of 4: Xbox One Dev Mode

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Xbox One Dev Mode from Shahed Chowdhuri

In addition to Xbox One dev kits for approved developers, anyone can now use a retail Xbox One to develop apps or games for Xbox One! Learn how you can get started today!

3 of 4: Intro to Bot Framework

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Intro to Bot Framework from Shahed Chowdhuri

Microsoft’s new Bot Framework allows devs to create intelligent bots to interact with users in a natural way. The possibilities of these new types of technologies get tremendously larger when coupled with Azure Services.

4 of 4: Intro to HoloLens

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Intro to HoloLens from Shahed Chowdhuri

HoloLens dev kits have started shipping! Learn how you can apply for one and get started with the HoloLens Simulator on Windows 10!

Build 2016 – Xbox One Dev Mode & ID@Xbox Guide

By Shahed C on April 15, 2016

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Do you dream about publishing your own games on a major game console?

Get caught up with the latest Xbox news from Build 2016 and hear about the different ways you can publish your very own game on Windows 10 and Xbox One. Use your own Xbox One console for development or apply for a dev kit via ID@Xbox. Harness the power of DirectX 12 and use a variety of tools to build your own games!

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Xbox One Dev Mode from Shahed Chowdhuri

Useful Links:

Things to Know: https://news.xbox.com/2016/03/30/xbox-at-build-2016/
Xbox One Dev Mode Activation: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/apps/developer-mode-activation-app-faq
UWP on Xbox One: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/index
Getting Started: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/getting-started
VS2015 Update 2: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/vs2015-update2-vs.aspx
Windows 10 Insider Program: https://insider.windows.com/
Windows 10 Preview SDK (log in, scroll down): https://insider.windows.com/Home/Index
Windows Dev Center: http://dev.windows.com
Construct 2: http://scirra.com
Unity: http://unity3d.com
Setting Up Dev Mode: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/development-environment-setup
ID@Xbox: http://xbox.com/id
Tweet about getting started: https://twitter.com/id_xbox/status/715218215945670656
Tweet about UWP games: https://twitter.com/id_xbox/status/715574259205033984
Tweet about Live features: https://twitter.com/ID_Xbox/status/716785692487995392

Additional Links:

Xbox Dev Mode Overview: https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Level-Up/Episode-18-Xbox-Dev-Kit-Mode
Building UWP Apps for Xbox Build Talk: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2016/B883
UWP on Xbox Docs: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/index
Designing for TV: https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/input-and-devices/designing-for-tv
Samples and TVJS: https://github.com/Microsoft/TVHelpers
UWP Forum: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/windowsapps/en-us/home?forum=wpdevelop

Unity 5 Jumpstart: Kickoff

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If you’re looking for a fun video tutorial series to learn Unity game development, you’ve come to the right place!

: Shahed Chowdhuri, Allee Clark, Praneeth Thalla, Ramsey Khadder

: Brandon Peck

: Kasra Eslami

: John Duvall

Join me and Microsoft Student Partners in a multi-part series on building a Unity game with controller support, multiplayer and many other features. Here is the intro video to kick things off:

Video: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/GameDevWithShahed/unity5jumpstart

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Unity 5 Jumpstart: Kickoff from Shahed Chowdhuri