Tag Archives: game development

Microsoft’s Best App a Month Contest for May 2014

By Shahed C on May 7, 2014

BAM! continues this month with Microsoft’s Best App a Month Contest for May 2014, open to residents of the DC Metro area. Simply publish your Windows 8 app this month, and submit your entry by May 31, 2014. Make sure you select Windows 8 as the platform, to be considered for this contest.

Contest Entry Form: http://aka.ms/BAMWashDC

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Presenting Indie Game Development for Windows, Web, Xbox and Mobile @ VA Tech

By Shahed C on April 8, 2014

I will be presenting Indie Game Development at NRV .NET Users Group on April 10 2014, at Excella Consulting’s Blacksburg VA office @ VA Tech.

  

NRV.NET (New River Valley) Users Group

 

2D Math Panic – YouTube Video Review

By Shahed C on March 29, 2014

Before Angry Zombie Ninja Cats on Xbox 360, I published 2D Math Panic in Fall 2011. After reading an XNA book, I built the simple math game in 1 evening after work, followed by additional tweaks during playtest and review. It also helped me assemble the XNA Basic Starter Kit and create the XBLIG Sales Data Analyzer in 2012.

Download Download here: http://tinyurl.com/2dmathpanic

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Nokia DVLUP Day at Microsoft Times Square

By Shahed C on March 22, 2014

If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that I just joined Microsoft as a Technical Evangelist for the East Coast (US).

While I’m still getting settled in, I hit the ground running by meeting up with fellow Evangelists in other locations.

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Shahed Chowdhuri – Microsoft Technical Evangelist

By Shahed C on March 17, 2014

Starting this week (March 17, 2014 onwards), I will be working at Microsoft as a Technical Evangelist on the East Coast. My focus will be on both cloud services and game development. As I get settled into my new role, expect to see more information about my future appearances and presentations.

If you’ve been following me on Twitter via @shahedC or @OnekSoftGames, you already know that I have already been informally working with developers across the US and the World! 🙂

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