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As I work on the ‘tasks & quests’ for “Goblin Harvest” I am consistently hit by the opportunities for Games & Apps that take advantage of Augmented Reality. This one is a bit of a ‘tester’ that I am hoping to have ready for BUILD and revolves around the concept of a shooting gallery (Inspiration... Continue Reading →
Yay! Well this is a big deal for me. I've had the BT engineers out a couple of times in the last 2 months looking at our internet connection. (I live in the Country and historically have always had very poor connectivity). But, …For the first time I can now stream video in real time!... Continue Reading →
Lots of speculation about Win7 Apps on Win8 but no indication of how it might work from a visual perspective. Here is one mock up showing how the foursquare app might work on a tablet. Foursquare App on Windows Phone 7 The same app on a Win8 Tablet? Earlier today NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang was... Continue Reading →
Lots of interest in the Augmented Reality YouTube video on my previous post and although it isn’t anywhere near beta status I decided to publish “Goblin Attack” on it’s own for anyone with an interest. This post is a walkthrough of the process I went through: Marking the App as a ‘private beta’ NB the... Continue Reading →
Time for another progress update, this time looking at the early stages of augmented reality within “Goblin Harvest”. Conceptually the game is a card / board game but with a few interesting “extras” for Mango based phones. The opportunity to fight off Goblins in ‘hand to hand combat’ arises when one of the task cards... Continue Reading →
Use the following steps to open the test kit. In Visual Studio, open a Windows Phone application solution that targets Windows Phone OS 7.1 or later. In Solution Explorer, select the project you want to test. On the Project menu, choose the Open Marketplace Test Kit option. What Will the Test Kit Tell Me? Running... Continue Reading →
No guarantees of course but I have placed an order for a Touchpad via BundleBox and Barnes & Noble (any US retailer should work). Looks like the cost after importing into the UK is $130.97 (which is roughly GBP 80.00). NB Someone just commented that this does not include the Courier cost to the... Continue Reading →
Everything you might want to know about Gloucester Rugby in one place! This app brings together the best of the web comprising of Videos, Blogs, Tweets, news and fan chatter relating to Gloucester Rugby Club. Gloucester VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Updates to this App are regular and free ... Something not here that... Continue Reading →
"Get a Concert orchestra for your pocket" Ever wanted to try and Orchestrate, Record and Playback your own musical compositions on your phone? If you are the least bit curious now is your chance! Featuring 48 top class samples taken from a typical orchestra with full control over pitch, positioning and volume of each note... Continue Reading →
There are a great series of training videos available from those nice people at MSDEV at http://www.msdev.com/Directory/SeriesDescription.aspx?CourseId=174   If you get the chance (and you have the bandwidth) I would urge you to watch them online now. However, if you are like me (bandwidth and time challenged) then you might want to download them for viewing... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 