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Blend 4 for Windows Phone 7 Series, Silverlight 4 and WPF 4. Christian Schormann Pete Blois Microsoft Expression cschorm@microsoft.com peterbl@microsoft.com . Get the Blend 4 Beta!. Blend 4 Beta Download via
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Blend 4 for Windows Phone 7 Series, Silverlight 4 and WPF 4 Christian Schormann Pete Blois Microsoft Expression cschorm@microsoft.com peterbl@microsoft.com
Get the Blend 4 Beta! Blend 4 Beta Download via http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/Default.aspx#ServicePacksPreviews Windows Phone Downloads via http://developer.windowsphone.com Related sessions: • Prototyping Rich Silverlight 4 Applications with Microsoft Expression SketchFlowWednesday, March 17, 12pm to 1pm, Breakers HChris Bernard • Dynamic Layout and Transitions for Microsoft Silverlight with Microsoft Expression BlendWednesday, March 17, 11am to 11:30am, Lagoon BKenny Young • Windows Phone UI and Design LanguageMonday, March 15, 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Ballroom AMichael Smuga, Albert Shum, Chad Roberts
Blend Recap Design and build rich interactive experiences Blend: Prototyping with SketchFlow Draw application flow and composition Sketch interactive UI mockups, with sketch controls, animation, and all Blend interactivity tools Present, explore and review prototypes with shared feedback Create design documentation Blend: Composition Import, layout and assemble Blend: Visual Design Layout and style controls Create vector graphics Design against data Animate Blend: Interaction Define interactive behaviors Data binding and data Visual state management Blend: Workflow Designer-Developer workflow, including Adobe tools import Project management and version control
Program • Introducing Blend for Windows Phone • Blend and “Ready for Business” • A New Take on Layout • More on Blend for Windows Phone
Demo Blend 4: Windows Phone
Demo Blend 4: “Ready for Business”
Demo Blend 4: A New Take on Layout
Demo Blend 4: Windows Phone, Reprise
Game Level Design with Blend • Goal: Visual design of game levels and graphics • Use Box2D open source physics • Wrap into behaviors and custom controls • Designers can: • Drag out styled controls to build levels • Restyle controls for custom elements • Draw new elements and make interactive with behaviors • Test levels immediately and interactively
Overview Generic Physics, Not game specific C# port of Box2D Identical for SL and Phone BehaviorsDrag & Drop on any element Custom Body Control Can be styled with custom looks Game-specific subclasses Hole Wall Flipper No More Code Drag controls to design level Draw graphics and drop behaviors Style for custom look
To close Please fill out the session evaluation form… Contact us at: cschorm@microsoft.com @cschormann on twitter www.electricbeach.org peterbl@microsoft.com http://www.blois.us/blog/ Get Blend 4 Beta at http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/Default.aspx#ServicePacksPreviews Great Learning Resource: microsoft.com/design/toolbox
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