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Building Next-Generation Experiences with Windows. Tim Sneath Microsoft Corporation. UX Defines Market Categories. Microsoft and User Experience. Office 2007. Windows Vista. PhotoSynth. Xbox 360. UX is a K ey P latform C apability. Platform. UX. Craft. Tools.
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Building Next-GenerationExperiences with Windows Tim Sneath Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft and User Experience Office 2007 Windows Vista PhotoSynth Xbox 360
UX is a Key Platform Capability Platform UX Craft Tools
Unify UI, media, graphics and documents • Take full advantage of the graphical power of the PC • Easy, low-impact deployment options • Integration with Office and Windows • Compatibility with Silverlight for web and devices Within twelve months of launch, 20% of Global ISVs had already adopted WPF for at least one production application
Visual Studio and Expression Studio • “WPF is enabling us to rapidly iterate on real application UI at prototype speeds.”
Announcing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Scheduled for early summer 2008 – feature goals include: • Optimized client deployment model • Smaller .NET Framework install (~25MB) • Faster installation (~2 min) • Significant performanceimprovements • ~50% faster startup • Graphics and animation improvements • New controls
Call to Action • Consider how you can apply user experience to your own business • Invest in interactive design as a core team role • Have your developers evaluate WPF • Reference sample application: http://www.codeplex.com/familyshow • Three day online training course: http://visitmix.com/university/wpf/bc08 • Whitepaper on designer / developer collaboration: http://windowsclient.net/wpf/white-papers/thenewiteration.aspx