building next-generation experiences with windows
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building Next-GenerationExperiences with WindowsTim SneathMicrosoft Corporation
UX Defines Market Categories
Microsoft and User Experience
Windows Vista
PhotoSynth
Office2007
Xbox 360
UX is a Key Platform Capability
Craft
Platform
Tools
UX
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
Designer / Developer Collaboration
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 startupGraphics and animation improvements
New controls
Call to Action
Consider how you can apply user experience to your own businessInvest in interactive design as a core team roleHave 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