introducing the windows phone application platform
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This is an introduction to the new and unique platform while walking you through building phone applications and games from scratch using Visual Studio 2010 and Blend 4. It also covers the new Windows Phone Marketplace and how to deploy applications.TRANSCRIPT
Introducing The Windows Phone Application
Platform
Martha RotterDeveloper & Platform Group
Microsoft [email protected]
New Start
Philosophy
Customer
Design
Experience
Platform
Different, For Good Reasons
Smart Design
Integrated Experiences
Photo by: Andrew Butitta, Founder, Talisman Digital Photography
Integrated Experiences
PEOPLE OFFICE
MARKETPLACE
PICTURES MUSIC+VIDEO
GAMES
Consistent set of hardware capabilities defined by Microsoft 8
00
or 4
80
480 or 320
One resolution at launch
Second resolution added later
Same touch input
Consistent processor / GPU
Same available RAM
Optional keyboard
Consistent Platform
Windows Phone
Hardware
Common Hardware Elements
Quality Focus
Lets See It In Action!
Browser
Services Powering Experiences
Web SiteWeb API
Other Devices
people + standards + server code + client code
experiences
Platform Goals
Help end users personalize their phones
Help developers be profitable
Enable cloud powered experiences
What Will Developers Say?
CLOUD
SCREEN
Elements of the Application Platform
Cloud Services
Runtime – On “Screen”
Code you write on the
client
Code you write on the
server
Tools & Support
Developer Portal Services
Tools you use to design &
develop
Tools you use to ship & sell
CLOUD
SCREEN
Phone Emulator
Samples Documentation
Guides Community
Packaging and Verification Tools
Notifications
Location Identity Feeds
MapsSocial
App Deployment Registration
Validation
Certification
Publishing
Marketplace
MO and CC Billing
Business Intelligence
Update Management
Elements of the Application Platform
Tools
Portal ServicesCloud Services
Sensors Media Data
Xbox LIVE Notifications
.NET Framework managed code sandbox
Location
Phone
Runtime – On “Screen”
Two Flavors of Applications
High performance game framework
Rapid creation of multi-screen
2D and 3D games Rich content pipeline Mature, robust, widely
adopted technology spanning Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune
Modern XAML/event-driven application UI framework
Rapid creation of visually stunning apps
Metro-themed UI controls
HTML/JavaScript 500,000 developers
spanning Windows and web
Toolset
Silverlight 3 (plus)
XNA
Visual Studio 2010
Visual Phone Developer Express
Single, integrated download
Silverlight 3 (Plus)
Silverlight 3 with some device-specific additions
Accelerometer
Touch
Location
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Silverlight and the XNA framework are the basis of the Windows Phone application platform
In-browser Silverlight is not part of the first Windows Phone release
Demo
A First Silverlight Phone App
XNA Framework 4.0
A new version of XNA
Full 3D support on the device
APIs similar to those we know and love from Windows and Xbox 360
Visual Studio 2010
Full debugging support on the device Lots of new goodness in
Visual Studio 2010
Demo
A First XNA Phone App
Visual Studio & .NET
Productive development with .NET & C# High performance IDE Intellisense makes coding faster Integrated build/deploy/debug experience MSBuild engine for build automation
Windows Phone 7 Series Emulator
Supports full application development
Reduces costs of test and development
Emulator, not a simulator
Common Capabilities
Input• Touch• Hardware buttons
Media• Digital media capture & playback• Media library access
Data• Isolated Storage• LINQ (Objects and XML)
.NET
• Superset of Silverlight 3.0• Windows Communication Foundation
• SOAP and REST services
Phone Access• Integrated access to phone UI• Sensors• Picker for contacts and photos
Integrated With Cloud Services• App Deployment & Updates• Notifications• Location• Xbox LIVE
Integrating with the OS
Hub integration Enhance the built in hubs with your application
Launchers let you fire and forget to an OS app SMS, email, web browser, maps, dialer, search, etc
Choosers are like an open file dialog Launches an OS experience for letting the user choose
data for the app Picture, contact, camera, etc
Hub Integration – Media History
Apps can insert entries into the history list
Windows Phone Developer Tools
Packaging & Verification Toolsmyapp.xap
Windows Phone device
Windows PhoneEmulator
Phone EmulatorSamples DocumentationGuides Community
Packaging and Verification Tools
Tools
Deployment Process
Develop & Debug
Submit& Validate
Certify & Sign
Windows Phone Application Deployment Service
Marketplace
Application Marketplace
Enhanced Discovery• Easy to find great
applications, games• Fun to browse the
marketplace
Simple, Reliable Acquisition• Try before you buy• Buying and downloading
content is a breeze• Payment flexibility • Easy application updates
Call to Action
Download the tools! Read and understand the design
guidelines Give us feedback Resources:
http://developer.windowsphone.com Team blog:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blog/wpdev My team’s blog: http://
blogs.msdn.com/ireland
@martharotter@wp7dev
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