Inspiration Tour - Microsoft Silverlight

Inspiration Tour ’08

Microsoft Silverlight: an introduction

Paolo Barone – blogs.msdn.com/pblog

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Ed Dunhill – blogs.msdn.com/edunhill

Evolution of the web

2000 2007

What Is User Experience?

What Is User Experience?

Building Rich Web Applications

Silverlight

What is Silverlight?

Cross-BrowserCross-Platform

Media Experiences

Rich Interactive Applications

Plug-In

Yes but what does it mean?

• It means empowering you to build Rich Applications and web

sites like these:

http://memorabilia.hardrock.com

http://www.laguna-coupe.com

http://linerider.com

What can I do with it?

• Data access and Web Services consumption

• Rich interactions and animations

• High Definition Video

• DeepZoom

How does it work?

• XAML

• .NET language (C# or VB.NET or Python or Ruby)

• And now some demo sites...

Some demo sites:

DEEPZOOM

• http://www.xrez.com/yose_proj/yose_deepzoom/ClientBin/Te

stPage.html

• http://www.kbb.com/kbb/PerfectCarFinder/PhotoEdition.aspx

• http://robburke.net/images/deeplol.html

• http://www.shoothill.com/darwin/

• http://mooncake.nxmix.com/prototype/EnterAccount.aspx

• http://photosynth.net/silverlight/photosynth.aspx?cid=766e3d

07-6ea8-43bc-b370-46a9e602e52e

Some demo sites:

Casual Gaming

• http://www.miniclip.com/games/zombomatic/en/

• http://www.popfly.com/users/Adam/Crayon%20Cannon

• http://apps.new.facebook.com/crayoncannon/

• http://buddyknavery.com/buddyknavery/default.aspx

Some demo sites:

Video

• http://www.smoothhd.com/

• http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/default.aspx

• http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/trailers/jumper.html

Some demo sites:

Rich Internet Applications

• http://www.mscui.net/PatientJourneyDemonstrator/

• http://darimeya.co.uk/#Home

• http://www.robochamps.com/

• http://firelocator.net/

• http://www.augua.com/Showcase2.aspx

• http://www.crystalstation.co.uk/silverlight/ivorywhites/

• http://www.vertigo.com/SlideShow.aspx

How can I learn more?

• http://silverlight.net

• http://msdn.microsoft.com

• http://www.nibblestutorials.net

• http://expression.microsoft.com

Students can access all the software they need to create

Silverlight Applications here:

• http://www.dreamspark.com