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Creating Rich UX for Specialized Devices Using Microsoft Silverlight for Windows Embedded
Come hear how to use Silverlight for Windows Embedded to develop rich and innovative user experiences for the billions of new specialized devices coming in the next decade.
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Sunday 9:00 AM
Microsoft Silverlight 4 Boot Camp
In this half-day workshop, learn the skills necessary to create powerful Silverlight 4 applications. We start with basic platform capabilities and tools, and show how to build media applications, rich applications with MVVM, and out-of-browser support.
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Monday 11:30 AM
Syncing Audio, Video and Animations in Microsoft Silverlight Applications
Silverlight provides a robust framework for integrating audio, video and animations into applications but how do you keep them all in-sync? In this session Silverlight MVP Dan Wahlin discusses an animation project created for a Fortune 500 company and demonstrates tips and tricks that can be used to keep various assets synced so that audio and video clips can be started at specific times as a storyboard plays. Topics covered include working with timers, segregating large storyboards into user controls, defining sync points using XML, generating markers using Microsoft Expression Encoder, integrating closed captioning into an application, plus more.
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Microsoft Silverlight 4 Overview: What's in Store for Silverlight 4?
Are you looking for ways to build seamless, rich web experiences and easy-to-deploy line-of-business applications? If so, come see an overview of the new features and updates included in the upcoming release of Silverlight 4. We explore enhancements to features like out-of-browser and elevated trust and tour advances in areas such as rich text, input and networking.
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Monday 12:05 PM
Designing Rich Experiences for Data-Centric Applications
Come hear how to design better experiences for data-centric applications from someone that has designed and developed many successful business applications using an array of UX technologies. Learn some tips and tricks for creating better experiences including leveraging existing skills with Silverlight and XAML for use with rich, data-centric applications.
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Monday 2:00 PM
Building Pivot Collections
It was announced Monday morning that Pivot will be launched as a Silverlight 4 control this summer. This technology, designed to visualize large collections of information, will be embeddable on any web page thanks to advances in this new Silverlight platform. It is possible to begin creating these collections now to prototype scenarios that can be deployed and distributed once this control is finalized. This session focuses on the designer and the developer perspectives and best practices for creating compelling experiences using this breakthrough technology. Learn the dos and don'ts of creating collections and walk away with a deeper understanding of how to get started for yourself.
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Building the eBay Simple Lister with Silverlight
Come see how eBay is enhancing the listing experience for the occasional sellers with the eBay Simple Lister application. Learn how the application was built from concept to design to code using Sketchflow and Silverlight 4. This session will explain how the development lifecycle used Sketchflow to move from concept to design, refining the overall user workflow before embarking on development. We will also demonstrate how key features in Silverlight 4 such as bar code reading (using webcam capture), out of browser features, REST services, drop targets and image editing were used to create a truly engaging user experience.
