My new job will have me working 100% on Microsoft Surface projects in New York so I am really looking forward to digging into it. I have had the SDK for a few months now and have really enjoyed it all so far, and as far as I know, the SDK will become public in a few weeks time which will be interesting to see...
So I hit the trail of trying to understand all that I can about HLSL and Effects in general, and to be honest, the whole subject is a bit like reading a book that you can never get past the first 10 pages without falling asleep… it just goes on and on and on… never really getting to the point. ...
Well it's coming around to that time of year again… that being remix UK. ...
This week I finally got my seven video tutorial of "how to make a 3D carousel" completed and......
Steve Barker has done it again, this time releasing his first collection of ZAM 3D video tutorials. ZAM3D, an application created by erain allows the user to create 3D objects and bring them into Expression Blend. Anyone serious about creating desktop...
After a very busy tour of the US, I returned home on Thursday morning and started to try to catch up on various chores I knew had to be dealt with....
I see a lot more people starting to talk about multi-touch (MT) now but still the conversations are centred around the devices, the hardware and not so much about the design of the software that runs on the devices....
We are pleased to announce that video content for the Blend service is now available for your viewing pleasure...
If you add a bitmap material to an object in ZAM 3D and that material has some transparency then it is quite likely that the result will not be what you expected. Don't fall into the trap of thinking transparency means 0% opacity because any opacity...
Last week I started recording the ZAM 3D tutorial series. There are only a handful of videos posted so far but I aim to add around 10 per week so it should soon start to fill up. Although there are a number of 'glitches' with the current build...
Lots going on at present with another trip to the US this month for a few weeks. First stop is Motorola for two weeks to conclude the current contract and then a few days out in Redmond to meet with some of the folks at Microsoft. Try as I might, I probably...
Random LABS Keyword: 3DButton In this set of Random Labs I create a simple 3D button in ZAM 3D which has a glossy looking image on its face (created quickly and easily in Expression Design). The techniques shown in this series can be reused time and again...
Some time you need to extend the basic functionality of the binding scenarios you may choose to use in Expression Blend, which is the subject of this Random LABS tutorial series....
After completing the research, I can tell you that it is very possible to build this machine and not only that but to also run WPF and XNA on it. ...
I received an invitation last night from the guys at WPF Disciples asking me to join their merry bunch - I was quite surprised and immediately accepted before they had time to reconsider! ...