Windows 8.1 / WinRT -- Live! 360 Events

Windows 8.1 / WinRT

With last year's release of Windows 8.1, adoption of the Windows Runtime (WinRT) is well underway. Are you ready to build apps for this new platform? Modern Windows Store apps take advantage of key WinRT features such as Live Tiles, the Charms bar, and push notifications. They are almost certainly integrated with cloud and social services, providing users with experiences that were previously prohibitively difficult to implement. Perhaps more important, these apps run on tablets, ultrabooks, laptops, and desktops so they are available to users almost everywhere. Apps for WinRT can be written with HTML and JavaScript, or XAML and C#/VB .NET, among other options. At Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas, you'll learn to build modern Windows Store apps, and understand the finer points of WinRT and related cloud services. This track includes coverage of the following:

What's new in Windows 8.x and WinRT for Developers
XAML UX design
HTML5 UX design

LWM01 Workshop: Build a Windows 8.1 Application in a Day Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn what you need to know to create a working application, and build an application before you leave! more

LWM02 Workshop: Modern UX Design Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

Learn principles and concepts you'll need for modern app design, plus process options for adding design phases to your development more

LT02 Holy Updates! (Or What's New in Windows 8.1) Tuesday March 11 9:15am - 10:30am

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn what's new, what's broken, and how to migration your app from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 more

LT09 What's New for HTML/WinJS Windows Store Apps Tuesday March 11 10:45am - 12:00pm

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

Learn the new features of WinRT that enable a consistent experience across all apps more

LT16 Chalk Talk: Introduction to Neural Networks and Speech Recognition with C# Tuesday March 11 1:15pm - 2:15pm

James McCaffrey , Research Software Engineer, Microsoft Research, Microsoft

Get the information you need to get up and running with programs that perform speech recognition and speech synthesis more

LT20 What's New for XAML Windows Store Apps Tuesday March 11 2:30pm - 3:45pm

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

This session will cover some of the general WinRT updates more

LT27 Controlling Hardware Using Windows 8.1 Tuesday March 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Look at how to talk to hardware connected via USB and Bluetooth more

LW02 Test Your XAML-based Windows Store Apps with VS2013 Wednesday March 12 9:15am - 10:30am

Benjamin Day, Consultant & Trainer, Benjamin Day Consulting, Inc.

Learn how to design, write, and test your XAML-based Windows Store Apps more

LW09 Accelerate Your App Design with Blend for Visual Studio 2013 Wednesday March 12 10:45am - 12:00pm

Brian Noyes, CTO and Co-founder, Solliance

Learn to leverage all the new capabilities that can accelerate your Windows Store app development more

LW16 Performance and Diagnostics Hub in Visual Studio 2013 Wednesday March 12 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Learn about tools that the Performance and Diagnostics Hub has to offer with both XAML and HTML/JavaScript Windows Store apps more

LW23 WinRT Business Application Architecture Wednesday March 12 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

Learn how to think about business app architecture given the constraints and capabilities of the WinRT client platform more

LW30 Overview of the Bing Platform Wednesday March 12 4:30pm - 5:45pm

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Take a look at several of these items and how they can be used from a Windows desktop, Store or Phone application more

LTH02 Interaction Design Principles and Patterns Thursday March 13 8:00am - 9:15am

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

This session will cover some of the most important design principles for productive and clear user interaction more

LTH09 Applying UX Design in XAML Thursday March 13 9:30am - 10:45am

Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

Learn to create more compelling and productive experiences for your users more

LTH16 Creating Games for Windows 8 with Unity Thursday March 13 11:00am - 12:15pm

Brian Lagunas, Product Manager, Infragistics

This session will cover all the basics of using the Unity game engine, and your current C# or JavaScript skills more

LWF02 Workshop: Build and Submit a Game to the Windows App Store Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

David Giard, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

At the end of the day, every attendee should be able to submit at least one app to the Windows 8 app store more