November 2011 Gig
Playing Games in the Cloud
Tuesday, November 15, 5:00-8:30 pm
Please note the earlier start time and different location!
Presenter: Jim O'Neil, Microsoft Developer Evangelist
By now you’ve heard about Windows Azure, Microsoft’s Cloud Computing platform, but perhaps you haven’t yet kicked the tires and tried it out yourself. Well, here’s your chance. With this session on the RockPaperAzure Challenge, you’ll get an overview of the Windows Azure Platform and have a chance to try it out in a fun (and potentially profitable) way – by playing a variation of the playground favorite - Rock, Paper, Scissors - in the cloud!
For the session, bring your laptop (Windows Vista or Windows 7)* and
1. Install Visual Studio 2010 Pro (or higher) or Visual Web Developer Express 2010 (a free download)
2. Install the Windows Azure SDK (
http://bit.ly/SDK4Azure)
3. Provision a Windows Azure trial account (
http://bit.ly/Trial4Azure) – see the Channel 9 video for a walkthrough (
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/RockPaperAzure-Azure-Trial-Offer)
(If you have questions or problems installing, contact Jim at
jim.oneil@microsoft.com)
And we’ll cover the rest at the meeting.
There’s a Kinect, Visual Studio 2010 license, and a $50 Best Buy gift card up for grabs – so get ready to Rock (PaperAzure)!
*If you don’t have Windows Vista or Windows 7, don’t let that stop you from coming! You’ll still be able to participate, we just may buddy you up with someone!
(http://bit.ly/Trial4Azure) – see the Channel 9 video for a walkthrough (http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/RockPaperAzure-Azure-Trial-Offer)
Location:
Trio Software
56 Banair Road
Bangor, ME 04401-8712
(207) 942-6222
Go past Ledbetter's at the end of Rt 395 in Bangor, and go into the Banair Industrial Park about 1/4 mile beyond on the right; Trio is located most of the way down Banair Road on the left. Enter through the front door, not the side door (belongs to another organization).
Event start: 11/15/2011 5:00:00 PM