underground winphone getting started guide basic

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GETIN

STAND

OUT

WECANHELPYOUBUILDYOURFIRSTAPP

ANDBEPARTOFTHENEXTBIGTHINGIN

PHONEDEVELOPMENT.

WindowsPhoneasaplatformiswideopento

innovationandcreativity.Itdoesthingsdifferently.

Andnowsocanyou.Thisisyourchancetobeseen.

Beunique.Bepartofthenewmovementinmobile

thatshappeningoncampusesworldwide.

GOUNDERGROUNDWHERECURIOUS,

CREATIVESTUDENTSAREMOBILIZING.

Justbecauseyourenewtothecodingworld,

doesntmeanyouhavetomisstheopportunityto

makeyourdreamappcometolife.Thisguidewill

pointyoutoqualityMicrosofttoolsandresources

freetostudents.Youllndanactive,informed,andmotivatedcolonyofhelpforstudentslikeyou.

AGETTINGSTARTEDGUIDEForstudentsnewtocoding


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Onehourtocreateyourrstapp. No,really.YoudonthavetoknowcodingandappdevelopmenttobuildyourrstWindowsPhoneapp.Weprovide

allthetools,training,recommendations,andsupport.Followthisguideandin1,2,3...yourappisavailableintheWindowsPhoneMarketplace.

3SIMPLESTEPSTOGETSTARTED:

DOWNLOADYOURFREEDEVTOOLS BUILDANDTESTYOURAPP PUBLISHYOURAPP

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Anywayyoulookatit,$0isasmallpricetopay

forallthetools,codeandresourcestocreate

awesomephoneapps.

GOHEREandanddownloadtheWindowsPhone

developertoolsforfree.Thesedownloadscontain

allofthetoolsyouneedtobuildaWindows

PhoneApplicationorGame.Itcouldntbesimpler.

DOWNLOADYOURFREEDEVTOOLS

GETTHEWINDOWSPHONE

DEVELOPERTOOLS

WEMAKEITEASYTOGETSTARTEDFORSTUDENTS.

GETMOREASASTUDENT

Didyouknowasastudentyoucangeteven

moredeveloperanddesignertoolsforfree

throughMicrosoftDreamSpark?Wellyou

can!Soifyourelookingformore,thisisthe

placetogetallofthelatestandgreatesttools

tohelpupyourcodinggame.

Toeaseintocodingyoumaywanttostart

bydownloadingMicrosoftSmallBasic.Ithas

afriendlydevelopmentenvironmentthat

makesitagreatwaytolearnthebasics.

Getstep-by-stepinstructionsonhowto

signupforDreamSpark.

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BUILDANDTESTYOURAPP

BUILDLETUSHELP

Ifyouveneverbuiltanapp,wesuggestyoustart

withtheQuickStarts.Theseguidesgiveyousimple

instructionsanddemosofthemostcommon

tasks.BeginwiththeHelloWorldmodule.Itwalks

yousmoothlythroughyourrstappinlessthananhourandhelpsfamiliarizeyouwiththetools.

Afterthat,skiparoundtodifferentQuickStartsto

learnthingsspecicallyforyourapp.

Ifyoulearnbestbywatchingvideos,checkout

theWindowsPhoneDevelopmentforAbsolute

Beginners.Theseshortvideoshelpguideyoueach

stepoftheway.Wanttopickupthepace?Watch

thisJumpStartvideoonthebasicsofBuildingyourWindowsPhoneapp.

USETHESTARTERKITSTOBUILD

AQUICKAPP

Heresarealshortcuttoyourrstapp.Getthe

WindowsPhoneStarterKitforWordPress .This

kitcanhelpyouturnaWordPressblogintoa

WindowsPhoneappquicklyandeasily.

Also,ifyouareinaclubororganizationorona

team,checkouttheStarterKitforSchools.Thiskit

providestemplatesthatareeasytocongureand

canbefullycustomizedtogiveyourorganization

afaceinthemarketplace.

Weknowtherearethestudentswholiketojump

rightinandgettheirhandsdirtywithcoding.If

thissoundslikeyou,diveinwiththese sample

coderesources.Youcanplugandchugwithcode

togetyoumovingfast.

WANTTOBUILDAGAMEAPP?

AngryBirds,FruitNinja,Minesweeperyou

andyourfriendsarealreadyaddictedtothem.

Whynotcreateyourown?Tobegincreating

gamesforWindowsPhone,checkoutthe game

developmentresources.Theseresourcesinclude

pointerstogettingstartedguides,aswellasgame

starterkits.

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HelloWorldAppbuiltinWindowsPhoneEmulatorinVisualStudio2010
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TESTEMULATETHIS

Nophone,noproblem.TheSDK(software

developmentkit)comeswithafullyfunctioning

WindowsPhoneemulator.Thissoftwaretool

mimicstherealphonesoperatingsystemsoyou

canbuild,test,andwatchyourphoneappcome

tolifeonyourPC.

PUTYOURAPPTHROUGHTHEPACES

Beforeyourappcanbepublishedtotheworld,

itmustmeetspeciccerticationrequirements.

Yourappmust:

-bereliable

-makeefcientuseofresource

-notinterferewithphonesfunctionality

-befreeofmalicioussoftware

Thisdetailedlistof requirementsforcertication

willhelpguideyou.

Thistestkitisalsohelpful:

WindowsPhoneMarketplaceTestKit

DEVELOPFORACAUSE

TeamLifelenswasaworldwidefinalistinMicrosoft's

ImagineCup2011 competition.

ThegroupwasmadeupofstudentsfromUCDavis,UCLA,

UniversityofCentralFlorida,andHarvardBusinessSchool.

Withingenuity,theyattachedatinymicroscopelensto

aWindowsPhonecameratomagnifybloodcellsand

devisedaphoneapplicationthatcoulddetectand

diagnosemalaria.Theirinnovativeappisnowassisting

healthworkersinthirdworldnationstocontrolthe

spreadofdiseaseconditions.
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ITSYOURTIMETOSTANDOUT.

CreateyourmembershipnowatAppHub,

themarketplaceforWindowsPhone.

The$99annualfeeiswaivedifyouselect

Studentasyouareregistering.Youwillneed

togetveriedasastudentthroughMicrosoft

DreamSparkwhichissupereasy.Thatsmoney

youcanspendonyourself.

AsamemberofAppHub,youllndavibrant

colonyofdeveloperstosupportyouinbuilding

andpublishingyourphoneappsandgames.

Youcanconnectwithnewbiesaswellasthevery

topphoneappdevelopers.Getsmarterthrough

activeforumsandifyouareeverfeelinglost,dont

beshytoaskthecommunityforalittlehelp.

Readstep-by-stepinstructions onhowtoregisteratAppHub.

STUDENTSMAKEMONEY

Tworsttimephoneappdeveloperschosethe

WindowsPhoneplatformbecauseitwasacleanslate

withagreatopportunitytogetnoticed.Computersciencemajors,JakePoznanskiandSamKaufmann,

teameduptobuildad-supportedappsforthe

WindowsPhonemarketplace.

WiththeWindowsPhone7AdSDKyoucanplugand

playwithjustacouplelinesofcode,saysPoznanski.

Theyfocusedonpopularcardgamesandoptimized

theuserexperienceforgameplayonaWindows

Phone.Injust4monthstheygrossedover$12,000.

TheirappscontinuetobeintheTop50FreeAppslist.

BESEEN.EARNMONEY.

Yourappideadeservestobeseen,notlostin

theabyssofother,overcrowdedappstores.You

cansubmityourappstoAppHubforsaleorfree

downloadintheWindowsPhoneMarketplace.

Hereshow.

1.Uploadyourapplication

2.Providetheapplicationdescription

3.Settheapplicationpricing

4.Submityourapplication

Seethedetailedsubmissionwalkthrough .

Weknowtheschoolyearisbetterwithalittle

extracashinyourpocket.Sodontforgettocheck

outouradmonetizationbestpractices foryou

andtrainingvideosthathelpyoumakemoney.

PUBLISHYOURAPP

TOP APPS BUILT BY STUDENTS

CHICKEN

IMPLOSION

JEWEL3SOLITAIRE CHAIN

REACTION

MARS

RUNNER

PIRATES

ASSAULT

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WindowsPhoneSDK7.1http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27570

MicrosoftDreamSparkwww.dreamspark.com

MicrosoftSmallBasichttps://www.dreamspark.com/Product/Product.aspx?productid=27

RESOURCESRECAP

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DOWNLOAD BUILDANDTEST

QuickStartshttp://create.msdn.com/en-us/education/quickstarts

WindowsPhoneDevelopmentforAbsoluteBeginners

http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Phone-7-Development-for-Absolute-Beginners

JumpStartvideohttp://channel9.msdn.com/blogs/egibson/windows-phone-7-jump-start-session-1-of-12-introduction

Samplecodehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431744(VS.92).aspx

Gamedevelopmentresourceshttp://create.msdn.com/en-us/education/gamedevelopment

WindowsPhoneStarterKitforWordPresshttp://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Phone-Starter-Kit-26aa6c6c

WindowsPhoneStarterKitforSchoolshttp://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Windows-Phone-Starter-Kit-c3b8b2d2

RequirementsforCerticationshttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh184843(v=VS.92).aspx

WindowsPhoneMarketplaceTestKit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh394032(v=VS.92).aspx

PUBLISH

MembershipatAppHubhttp://create.msdn.com/en-US/home/membership

Submityourapplicationandconrmationhttp://create.msdn.com/en-US/home/about/app_submission_

walkthrough_submit

Admonetizationbestpracticeshttp://advertising.microsoft.com/wwdocs/user/en-us/forpublishers/Ad-in-Apps-Monetization%20Best%20Practices_3-1-2011.pdf

Videostohelpyoumakemoney http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/video/gg703754

IfyouhaveaprintedversionofthisGuide,andcannotclickthelinksoftherecommendedresources,wehaveprovidedthecompleteURLtodirectyoutotheproperwebpage.

Findacommunityofstudentdevelopersthatarecreatingcoolapps.

Itshappeningunderground:

ndyourcolony.com

facebook.com/#!/microsoftstudent

twitter.com/#!/ms_student
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