Want to learn more about what you can build for Windows Phone? Join MEIC and Microsoft Canada at the MEIC Mobile App Camp!
Microsoft experts will be on hand to help you build your app and get you prepared to submit it to the Windows Phone Marketplace. We will start off with a presentation that goes over the basic principles of building an app and how you submit it to the Marketplace. The intent of this presentation is to provide an overview of what you as a mobile developer can expect throughout the experience of building a Windows Phone 7.5 application.
After the presentation, you will be able to begin building your own Windows Phone apps with support from Windows Phone experts and proctors who will answer questions that you may have. We will also have mini-lessons in regular intervals throughout the weekend to help you learn some of the deeper concepts of Windows Phone development. You can choose to listen to these lessons or continue building the apps you’ve started.
In order to participate in the workshop, you will need your own PC running either Windows 7 or Windows Vista. You must download the free developer tools ahead of time so you can hit the ground running rather than spend time during the workshop installing the tools.
Reasons to develop apps for Windows Phone:
You will find us in the screening room on the 6th floor Friday to Sunday where we will offer up sessions and answer any questions you may have.
Sessions & Mini Lessons:
Offering optional mini lessons throughout the weekend on:
Key resources:
Finally MEIC will be looking for the Best in Design Windows Phone 7.5 app where independent judges will pick the top 2 apps that get built by Sunday afternoon.
Windows Phone 7.5 App: Best in Design
Top 2 teams will be awarded a Nokia Lumia Phone!!!
There are a number of considerations for this category, including the visual and auditory design of the app, conformance to the letter (or the spirit) of the Windows Phone UI guidelines, the visual appeal of app’s screens and graphic elements, how the app’s look and sounds make it stand apart and the overall visuals and sonic “polish”.
After the presentation, you will be able to begin building your own Windows Phone apps with support from Windows Phone experts and proctors who will answer questions that you may have. We will also have mini-lessons in regular intervals throughout the weekend to help you learn some of the deeper concepts of Windows Phone development. You can choose to listen to these lessons or continue building the apps you’ve started.
In order to participate in the workshop, you will need your own PC running either Windows 7 or Windows Vista. You must download the free developer tools ahead of time so you can hit the ground running rather than spend time during the workshop installing the tools.
Reasons to develop apps for Windows Phone:
- Showcase your apps that may be buried or lost in other saturated Marketplaces
- Increase your reach to a new audience of early adopters looking for great apps
- Windows Phone developers are well supported and rewarded, check out http://www.developermovement.com/ for details
You will find us in the screening room on the 6th floor Friday to Sunday where we will offer up sessions and answer any questions you may have.
Sessions & Mini Lessons:
- Presentation Overview: The Windows Phone Opportunity
- Presentation Overview: Building Windows Phone Applications
Offering optional mini lessons throughout the weekend on:
- Porting Existing Apps to Windows Phone
- Push Notifications & Live Tiles
- Multi-tasking and Tombstoning
- Succeeding on the Marketplace
Key resources:
- Windows Phone Developer Hub
- Download the free SDK
- Get your marketplace membership
- Students Get Free access to marketplace
- Best of Windows Phone Resources
Finally MEIC will be looking for the Best in Design Windows Phone 7.5 app where independent judges will pick the top 2 apps that get built by Sunday afternoon.
Windows Phone 7.5 App: Best in Design
Top 2 teams will be awarded a Nokia Lumia Phone!!!
There are a number of considerations for this category, including the visual and auditory design of the app, conformance to the letter (or the spirit) of the Windows Phone UI guidelines, the visual appeal of app’s screens and graphic elements, how the app’s look and sounds make it stand apart and the overall visuals and sonic “polish”.
Terms for Participation
Please read the Microsoft Canada Inc. Terms for Participation for MEIC Mobile App Camp 2012, available for download below.