Sessions went very well today, however the audience would have preferred all the C# material together - we spread it out over mobile apps etc.
Robert
Read MoreBlack Marble are presenting on behalf of Microsoft at the .NET Curriculum Workshop tomorrow. We will be teaching Academics about .NET, and fortunately the material is now finished!
Robert
Read MoreThe Final Day at TechED
it's the final day at TechED, TechED has been great. Unfortunately I have spent most of my time in hall 8 which has poor wireless coverage.
Highlights (so far)
Tuesday
This year’s bag is a bizarre orange courier bag!
Express,Express,Express the whole of the visual studio product range now have …
Read MoreI have just been to a session by Gert Drapers - Understanding and Optimising ADO.NET. I think of all the sessions I have been to at this year's TechEd, thus far, that this one will have most direct effect on the code I write.
If you use ADO.NET to access you SQL Server check out the session slides. The performance …
Read More- Robert and Richard are currently soaking up the sights and sounds of TechEd Europe in Amsterdam. Look out for their posts throughout the week.
Read More - The James Bond 40th Anniversary Exhibition is now in Canada, Science World in Vancouver to be exact. Black Marble continues to contribute to this touring exhibit, check out our website soon for more details!
Read More - Black Marble have completed work on the AI for Games project, with the School of Informatics at the University of Bradford. This Microsoft-supported project was instigated to teach students about AI with an interesting and unusual approach. Black Marble adapted Virus and Terrarium for use in lessons, and by all …
Read More The Game Servers have run over 250,000 games during the duration of the AIFG course. We have also produced a Pocket PC version of the virus game and there are already plans for a second version of the Academic Terrarium.
Robert
Read MoreFeedback on the AI for Games module at the University of Bradford has been excellent, with some students reporting it their favourite part of the curriculum. The favourite part has been producing bugs for the Academic Version of Terrarium.
Robert
Read MoreLast night we had the end of conference meal, followed by a group (Peter Drayton & Ian Palmer) of us playing TransAmerica into the wee hours. The presentation was well received despite Peter overrunning :)
Robert
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