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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
2
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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.
4
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
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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
7
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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