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Hi, my name is Brian. I am a game designer living in Orlando, FL. When i'm not working, i enjoy playing music games and writing in a blog that no one will ever read!

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Current Playlist
  • Dance Central
    Dance Central
  • Halo Reach
    Halo Reach
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold
  • Boom Blox Bash Party
    Boom Blox Bash Party
  • DJ Hero 2 Turntable Bundle
    DJ Hero 2 Turntable Bundle
  • Age of Booty [Online Game Code]
    Age of Booty [Online Game Code]
  • Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition
    Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition
  • Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
    Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
  • Heavenly Sword
    Heavenly Sword
  • Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
    Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
  • Battle of the Bands
    Battle of the Bands
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Thursday
Jun102010

Windows Phone 7

My cell contract expired recently, so i've been looking at phones for the last couple weeks. After researching all the new options, i decided it was finally time for me to get a smart phone. Right about this time i also started thinking about mobile game development; and after looking at iOS4, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7 i've found that (as far as development is concerned) i'm most excited about WP7.

I'll try to keep this short.

I'm excited about WP7 for two main reasons:

  1. XNA -- If you've ever looked into XBLA development, you've probably heard of XNA; it's a framework built on top of Visual C# that simplifies development for Xbox 360, Windows, Zune and now Windows Phone 7.
  2. Brand new marketplace -- While lack of backwards compatibility might not be ideal for users, it's potentially great for developers. Put an application on an Android or iPhone and you're competing with thousands upon thousands of other apps. Simply put WP7 gives developers heightened visibility with less direct competition.

 

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