Training Materials:

Each Design Challenge has associated training, as needed, to help you develop the skills to create solutions that will impress the judges. The training materials – videos, reference guides, snippets, and starter applications – help you gain experience using the Microsoft Web technologies - and that’s always a good thing!

Online Design Challenge 2:

Click on the video titles to begin playback. If you’d like to follow along and work through the video demonstrations, download the snippet that corresponds to the video. A Challenge 2 Guide has been included as an additional training reference. For this challenge, you have been provided the Park Finder application as a starting point; you can download it as a ZIP file below.

Introduction to Live Services (10:15)

Preparing your system to use Live Search and Virtual Earth (5:03)

Creating the layout of a search application in Expression Blend (12:01) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Creating a project in Visual Web Developer to Host Live Services (10:05) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Completing the Live Search application in Blend (9:39) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Creating a List Box style in Expression Blend (6:27) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Styling your Search Application interface (10:06) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Fine tuning your Search Application (12:53) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Working with the Live Search API (10:16) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Adding the Virtual Earth Web Service to your project (7:03) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Adding Virtual Earth functionality to your application (14:52) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Adding the Silverlight application to your website (6:00) Download Snippet (ZIP)

Challenge 2 Guide

(DOCX)

(PDF)

Park Finder/Live Search Application

(ZIP)

Online Design Challenge 1:

Click on the video titles to begin playback. A Challenge 1 Guide has been included as an additional training reference. For Challenge 1 you have been provided the Hangman and Avalanche game applications as a starting point; you can download them as separate ZIP files below.

Introduction for the PhizzPop Online Design Challenge (4:34)

Importing graphics from Expression Design (Hangman/Avalanche) (3:16)

Creating event hookups and event handlers in Blend/C# (Hangman/Avalanche) (9:10)

Adding pieces to the Hangman (6:13)

Adding animation to game pieces (Hangman/Avalanche) (7:03)

Modifying words, valid letters and hints (Hangman) (9:04)

Controlling visibility with containers and C# (Hangman) (5:39)

Modifying and creating Custom Controls to build game pieces (10:38)

Modifying user controls with the VSM (Hangman) (7:24)

Customizing the Prompt Window in Hangman (6:41)

Customizing the Dialog box in Avalanche (6:15)

Importing and playing sound files (Hangman/Avalanche) (5:07)