Integrate your game with Windows platform Vladimir Kolesnikov Technical Evangelist

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Some traits of a great game Snap and scale beautifullyInvest in a great TileUse the right contractsFeel connected and aliveRoam to the cloudRespect device experienceUse device capabilities Use device and OS capabilities

Devices

Diverse range of devices

Input Devices

Snap and scale

Design for Multiple View States Your game can be displayed on any one of these view states: Resolutions, ratios, scales, view states Widescreen (1366x768+)Snap view (required)Minimum (1024x768) Portrait

Handling Snapped View

Tiles and Toasts

demo Windows Runtime Plugin

Toast Templates for Windows 8

Notification Delivery Mechanisms

Some important steps

Settings and Capabilities Internet Client capability Toast Enabled Associated with the Store And on Windows Phone 8 Networking capability On Windows 8 Has Privacy PolicyPush Notifications capability

…and even more

Changing lock screen image Putting your badges Raw notificationsControl channelsBackground services

Live Tiles, Toasts and Badges make your game more addictive and live for users

Charms and Contracts

Settings Contract and Charm

Share Contract and Charm

Search Contract and Charm

File Picker Contract

demo Charms and Contracts

XAML + DirectX

The Best of Both Worlds XAML Interactivity, control model UI, drawing, animations Data binding, media, HTML Design-time experience Unity3D/DirectX Highest performance rendering Direct device access Complex 2D/3D graphics, text Image effects

In-box XAML Controls

Connected Experience

What is Windows Azure Mobile Services?

demo Azure Mobile Services

Data Roaming

App data vs. User data User data DocumentsPhotos MusicVideos App data SettingsFiles Session StateLocal Cache

Roaming App uses data normally Data syncs for the user’s Microsoft account Local Storage

Hardware

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 provides seamless access to device capabilities including camera, microphone, sensors, NFC, and touch.

Sensors

Basic game scenarios for sensors ShakeRotateFlip

Light-aware games – render for lighting DarkIndoorsOutdoors

Voice Driven Games on Windows Phone

Using device capabilities is a way to make your game more addictive attractive for users

Windows and Windows Phone Stores

Key Technical Features Trial In-app purchase Third-party payment systems

Select a time period for your trial Let the Windows Store handle the rest Handling Trials Use CurrentApp.LicenseInformation to check trial information

In-app Purchase Different types of in-apps Signed receipts Local testing with CurrentAppSimulator

demo Windows Store

While we are in beta

Topics to discuss Networking JavaScript and Collections Camera and Microphone Tips&Tricks coming “Lessons learned” sessions InputQ&A …

Already built for your game

Windows Runtime Plugins  Live Tiles and Toasts  Snap View  Share and Setting  Store  Ads  Windows Azure  Analytics  Live Tiles  Charms  Settings  Snap View  Search  Windows Azure Mobile Services

Windows and Windows phone provides have design principles, contracts and APIs for building high quality games with advanced user experience and continuous involvement. Unlock all those features in your Unity games

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