1. Visual Studio

2. Downloading Visual Studio Visual Studio Community is Free for education. You may want to download extra modules such as python compilers and so on. You will get prompted for these are you begin your projects Visualstudio.com

3. Integrated Development Environment

4. .NET framework (comes with stuff…) Getting started: https://youtu.be/xLCedknQkN0?list=PLReL099Y5nRfw6VNvzMkv0sabT2crbSpK

5. The Interface Solutions explorer shows you all the components of your overall solution Output window to see the output of your code The Editor Window (at start-up prompts you to create a new project

6. Projects & programs Programs (C, Python, Javascript….) Mobile Apps (Universal Apps, Xamarin)

7. Options for the Games and Apps Challenge Use a programming language of your choice to create a game (text based adventure, game with simple UI) Use Visual Studio to develop interactions for Unity 3D game development software Use Visual Studio to create an app Remember its about process as well as the output

8. Further Resources Microsoft Virtual Academy (https://mva.microsoft.com/)https://mva.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Imagine Academy (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/imagine-academy/default.aspx)https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/imagine-academy/default.aspx Python (http://inventwithpython.com/)http://inventwithpython.com/ Visual Basic (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8hb2a397.aspx)https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8hb2a397.aspx Other languages ( https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd831853.aspx) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd831853.aspx Creating apps in Visual Studio ( https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984073(v=vs.71).aspx) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984073(v=vs.71).aspx)

9. Connect Would you like a deep dive on any particular aspect of Visual Studio? If so please email a- dabowe@Microsoft.com with the content you would like covered and we can pick this up in another webinar.a- dabowe@Microsoft.com

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