[CSENews] Windows Phone Hack-a-thon @ MSU/CSE next week

[Teresa Isela VanderSloot]

HELLO MSU --

We will be out on campus *next week* hosting a series of events to 
promote *"Big Apps On Campus,"* a brand new nation-wide competition that 
is challenging you to build the next best app for the Windows Phone! 
You'll not only get the opportunity to earn recognition for building the 
next BIG PHONE APP, you'll also get the chance to win some amazing 
prizes including a */windows phone/* you can test your app on!

We will be hosting a workshop on *Thursday, February 2^nd at 6PM*. Here, 
we will tell you all about how to create an app and give you the 
resources to do so J In true MSFT style, we will be giving away a ton of 
prizes at both this event and the actual hack itself, which will take 
place on *Saturday February 4^th at 12PM -- 12AM!*

Join us in this AWESOME opportunity to not only explore the world of app 
building, but what could grow to be an annual challenge for college 
students such as yourself! *For more details and to register, please go 
to http://msubigapponcampus.eventbrite.com/?ref=estw.*


*_The Basics: Here's how to get started: _*

1. Visit www.dreamspark.com <http://www.dreamspark.com/>to get 
step-by-step guidance on how to build a Windows Phone App and to 
download the tools you'll need to get started. You will need a *Live ID* 
in order to download the material.

2. Attend the *Big App on Campus Workshop *to learn how to take 
advantage of the free development tools that Microsoft offers with Dream 
Spark to build an app for the competition. Get advice from a 
professional developer who will show you how to *_design and implement 
the app you've been dreaming about _ *using Silverlight and XNA.

*_When? _*Thursday, February 2^nd at 6:00PM

*_Where?_***3105 Engineering Building

4. Build an app at the 12 hour Hack-a-thon on Saturday, February 4^th 
from noon-midnight in 3105 and 3112 EB.

-- 

Teresa Isela VanderSloot, M.S.
Academic Adviser
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University
E:mai: iselava1 at msu.edu
Phone: (517) 353-5455
Web: http://www.cse.msu.edu/~iselava1/
Appointments:https://www.egr.msu.edu/adcalendar/

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