Inspiration Tour ’08
Microsoft Silverlight: an
introduction
Paolo Barone – blogs.msdn.com/pblog
twitter.com/pbarone
Ed Dunhill – blogs.msdn.com/edunhill

Evolution of the web
2000 2007

What Is User Experience?

What Is User Experience?

Building Rich Web Applications
Silverlight

What is Silverlight?
Plug-In
Cross-Browser
Cross-Platform
Media Experiences
Rich Interactive Applications

Yes but what does it mean?
• It means empowering you to build Rich Applications and web
sites like these:
http://memorabilia.hardrock.com
http://www.laguna-coupe.com
http://linerider.com

What can I do with it?
• Data access and Web Services consumption
• Rich interactions and animations
• High Definition Video
• DeepZoom

How does it work?
• XAML
• .NET language (C# or VB.NET or Python or Ruby)
• And now some demo sites...

Some demo sites:
DEEPZOOM
• http://www.xrez.com/yose_proj/yose_deepzoom/ClientBin/Te
stPage.html
• http://www.kbb.com/kbb/PerfectCarFinder/PhotoEdition.aspx
• http://robburke.net/images/deeplol.html
• http://www.shoothill.com/darwin/
• http://mooncake.nxmix.com/prototype/EnterAccount.aspx
• http://photosynth.net/silverlight/photosynth.aspx?cid=766e3d
07-6ea8-43bc-b370-46a9e602e52e

Some demo sites:
Casual Gaming
• http://www.miniclip.com/games/zombomatic/en/
• http://www.popfly.com/users/Adam/Crayon%20Cannon
• http://apps.new.facebook.com/crayoncannon/
• http://buddyknavery.com/buddyknavery/default.aspx

Some demo sites:
Video
• http://www.smoothhd.com/
• http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/default.aspx
• http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/trailers/jumper.html

Some demo sites:
Rich Internet Applications
• http://www.mscui.net/PatientJourneyDemonstrator/
• http://darimeya.co.uk/#Home
• http://www.robochamps.com/
• http://firelocator.net/
• http://www.augua.com/Showcase2.aspx
• http://www.crystalstation.co.uk/silverlight/ivorywhites/
• http://www.vertigo.com/SlideShow.aspx

How can I learn more?
• http://silverlight.net
• http://msdn.microsoft.com
• http://www.nibblestutorials.net
• http://expression.microsoft.com
Students can access all the software they need to create
Silverlight Applications here:
• http://www.dreamspark.com