tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post5574470803476870777..comments2024-01-05T11:00:14.227+00:00Comments on Iain Lobb: Windows Phone 7 for Flash Developers, Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-8305238413291656412010-11-16T03:37:47.037+00:002010-11-16T03:37:47.037+00:00Hi Iain,
I work on the WP7 team, I've read yo...Hi Iain,<br /><br />I work on the WP7 team, I've read your blog for ages and I'm glad you've got a WP7 phone in your hands. My secret wish is for you to do your zany BBC 3d tower defense for WP7! So short, but so awesome!<br /><br />Yes - you can write games in Silverlight - Unite is an example of a game written in Silverlight. However, generally, XNA makes more sense for games since it is very focussed on that scenario. If you had a game with a lot of UI then Silverlight could be a better choice.<br /><br />In XNA, you can use the hardware scalar - so choose the resolution you want to work in and let the hardware scalar in the Qualcomm 8x50 chipset do the scaling work for you. <br /><br /><br />The WP7 XBL folks are always on the lookout for cool indie developers to work with. YMMV but it's a possibility. Write some cool games and see how they open the doors for you :)<br /><br />Looking forward to the bunnymark port!<br /><br />David.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124967473671477597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-65737978700944468412010-11-08T19:56:11.930+00:002010-11-08T19:56:11.930+00:00@phil - you couldn't be more wrong! I'm ju...@phil - you couldn't be more wrong! I'm just giving an honest opinion of a new technology. I don't have to take abuse on my own blog so I have deleted your post, sorry dude.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741682155796102883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-70204683384574803372010-11-08T19:51:08.784+00:002010-11-08T19:51:08.784+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-43254717512304024462010-11-08T18:43:14.630+00:002010-11-08T18:43:14.630+00:00I tried whipping out something on WP7 this weekend...I tried whipping out something on WP7 this weekend, but was blocked by the emulator's slowness.<br /><br />You mentioned that one needs a new graphics card if you're running Windows 7. I'm on a 2008 MBP running Windows 7 Home Premium, and this is not fast enough. <br /><br />This makes the cost of entry too high for me (a new PC or $200 to upgrade Windows to "Professional" so that I can install the "Virtual PC" software.<br /><br />Done.Eric Smithhttp://blueflamedev.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-27464696522352264462010-11-08T15:25:40.378+00:002010-11-08T15:25:40.378+00:00@Burak - I think you are taking away the wrong mes...@Burak - I think you are taking away the wrong message entirely - I'm certainly not advocating learning a new platform if you don't want to. Flash is still doing great, so it's entirely up to you whether to use only Flash or try other things.<br /><br />When I talk about Flash developers I'm really just talking about interactive developers, who currently work with Flash. I would very much consider myself to be a Flash developer, but that doesn't mean I can't also use other technologies where appropriate. Many Flash devs I know are doing great things with Android, iPhone and HTML5 while still maintaining Flash as their core tool.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741682155796102883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-11091876869267316202010-11-08T15:12:11.540+00:002010-11-08T15:12:11.540+00:00Also just a quick point, that many often miss or g...Also just a quick point, that many often miss or get confused, especially Flash devs who aren't on top of what Microsoft is doing. There's no Silverlight plugin support for WP7. It seems Silverlight mobile plugin is pretty much dead right now. For WP7 you are creating a native app based on Silverlight, but can't view Silverlight content through the browser.Matthew Fabbhttp://www.matthewfabb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-63613868398366189942010-11-08T15:08:02.174+00:002010-11-08T15:08:02.174+00:00"Also, the phone's browser works well, bu..."Also, the phone's browser works well, but doesn't support either Flash or HTML5 content at present. This may change, but nothing is confirmed."<br />I don't know about HTML5 support, but both Microsoft & Adobe have confirmed that WP7 will support Flash Player 10.1 in the future, likely early 2011.<br />Here's one quote with Adobe quote Microsoft that I was able to find quickly, but there's others out there:<br />http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201006/062210Flash101QuoteSheet.htmlMatthew Fabbhttp://www.matthewfabb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717133688018454834.post-66121685239404511062010-11-08T15:07:51.839+00:002010-11-08T15:07:51.839+00:00IMHO for Flash developers, it's all bad news. ...IMHO for Flash developers, it's all bad news. How is no Flash suport and only Silverlight support a good news for Flash devs?<br /><br />And Part 2 is about porting to Silverlight? Is this what you think Flash devs should be doing? I think you are very wrong.Burak KALAYCIhttp://www.asvguy.comnoreply@blogger.com