Thanks to everyone who came to the IADNUG install-fest last night. I received a 8GB Zune and second place with my Game of Life Demo. Thanks to Microsoft and Mike Benkovich for supplying the prizes, I thoroughly look forward to using my new Zune. Mike should have a post at BenkoTIPS that will link to the other contestants projects (if they're allowed to release them).

As promised, I've posted a link to the code I demo'd last night. It's a little messy because I was more concerned with getting functionality and a pretty front-end than in producing pretty code. I do, however intend on continuing work on it as a hobby project, I think I've got a lot of neat ideas for new directions to take the project. So if you're interested in staying updated, either subscribe to my "Projects" RSS feed, or feel free to leave a comment with your email address and I'll be sure to send you a note when I post a new version.



Thanks again to everyone who came.

GameOfLifeWpf.zip (191.98 KB)

Note: When launching the 3D Form, you have to click on the "Cube" button first, before you can hit start.

I've been working a lot lately on a demo for tomorrow night's VS 2008 Installfest Event. I plan on posting my code after the demo (because I probably won't be done until right before I have to present), but I wanted to let everyone know what tutorials I used to help create my demo. Expression Blend is frickin awesome, I had been dabling in WPF a little bit, but not a whole lot was "clicking", but I had about 12 "A-HA" moments while watching these videos. Highly recommended, especially if you're visual learner.

Channel 9: Introduction to Blend (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)

Way to go Mike Grayson and Richard Godfrey.