Gaming Board Presentation

Ed Donahue Academic Developer Evangelist

ed.donahue@microsoft.com http://www.creepyed.com

@creepyed

Microsoft & Education

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Ed Donahue Salsa dancer

Light jogger

Casual cyclist

Swimmer

Triathlete (for those

counting)

Computer science major

Lover of monospaced

fonts

Supporter of women

in tech

Microsoft Academic

Developer Evangelist

ed.donahue@microsoft.com | www.creepyed.com | @creepyed

What is DreamSpark? o DreamSpark provides free Microsoft software to verified

students around the world for FREE!

Who is eligible for DreamSpark? o All part-time and full-time students are entitled to DreamSpark software

What software can they get from DreamSpark? o Free App Hub account for Windows Phone 7 Marketplace

o One year free subscription to XNA Creators Club

o Visual Studio 2010 Professional, Expression Studio 4 Ultimate, Windows Server, SQL Server

o 90 days of free Pluralsight training

http://www.microsoft.com/usteacher/

Think Global. Start Local.

Be a part of the world’s premier student technology competition.

Overview

Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.

Top teams of each competition will be selected to go to the US Finals to compete for the opportunity to go to the Worldwide Finals.

Poverty + Hunger Maternal Health

Universal Education Combat AIDS/HIV

Gender Equality

Environmental Sustainability

Child Health

Global Partnership

Get Inspired!

Look to the UN Millennium Goals:

The Competition

Software Design Develop an application that helps solve one of the world’s toughest problems.

Game Design Multilevel or single player, 3-d or 2d, web, Xbox, Windows, or phone, it’s up to you. Everybody wins with games that solve critical issues.

Core Competitions