Getting Started with Google App Inventor for Android
Using the Emulator - Part 1 by Tim Layton Sr.
Google recently released their new Android App Inventor to a limited beta group. While the App Inventor application and web site focus on testing directly on an Android Phone, you can indeed use the Android Emulator as well. Tim Layton takes you through the steps.
Further Reading
Google Android App Inventor
Filed under Android AndroidDev video
Google App Inventor for Android - Part 2
Building Your First App
by Tim Layton Sr.
Tim Layton walks you through the process of creating your First App in Android App Inventor utilizing the Emulator for testing.
Filed under Android AndroidDev video
Building a JavaScript-Based Game Engine for the Web
Video Games on the Web are nothing new and Adobe Flash has worked quite well throughout the years to make that possible. Microsoft Silverlight might still have that new car smell but our old friend JavaScript along with some HTML5 Canvas goodness is proving to be a formidable foe in the quest for a pure web based Game Engine.
Paul Bakaus presents the challenges of building a JavaScript-based Game Engine for the Web.
Further Reading
Aves Engine - The HTML5 Game Engine w/ Social Built In
gameQuery - The JavaScript Game Engine for jQuery
Filed under Gaming HTML5 JavaScript jQuery video
Downloading and Installing IronRuby
Have you been wanting to try out IronRuby but haven’t yet taken the plunge? Mohammad Azam aka AzamSharp takes you step by step through setting up Msysgit on Windows to downloading and configuring IronRuby.
Along with this ScreenCast is a corresponding First Look at IronRuby article on his HighOnCoding Site for those that might prefer having it all in writing as a guide to help you get started.
Mohammad has a lot of great Articles, PodCasts and ScreenCasts on his site so make sure to check out HighOnCoding
Direct Link To The YouTube Version of this video here.
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Filed under Ruby DotNet IronRuby