Auch Ende Mai gibt es erneut einen aktualisierten Status-Report aus der Luft vom Apple Campus 2, der derzeit in Cupertino, Kalifornien entsteht. weiterlesen Themen: Apple Campus 2, Apple Source: GIGA DE Apple Blog
Telltale Games has established itself as the master of the episodic adventure game with hits like The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands and, most recently, Minecraft: Story Mode. These storytelling-centered games, in which player choices have long-term effects, are playable on a wide variety of platforms, including Android, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. In December of 2015, Telltale Games brought Minecraft: Story Mode to the Windows Store. To make this possible, Telltale Games ported their game engine to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). This port not only allows Minecraft: Story Mode to ultimately be played on a wide variety of Windows 10 Intel and ARM-based devices, but also clears the path for bringing Telltale’s large back-catalog of games to Windows. Today, we’ll look at their porting story and the choices they made along the way. The Telltale narrative engine For those unfamiliar with Telltale Games, their adventures are compelling, playable stories; much like a playable movie or TV show. The narrative is tailored to choices that the player makes through both action and dialog, crafting a unique experience where they carve their own path through the core narrative. Their decisions affect the […]
At Build 2016, we demoed a Magic Mirror project powered by a Hosted Web App on Windows 10 IoT Core. This project enhances the basic concept of a “smart” magic mirror concept by personalizing the experience with relevant information and facial recognition powered by Microsoft’s Cognitive Services APIs. This demo illustrates how Hosted Web Apps in Windows 10 can leverage familiar web technologies to deliver powerful app experiences to all devices, including the Internet of Things. In this post, we’ll walk you through how we went about developing the mirror and how to build one for yourself! What’s a Magic Mirror? Our magic mirror is basically a one-way mirror (like you might have seen in Hollywood depictions of interrogation rooms), made “smart” by a simple LCD display which sits behind the mirror and displays white UI elements with a black background. When the display is on, you can see both your reflection and the white elements, allowing software to present relevant information while you get ready for the day. We designed the mirror to adapt to each person and to work without getting in the way of their daily routine. We designed the Magic Mirror to be low-cost and simple, […]
Mit Daydream möchte sich Google ein Stück des zukunftsträchtigen VR-Kuchens sichern. Dass sich Nutzer für Daydream aber neue Hardware anschaffen müssen, könnte sich als kapitaler Fehler erweisen und die Erfolgsaussichten der Plattform enorm schmälern. weiterlesen Themen: Google, PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google I/O 2016, Google I/O 2015, Google I/O 2014: Termin und Ort der Entwicklerkonferenz stehen fest, Google Chrome 64-Bit, Google Chrome, Chromecast App für Windows, Google Source: GIGA DE Android Blog
Today’s post was written by Paul Tuxford, chief information officer at The Global Fund, a public–private partnership that supports programs in 140 countries to prevent and treat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Global Fund is a public–private partnership mandated by the World Health Organization to finance programs that prevent and treat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria—epidemics that disproportionately affect those in poverty in the developing world. In 2015, the fund raised and invested more than US $4 billion to fight these diseases. It supports programs that treat 8.1 million people for HIV/AIDS and that have helped cut death rates for tuberculosis and malaria by almost half. But in many of the places we work, we had trouble collaborating and communicating efficiently with our employees, partners and local stakeholders. To modernize our infrastructure and improve remote access to our network resources, we wanted to migrate our email and collaboration environments to Microsoft Office 365. Reevaluating our approach We initially produced a project plan that we considered conservative. We thought that if we migrated our mailboxes to Exchange Online one department at a time, we could solve any problems we encountered while they were small. But we ran into challenges when we tried […]
It has only been two months since we shipped the first Microsoft HoloLens. Every day, we are inspired to see what developers are doing with the device – from improving tasks like ordering dinner, to assisting pathfinding, to reinventing shopping. We are also happy to say that, we have begun to ship devices to developers from our second wave of applicants. Today marks another special moment in our holographic journey. I’m elated to announce our very first major software update for Windows Holographic! Since our launch, we have been listening to your feedback. Many of the updates are things you have been asking us for. Some highlights: Multi-tasking – With this update, you can run multiple applications at the same time. Input – You can now connect a regular Bluetooth mouse to your HoloLens device. In addition, the clicker has been fine-tuned to enable resizing and moving of holograms. Voice – We’ve added new commands. Find out what happens when you gaze at a hologram and say “Face me!” Edge – Edge now supports many of your feature requests such as tabs. Photos – The Photos app has been updated to support pinning of pictures without any borders or chrome. Your walls will […]
Am Montag, 13.06., eröffnet Apple die WWDC mit einer Keynote. Was wünscht du dir an Neuvorstellungen? Nimm an unserer Umfrage teil! weiterlesen Themen: WWDC 2016: Präsentation von iOS 10 und OS X 10.12 , Apple WWDC, OS X 10.12 Source: GIGA DE Apple Blog
In Windows 10 ist Microsofts eigener Virenschutz namens Windows Defender standardmäßig aktiviert. Viele seiner Einstellungen sind automatisch deaktiviert, wenn ihr einen anderen Virenscanner installiert. Ihr könnt Defender aber auch neben einem anderen Antivirus aktivieren mittels “Periodic Scanning”. Wir zeigen euch, wie das geht und wie ihr Defender aktiviert und deaktiviert. weiterlesen Themen: Windows 10, Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Source: GIGA DE Windows Blog
Kaum ein Staatschef polarisiert so sehr wie Wladimir Putin. Wer zu den Anhängern des neuen russischen Zaren gehört, kann seine Loyalität auf einem Samsung Galaxy S7 jetzt besonders zur Schau stellen das nötige Kleingeld vorausgesetzt. weiterlesen Themen: Samsung Galaxy S7: Release, technische Daten, Preis und Bilder, MWC 2016: Der Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung Source: GIGA DE Android Blog
Mit großer Hingabe und Begeisterung will Jawbone auch zukünftig Wearables sprich: Fitness-Tracker etc. entwickeln. Damit wies der Hersteller von UP3 Co. eine gegenteilige Meldung vom Wochenende zurück. weiterlesen Themen: Jawbone, Jawbone UP4, Jawbone UP, Jawbone UP2, Jawbone UP3, Jawbone UP24, Jawbone Source: GIGA DE Apple Blog