Azure Active Directory Identity Protection | Azure Friday

Nitika Gupta joins Scott Hanselman to talk about and demo Azure AD Identity Protection, which uses technologies and machine learning capabilities that Microsoft uses to help protect Microsoft Account identities. If you’re using Azure AD Premium, you’re… Continue reading Azure Active Directory Identity Protection | Azure Friday

Episode 126 on Outlook extensibility with Andrew Salamatov—Office 365 Developer Podcast

In Episode 126 of the Office 365 Developer Podcast, Richard diZerega and Andrew Coates catch up with Andrew Salamatov on Outlook extensibility.

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That’s a Wrap! Here’s a Recap of the Beam Theme Week Xbox Wire Posts

Last week, your very own Xbox Wire temporarily transformed through a Beam takeover to provide you with a series of daily posts, celebrating Beam Theme Week and sharing more about what makes the Beam community so special, the ins-and-outs of interactivity, how to become a streamer, and more. Thanks to everyone who participated in Beam Theme Week – for joining us in celebration and support of the global launch of Beam on Xbox One and now most recently on Windows 10 with the Creators Update – you and your interactive streaming adventures are what truly bring Beam to life.

In case you missed any of the Beam Theme Week blog posts or want a second look, here’s a refresher of what was covered:

• Beam 101 – A brief overview of Beam and its unique features
• #BeamLove and Getting to Know the Community – A general look into the Beam community and its amazing members
• Beam Interactivity – Interactivity is the one of the coolest thing about Beam. Learn how others are using Beam’s interactive features and how to set up it yourself
• Become a Streamer – Some great tips and tricks on how to become a streamer
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Northern Illinois University—giving everyone the best tools for learning with Office 365

“By consolidating on Skype for Business Online, we are saving US$300,000 a year on licensing. The switch from Google to Office 365 gives our students a yearly benefit of $400,000 in services they didn’t have before.” —Read the full post from Brett Coryell, CIO at NIU.

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Project Scorpio: The Most Powerful Place to Create and Play

At Team Xbox we put gamers at the center of everything we do and we are driven to build the best platform on which to create and play games. We know that you can’t have one without the other, which is why we’ve invested so much in new development tools, publishing opportunities, hardware and services for developers and gamers alike. With Project Scorpio, we created a console with the goal of being the ultimate place for developers to realize their visions and the best place to play any Xbox game. The creativity and innovation in our industry is driven by… Continue reading Project Scorpio: The Most Powerful Place to Create and Play

Kinecting to Art

Today’s project is a great example of how the Kinect is being used to create new and unique experiences…

Augmented Reality And Kinect Create Unique Art Experience At Cleveland Museum

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“Augmented Reality (AR) and other gaming technology has made its way into the world’s museums. The British Museum offers an AR scavenger hunt for kids to collect words and digital objects to solve puzzles as they scan specific exhibition objects with a mobile device. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has a mobile app that overlays skin onto dinosaur skeletons when kids hold a mobile device over the bones. And now the Cleveland Museum of Art is using both augmented reality (AR) and Kinect natural motion technology to let visitors interact with and create immersive art experiences.

ArtLens 2.0 (initially launched three years ago) is their AR app that uses image-recognition software to recognizes a selection of two-dimensional artworks. The app then provides additional curatorial and interpretive content of the piece. The artwork can be scanned from as far as 50 feet away which gives visitors the chance to review facts on the piece and gather information before they even approach the artwork …” [Click through too see it in action]

Project Information URL: http://x-tech.am/augmented-reality-and-kinect-create-unique-art-experience-at-cleveland-museum/

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Murder Mystery Game The Sexy Brutale Available Now on Xbox One

If you’re reading this, somehow The Sexy Brutale has shown up on your radar. So, we want to take this opportunity to provide a little background on what the game is about, how it came to be made, and what we hope players will (we hope!) enjoy about it. The Sexy Brutale is a murder mystery with a large cast of characters who live (and die, horribly) over the course of a single day in the mansion. It’s a game about observation and puzzle solving — but more than anything else it’s a game about time. There’s a lot more… Continue reading Murder Mystery Game The Sexy Brutale Available Now on Xbox One

Porsche and Microsoft Announce Multi-Project Partnership for Industry-Leading Forza Franchise

We’re thrilled to share that today at the New York International Auto Show, Porsche and Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios announced a six-year partnership to collaborate on a suite of co-branded initiatives for Porsche and the Forza franchise. The partnership kicks off today with open registration for Porsche’s esports sponsorship debut in Forza Racing Championship Season 3: The Porsche Cup – the most inclusive racing esports program and home to the largest online racing community in gaming. Today also brings the release of the Forza Horizon 3 Porsche Car Pack, featuring an exciting lineup of Porsche cars for 2016’s best-selling racing… Continue reading Porsche and Microsoft Announce Multi-Project Partnership for Industry-Leading Forza Franchise