Techno Babble

A recent article by Scott Guthrie

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/…/releasing-the-source-code-for-the-net-framework-libraries.aspx

reports that the source code for the .NET framework libraries will be made available with the releases of .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio VS2008 scheduled for later this year.

It will be released under the Microsoft Reference License (licence details here).

Dynamic loading of the .NET framework debug symbols and source code will be integrated within the VS2008 debugger - the data being made available from a Microsoft hosted web server.

Providing access to the source code and integration within the debugger will provide a powerful, and essential, tool for all .NET developers.

An easy to use 2D Physics engine, originally designed for the Microsoft XNA framework, is also available for Silverlight.

Side Note: Microsoft XNA is composed of industry-leading software, services, resources, and communities focused on enabling game developers to be successful on Microsoft gaming platforms.

Features provided by the Farseer Physics Engine include:

Collision

• Support for Concave and Convex poygons
• Multiple Collision geometries per body
• Collision Categories For Complex Interaction Between Physics Objects
• A Collision Callback Mechanism

Dynamics

• Joints
  • Revolute Joint (body to body or fixed to world)
  • Angle Joint (body to body or fixed to world)
  • Slider (Prismatic) Joint
  • Pin (Distance) Joint
• Force Controllers
  • Linear Spring
  • Angular Spring
  • Easy To Build Custom Force Controllers (Explosions, Steering Behaviors, etc.)

Full details are available from the project page at CodePlex

http://www.codeplex.com/FarseerPhysics

Details of the current release are available at

http://www.codeplex.com/FarseerPhysics/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=7066

A demo implementation is available from here

http://www.bluerosegames.com/farseersilverlightdemos/

Have you always wanted to create your own virtual TV news program?

TVnima is an online 3D application that allows you to create a news style TV programme that can incorporate your own photos, videos and soundtrack.

http://www.tvnima.com/

Here’s a sample on You Tube, although the only one I could find is in French,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZtlr–AdH4

The TVnima application has been made using the Virtools toolkit which is available as part of 3DVIA from Dassault Systèmes. Find out more about Virtools at

http://www.virtools.com/

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