One of our recent launches was for Microsoft’s “Elevate America” initiative. In short, the program will offer free and low cost resources to help people gain the skills, training and certifications needed for success in today’s job market. Visitors to the site can learn about the program, and how it can benefit them based... more
When a few examples of the ported jiglib physics engine were released, I wanted to see what this engine was capable of. Here are a few of those experiments. Please Download the Zip files to try each one of these out. They run much more smoothly when not running in a browser. The Basketball example: File:... more
(BLITZ Director of Technology, Noah Gedrich’s thoughts on Google’s Chrome, and the blurring line between the Web and desktop – posted on iMedia Connection’s blog) A growing question by brand owners to interactive marketing agencies lately, is “How do I keep my brand intact and survive through today’s influx of new media?” For most,... more
Best wishes in 2009 from your friends at BLITZ! (click on the image to see the animated card – created in Silverlight)
I had to wait to post this, since it would have probably just been passed over as some kind of joke if I posted it last week (April 1st). I wanted to experiment using the [ScriptableType] attribute of C# classes in Silverlight 2.0 and thought this would be a perfect test case. Here’s... more
Earlier this month BLITZ was invited to attend the Los Angeles PhizzPop Design Challenge hosted by Microsoft. The 5-day event started off with 2 days of fast paced Silverlight and Expression Blend tutorials. After the 2 days of intense training we were presented with a unique design challenge. Our task was to come... more
BLITZ was recently welcomed into Microsoft’s new Mercury Agency Professional Program. We’re excited about the opportunity. This global community, made up of agencies sponsored by Microsoft, will work together to help generate a better design experience with new, user-centric tools from Microsoft. Being a part of this entity will offer us access to... more
