Dave Voyles for Gaming, HTML5, Startups, & Xbox
I love Gaming, HTML5, Startups, & Xbox, so I figured "why not spread the good word?"
Bi-weekly newsletter, July 4th
Hey hey you beautiful people, hopefully you had a great 4th of July weekend (at least, if...
Date: 07/08/2016
Indie Dev Podcast – Ep 31 Pek Pongpaet and Daniel Pesina, Mortal Kombat
This week is a bit different. I’ve got my co-worker in DC, Shahed Chowdhuri on the show, along...
Date: 06/16/2016
A handful of free useful tools for streaming on Twitch
Follow my stream at Twitch.tv/DaveVoyles In the last few months I decided to start streaming the...
Date: 06/14/2016
The Construction Worker Who Changed His Life Through Video Games
Link to the podcast I had the opportunity to speak with Chad Bostic of Hello Tech Pros last week and...
Date: 06/13/2016
Using a Gamepad for HTML5 projects
The HTML5 gamepad API allows you interact with the web browser through a traditional gamepad,...
Date: 06/02/2016
Once I used a motorized desk, I never looked back
@DaveVoyles I recently picked up a motorized desk after reading this review from Wirecutter . I...
Date: 05/27/2016
Indie Dev Podcast, Ep 30 – Anthony Swinnich, Neon Deity Games
Developed by Neon Deity Games, Shutshimi: Seriously Swole is a randomized shoot’em up about a...
Date: 05/27/2016
Quick Dev: Debugging mobile web apps using VorlonJS
@JamesQQuick@DaveVoyles So you’ve created a web app (a website designed for a mobile device),...
Date: 05/26/2016
Recap of the Unity Roadshow in Philadelphia for game devs
@DaveVoyles This weekend the team at Unity stopped by Philadelphia to attend not only Dev Night on...
Date: 05/22/2016
Turn your retail Xbox One into a dev kit to create games and apps
@ShahedC @DaveVoyles Blog Post with more details: https://wakeupandcode.com/build2016-xbox Slides:...
Date: 05/16/2016
Create a free WordPress site on Azure using Project Nami and SQL
@DaveVoyles WordPress powers 25% of the internet, and hosts everything from blogs and personal...
Date: 05/16/2016
Getting started with the Philly startup / tech scene
Jumping into a new tech scene can be a daunting task. When I came from New York, it took me a while...
Date: 02/29/2016
Hololens ships March 30 to US & Canada for $3k
Here is the official announcement. Interested developers may register to preorder the device at...
Date: 02/29/2016
Welcoming the Xamarin team to Microsoft
As part of this commitment I am pleased to announce today that Microsoft has signed an agreement to...
Date: 02/24/2016
Let’s Play Virtua Racing (Saturn, 1995) w/ commentary
This 1995 port of the game which originally appeared on the Sega Genesis and 32x isn’t...
Date: 02/24/2016
It’s Always Sunny at Philly Codefest
I had the pleasure of attending Drexel University’s Philly Codefest this weekend for the...
Date: 02/22/2016
Let’s Play NHL All Star Hockey (Saturn, 1995)
Mike, Mike, and Dave aren’t quite enamored with this one, but it’s certainly better than that Sega...
Date: 02/21/2016
Lets Play Ground Zero Texas (Sega CD 1993)
Mike, Mike, and Dave play through one of Dave’s favorite FMV titles on the 90s. I swear,...
Date: 02/20/2016
Let’s Play Virtua Fighter (Saturn, 1993)
Mike, Mike, and Dave play the original Virtua Fighter game, which isn’t terribly, but the...
Date: 02/19/2016
Let’s Play Quarterback Attack (Saturn, 1995) w/ commentary
Mike, Mike, & Dave play the legendary FMV football game from Digital Pictures. Ever play a full...
Date: 02/19/2016
Let’s play WWF In Your House (Saturn, 1996)
Mike, Mike, and Dave (and even young Diego!) play this wrestling gem(?) from the 90s. Personally, I...
Date: 02/19/2016
Let’s Play Jurassic Park Sega (Sega CD, 1993) w/ commentary
Mike, Mike, and I played through a bit of Juraassic Park, which is every bit as difficult as I...
Date: 02/18/2016
Talk at Temple U – Entering the world of computer science
I had the pleasure of speaking at David Rice’s CIS 105 class at Temple University today, and...
Date: 02/17/2016
Why use TypeScript instead of just using JavaScript?
TLDR: Type safety, productivity, intellisense, and debugging. In continuing with my recent trend of...
Date: 02/17/2016
How to force NPM to use latest version of TypeScript
I recently started using TypeScript for a new project, and hit a few snags along the way. The first...
Date: 02/14/2016
Indie Dev Podcast: Ep 27 – Chris Love, Love2Dev
This week I am joined by Chris Love, who is a Microsoft MVP for 8 years ASP.NET and is now making...
Date: 02/11/2016
Game Dev Show 01 – Which language should I program my game in?
Hello and welcome to the first episode of the Game Dev Show, I’m @DaveVoyles....
Date: 02/10/2016
Links from my weekly newsletter (57 & 58)
In the past, I’ve been posting that week’s newsletter on here nearly immediately after it went out...
Date: 02/08/2016
What is a Technical Evangelist?
I get asked this question pretty often, and I usually respond with “A developer who talks to...
Date: 02/04/2016
Sponza, the new WebGL demo from BabylonJS
Whenever I hear developers say “The web is slow” I think of the experiences others have...
Date: 02/03/2016
Deploy a website to Azure using GitHub
Picture this scenario: I want to create a website and use GitHub for source control. How can I have...
Date: 01/31/2016
Indie Dev Podcast – Ep 26 – Howard Dortch, Shawnee State University
Listen to the podcast Download the .mp3 Subscribe via iTunes Howard is an industry veteran who now...
Date: 01/25/2016
Let’s Play Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Shadowrun: Dragonfall I recently started going through this game again, after having stopped last...
Date: 01/24/2016
Let’s Play Ground Zero Texas (Sega CD, 1993)
Ground Zero Texas Ground Zero: Texas is a full motion video game, released for the Sega CD in...
Date: 01/21/2016
Indie Dev Podcast, Episode 25 – Ethan Lee, FNA
Listen to the podcast Download the .mp3 Subscribe via iTunes Ethan Lee is a software engineer...
Date: 01/21/2016
Night Trap on My Life In Gaming’s video podcast this week
I had the pleasure of joining Coury Carlson (@CouryC) and Marc Duddleson (@Try4ce) on their Bonus...
Date: 01/18/2016
Let’s Play Dracula Unleashed (DOS, 1993)
I love old video games. I particularly love old FMV games, and that’s exactly why I’m...
Date: 01/18/2016
Indie Dev Podcast, Episode 24 – Kevin Giguère, Dragon Slumber
Listen to the podcast Download the .mp3 Subscribe via iTunes Edit: I realize now that the episode...
Date: 01/15/2016
Indie Dev Podcast Ep 23 – Sean Colombo, Blueline Games
Listen to the podcast Download the .mp3 Subscribe via iTunes Sean Colombo has been making games for...
Date: 01/12/2016
Creating and debugging hosted web apps with ManifoldJS and VorlonJS
What problem do these two things solve? ManifoldJS aims to make the life of a mobile developer...
Date: 01/05/2016
[Video] Talk on transpiling C/C++ to JavaScript with Emscripten
Writing code for multiple platforms can be a lot of work. It can be even more work to have to...
Date: 12/21/2015
Interview with Chris Charla from ID@Xbox, LevelUp on Channel9
Chris Charla, Director of ID@Xbox, discusses independent development on Xbox One and Windows...
Date: 12/17/2015
Lifehack: Record video footage with Windows 10 Game DVR
So I play a lot of games (Heroes of the Storm!) and I frequently want to record what I’m...
Date: 12/16/2015
Lifehack: Quickly share photos online with Snipping Tool++
I frequently want to share screenshots with my social network, usually through Twitter, but...
Date: 12/15/2015
Links from the latest newsletters
In the past, I’ve been posting that week’s newsletter on here nearly immediately after...
Date: 12/15/2015
Tutorials: Creating your first website with Azure
My Tech Evangelist colleagues, Joe Raio and Brian Sherwin, have create a great set of video...
Date: 12/14/2015
[Video] Web Dev workshop
During this web development session I cover the history of web dev for the first 30 minutes, as well...
Date: 12/04/2015