This is a presentation I recently gave that helps people understand where Silverlight came from, where it is today and lastly where its heading tomorrow.

1. WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Microsoft UX breakdown

2. http://www.riagenic.com Scott Barnes UX SPECIALIST scott.barnes@readify.net MOSSYBLOG

3. MICROSOFT UX HISTORY 101 CHAPTER 1

4. HTML MICROSOFT FEARED THE DEVELOPER

5. THEY WERE GROWING FAST.. SO MICROSOFT RESPONDED

6. XAML IS BORN

7. WPF IS BORN

8. WPF/E IS BORN

9. PROBLEM!

10. NOPE!!! LIKE Nobody Seemed to THE NEW GUY

11. Back to the Drawing BOARD

12. PROBLEM!

13. THEY ARE STILL GROWING FA ST.. SO MICROSOFT RESPONDED AGAIN..

15. SILVERLIGHT IS BORN

16. SILVERLIGHT X-Device IS A Plug-in X-Platform X-Device-Browser That helps companies design, develop and deliver eXperiences Compelling

17. The Birth of the "Light" Chapter 2

18. VERSION 1.0 JAVASCRIPT WAS ALL THE RAGE…

19. VERSION 1.1 THE OLYMPICS OR BUST

20. PERSON average watched SILVERLIGHT for 23 mins

21. everyone NOTICE started to

22. My old Office in Redmond, WA Victory Emails Sent…

23. 2.0 back to work on

24. need to PLAY GUY catch-up to the OTHER

25. THE V3 MOMENT… Chapter 3

26. VERSION 2.0 SCOTT GU JUGGLES…

27. DEEP ZOOM FEATURE

28. LAYOUT MANAGEMENT FEATURE

29. STACKPANEL FEATURE

30. BUILT IN NETWORK API'S FEATURE

31. STYLE ELEMENTS FEATURE

32. UserControls FEATURE

33. Etc.. Etc.. basically IT WAS THE CATCHUP RELEASE

34. GROWTH… Chapter 4

35. as of July 09…

37. Did you know.. iPods + iPhones + iMacs + iEverything.. != Silverlight

38. Did you know.. Twitter + MySpace + Facebook != Silverlight

42. Huh? Silverlight Is growing Fast!

43. SILVERLIGHT 3… Chapter 5

44. VIDEO OR BUST

76. THE FUTURE… Chapter 5

77. FUI [ Fantasy User Interface(s) ] IGNITE THE Creative Spark

78. Microsoft Multi-Touch Is making Ubiquitous… Its no longer a FANTASY

79. FROM this

80. TO this

81. FROM this

82. TO this

83. BE ! Empty Your mind FORMLESS

84. BE ! Empty BECOME Your mind FORMLESS the cup

85. EMBRACE the cup