I will be attending this year's Maker Faire with the Coding4Fun gang. We will have a variety of spiffy projects to play around with, including two I have done: several "Wiimote-controlled" cars using my Managed Wiimote Library and Microsoft Robotics Studio, and a game written with my Ganksoft Entertainment cronies using Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express. So if you're in the San Mateo area, stop by May 19th and 20th and have a gander. At only $15 for admission, there's plenty to see and do...
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About Brian Peek
Brian is a
Microsoft C# MVP who has been actively
developing in .NET since its early betas in 2000, and who has been developing
solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms for even longer. Along
with .NET, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and
assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also well-versed in a wide
variety of technologies including web development, document imaging, GIS,
graphics, game development, and hardware interfacing. Brian has a strong background in developing applications for the health-care industry, as well as developing solutions for portable devices, such as tablet PCs and PDAs. Additionally, Brian has co-authored the
book "
Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders, and is currently
co-authoring a book titled "
10 Coding4Fun Projects with .NET for Programmers, Hobbyists, and Game Developers" to be published by
O'Reilly
in late 2008. Brian also writes for MSDN's
Coding4Fun website, contributing
articles on a monthly basis.