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Looking to beef up on your game development skills or interested in developing for Windows Phone 7 Series? We’ve got a couple of shows that you might be interested in right around the corner. Block off your calendar now, it’s time to get educated!

GDC 2010 (3/9 – 3/13)

As with earlier years we’ll have the well-received Microsoft Game Developer Days Tuesday March 9^th and Wednesday March 10^th. It’s a great opportunity to learn about game development on Microsoft’s platforms. Here’s an overview of the sessions:

Tuesday, March 9th

• Visual C++ 2010: A Turbo Boost in Productivity
• System-wide Game Profiling with the Windows Performance Toolkit
• Building an Uber-Fast Crowd Renderer for Your Next Xbox 360 Engine
• Block Compression Smorgasbord
• The Dark Art of ShadowMapping
• DirectX 11 Technology Update

Wednesday, March 10th

• DirectX 11 DirectCompute–A Teraflop for Everyone
• Think DirectX 11 Tessellation! – Lots of options
• Developing Games for Windows Phone 7 Series*
• High Performance 3D Games on Windows Phone 7 Series*
• Development and Debugging Tools for Windows Phone 7 Series*
• Bringing the Best of Xbox LIVE to Windows Phone 7 Series*

  * These sessions are repeated during the main conference Thursday March 11^th through Saturday March 13^th.

MIX ’10 (3/15 – 3/17)

Las Vegas more your style? Looking to learn more everything there is to know about the developer platform for Windows Phone 7 Series? MIX ’10 March 15^th through March 17^th is the show for you!

MIX ’10 has twelve (yes, 12!) sessions that cover developing applications and games for the Windows Phone 7 Series. If you’re interested in the platform and how to developer for this great new device MIX ’10 is the place to be.

Hope to see you at the shows!