Locked and loaded: Getting Your Apps in the Windows Store
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This document provides steps for developing an app and publishing it to the Windows Store. It outlines reasons for wanting to publish an app such as gaining experience or earning money. Key requirements are that apps must provide value, behave predictably, put customers in control, and be family friendly. The steps to publish involve reserving an app name, creating app packages, adding required images and details, and addressing any issues in certification. Overall, developing and publishing an app to the Store is described as not too difficult.
Locked and loaded: Getting Your Apps in the Windows Store
- 1. LOCKED AND LOADED: GETTING YOUR APP INTO THE WINDOWS STORE Kevin P. Davis, Ph. D 5/2/13
- 2. WHY WOULD I WANT TO? Good HTML5/Javascript practice, or… Good C#/XAML practice Good to have something public for potential employers For now, y’all can get paid ($100 an app) http://build.windowsstore.com
- 3. STEPS TO BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL APP DEVELOPER Write an app ??? Profit! (or not)
- 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windows/apps/hh694083.aspx Must provide value Must be more than just an ad Must behave predictably Must put the customer in control Must be for a global audience Must be easily identified and understood Each one of these has lots of details
- 5. BREAKING IT DOWN Valuable Reliable Family Friendly or rated *Customer Fucosed*
- 6. HOW TO PUBLISH First, reserve your app name. Project>Store>Create app packages Sign in (over and over and over) Make sure you have all appropriate images And then some Screenshot tool with Visual Studio Build for Any CPU (or target) Packages located in binAppPackages
- 7. UPDATE THE DETAILS Your app name/description are critical Capabilities are scrutinized (access to file system, location, etc.) Notes to Testers – also pretty important Possible rejection (possible repetition)
- 8. APPENDIX – MAKING THE GAME If you want to make an HTML5 game, check out Construct 2 (www.scirra.com) Build an HTML5 game, then “Export to Windows 8 application” (it’s that easy) You can customize a template and submit your own cool game to the Windows Marketplace. Oh, and you need to download the tools: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/windows/desktop/hh852363.aspx
- 9. CONCLUSION It’s not easy, but it isn’t exactly hard either. $100 for successful apps in the store for a limited time