The project I’ve been working on recently finally shipped: Visual Studio Achievements.
It’s been great to see the reaction to it, including posts in Wired, Ars Technica, Life Hacker, BoingBoing, Gamasutra and more. It also sparked quite a discussion in Reddit and Slashdot. Here’s a list of all the buzz that the project has generated:
Microsoft Crossbreeds Programming Kit with Fantasy Game
Caleb Garling/Wired
January 24, 2012
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/01/visual-studio-achievements/
Coders, Motivate Yourself with Achievements
Logan Booker/Lifehacker Australia
January 21, 2012
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/coders-motivate-yourself-with-achievements-for-visual-studio/
Microsoft Keeps It Old-School with a Pricey Text Adventure Game, Visual Studio 2010
Peter Bright/Ars Technica
January 20, 2012
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.ars
Microsoft Text Adventure Game!
Rob Beschizza/BoingBoing
January 20, 2012
http://boingboing.net/2012/01/20/microsoft-text-adventure-game.html
Microsoft Turns Coding Into a game with New Visual Studio Plug-In
Matt Williams/Games.on.net
January 20, 2012
http://games.on.net/article/14709/Microsoft_Turns_Coding_into_a_Game_with_New_Visual_Studio_Plug-In
Microsoft to Make Programming Fun
David Stellmack/Fudzilla
January 20, 2012
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php/home/item/25641-microsoft-to-make-programing-fun
Microsoft Corporation Adding Visual Studio
Rachael Brunelli/eMoneyDaily
January 20, 2012
http://www.emoneydaily.com/microsoft-corporation-nasdaqmsft-adding-visual-studio/69822708/
Microsoft Gamifies Visual Studio with Achievements
Mike Rose/Gamasutra
January 19, 2012
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39717/Microsoft_gamifies_Visual_Studio_with_achievements.php
Microsoft Now Has Achievements for… Developers
Luke Plunkett/Kotaku
January 19, 2012
http://kotaku.com/5877391/microsoft-now-has-achievements-fordevelopers
Visual Studio Gets Achievements
Chris Duckett/TechRepublic
January 18, 2012
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/australia/visual-studio-gets-achievements/572
Microsoft Adds Achievements to Visual Studio Software
Tom Bramwell/EuroGamer.net
January 19, 2012
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-19-microsoft-adds-achievements-to-visual-studio-software
Microsoft Adds Developer Achievements to Visual Studio
Nathan Brown/Edge
January 19, 2012
http://www.edge-online.com/news/microsoft-adds-developer-achievements-visual-studio
Visual Studio Achievements Program
Sue Gee/I Programmer
January 19, 2012
http://www.i-programmer.info/news/99-professional/3635-visual-studio-achievements-program.html
Microsoft Brings Achievements to Visual Studio
Earnest “Nex” Cavalli/ Escapist Magazine
January 19, 2012
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115354-Microsoft-Brings-Achievements-To-Visual-Studio
Achievement Unlocked: Microsoft Gamifies Development
Craig Chapple/Develop
January 19, 2012
http://www.develop-online.net/news/39534/Achievement-unlocked-Microsoft-gamifies-development
Microsoft Adds Visual Studio Achievements for Developers
Laurentiu Stan/Social Barrel
January 19, 2012
http://socialbarrel.com/microsoft-adds-visual-studio-achievements-for-developers/30728/
Microsoft Announces Visual Studio Achievements Beta, A Pat on the Back for Dev
Ron/Winbeta
January 19, 2012
http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-announces-visual-studio-achievements-beta-pat-back-devs
Visual Studio Achievements Program Brings Gamification to Development
Staff Writer/The Financial
January 19, 2012
http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Tech/102006_Visual_Studio_Achievements_Program_Brings_Gamification_to_Development/
Visual Studio Adds Game Mechanic to Keep Devs Engaged
Jason Cartwright/TechAU
January 19, 2012
http://www.techau.tv/blog/visual-studio-adds-game-mechanic-to-keep-devs-engaged/
Microsoft Introduces Xbox-like Achievements for Developers
Tom Warren/The Verge
January 18, 2012
http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/1/18/2716215/xbox-achievements-badges-visual-studio-developers-gamification
The Coding Game: Microsoft’s Visual Studio Gets Badges, Achievements and Leaderboard
Todd Bishop/GeekWire
January 18, 2012
http://www.geekwire.com/2012/coding-fun-microsofts-visual-studio-badges-leaderboard
Channel9’s Visual Studio Achievements Now Available
Long Zheng/istartedsomething
January 18, 2012
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20120119/channel9s-visual-studio-achievements-now-available/
Microsoft Visual Studio Brings Gamification to App Development
Chris Burns/Slashgear
January 18, 2012
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-visual-studio-brings-gamification-to-app-development-18209774/
Microsoft Announces Visual Studio Achievements Beta
Pradeep Viswav/WMPoweruser
January 18, 2012
http://wmpoweruser.com/microsoft-announces-visual-studio-achievements-beta/
Microsoft Adds Achievements for Developers
Justin Rubio/IGN
January 18, 2012
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/18/microsoft-adds-achievements-for-developers
Achievement Unlocked… For Developers
Paul Thurrott/Supersite for Windows
January 18, 2012
http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/developer/achievement-unlocked-developers-141940
Microsoft Announces ‘Visual Studio Achievements’ for Developers
Simon LR/Techie Buzz
January 18, 2012
http://techie-buzz.com/microsoft/microsoft-announces-visual-studio-achievements-for-developers.html
Visual Studio Achievements, Now a Reality!
Rudi/While True Blog
January 18, 2012
http://blog.whiletrue.com/2012/01/visual-studio-achievements-now-a-reality/
Visual Studio Achievements Program Brings Gamification to Development
Staff Writer/Adafruit Industries Blog
January 18, 2012
http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/01/18/visual-studio-achievements-program-brings-gamification-to-development/
Visual Studio Achievements – The Beta Goes Live!
Alvin Ashcraft/Alvin Ashcraft’s Morning Dew
January 18, 2012
http://www.alvinashcraft.com/2012/01/18/visual-studio-achievements-the-beta-goes-live/
Visual Studio Achievements – Remember Kids They’re Just for Fun
Bill Simser/Fear and Loathing
January 18, 2012
http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser/archive/2012/01/18/visual-studio-achievements-they-re-just-for-fun.aspx
Don’t Brag About Your Visual Studio Achievements! (Yet?)
Maarten Balliauw/Maarten Balliauw {blog}
January 18, 2012
http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2012/01/18/Don%E2%80%99t-brag-about-your-Visual-Studio-achievements!-%28yet%29.aspx
