upgrade to win 8 on tablet with win 7

Question

hi !

If I buy one of this windows 7 tablet (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/188-9895630-0774304?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=win+7+tablet#/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=windows+7+tablet&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awindows+7+tablet)

can I upgrade to windows 8, then test my apps ? 

Answer 1

Xazin,

Which feature of the tablet are you wanting your app to interact with?

Best Wishes - Eric

Answer 2

I'm creating a game ! 

and I want to test the game controls (like jump, fire, walk) , multi-touch, the response of the command when I press the fire button.

this things , the gameplay of my game ! 

Answer 3

Xazin,

have a look at these links:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/28/touch-hardware-and-windows-8.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/24/supporting-sensors-in-windows-8.aspx

Let me know if they help.  There are a lot of options out there. 

Best Wishes - Eric

Answer 4

this helps a lot ! 

and, if I buy a HP touchSmart I can test my game ! :D I was just thinking in tablets ! :P 

thx eric ! :D (Y)

Answer 5

Also read:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/13/experiencing-windows-8-touch-on-windows-7-hardware.aspx

Answer 6

For development you want to consider:

screen resolution:  Needs to meet minimum requirements.

Touch

Sensor  (Few existing machines have sensors.  I think only two).  External sensors are available.

Camera  (If game uses camera)

Answer 7

screen resolution, I'm developing for 1366x768

touch, I need a device to test :P

sensor, I get the orientation (landscape or portrait) and force my game stay only portrait (this I can test using the emulator)

and my game don't uses camera ! ;-)

ps: I'm using HTML+JS

Answer 8

Very nice.

HTML + JS has a fixed screen layout which will allow your game to scale nicely to the various screen sizes.  There are other choices as well.  You have the screen resolution down.  Of course higher resolutions work as well... 

You might appreciate an external sensor for adding shake or sensor input to the game as all Windows 8 tablets and convertibles will have a sensor.  You can always add that later.

You are set with no need for a camera. 

Enjoy developing on Windows 8.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Best Wishes - Eric

Answer 9

You might also like this video and link:

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/KEY02

Best Wishes - Eric