Dream Maker Dynamic Content API
Monday, April 2, 2007 by mentalengine | Discussion: Animated Wallpapers
Is there an API for creating a dynamic dream? If not, timeframe for one to be out?
Regards,
d:
NebulaSleuth
Reply #2 Thursday, April 5, 2007 3:22 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, April 5, 2007 3:22 PM
If you find what you are looking for please share with the class. I've been looking as well, but can't find any mention of how to write one of the .dlls that are referenced in dreammaker.
nsa666
Reply #5 Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:18 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:18 AM
Scared that somebody developes something like "Desktop Earth" for free? 
ZubaZ
Reply #6 Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:28 AM
Or it's not ready?
Don't read too much into anything. It's a new product and takes time.
Frogboy's post here indicates a mid-term plan to rease the editor. That post was in mid-March. It hasn't been that long.
It's cool that you all are interested. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Reply #6 Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:28 AM
Scared that somebody developes something like "Desktop Earth" for free?
Or it's not ready?
Don't read too much into anything. It's a new product and takes time.
Frogboy's post here indicates a mid-term plan to rease the editor. That post was in mid-March. It hasn't been that long.
It's cool that you all are interested. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
mentalengine
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:55 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:55 PM
I have noticed that it appears there indeed is an sdk or api information that some people have access to, such as one of the new dynamic dreams submitted by Neil Banfield.
Not sure if this person is connected to Stardock internally or not.
So what gives, why is it that some have this information and some dont?
For what its worth. I have been a developer for over a decade. I have seen the next big things come and go. And what I have noticed is that a technology/idea/product/etc., no matter how cool it is, is held to close or bastardized it will make the dev community leary and shy away from it. I fail to understand why a beta sdk/api spec and info. cannot be released to the dev community. These are clearly people that understand beta and beta issues. It would be a win/win for stardock. We dont need a full blown editor with all the bells and whistles, just enough info to build them utilizing the api. It most likely means that all of us have the exisiting tools to develop these in the first place(ie. Visual Studio 2005, WPF , etc.)
Just another point of view.
Regards,
d:
Not sure if this person is connected to Stardock internally or not.
So what gives, why is it that some have this information and some dont?
For what its worth. I have been a developer for over a decade. I have seen the next big things come and go. And what I have noticed is that a technology/idea/product/etc., no matter how cool it is, is held to close or bastardized it will make the dev community leary and shy away from it. I fail to understand why a beta sdk/api spec and info. cannot be released to the dev community. These are clearly people that understand beta and beta issues. It would be a win/win for stardock. We dont need a full blown editor with all the bells and whistles, just enough info to build them utilizing the api. It most likely means that all of us have the exisiting tools to develop these in the first place(ie. Visual Studio 2005, WPF , etc.)
Just another point of view.
Regards,
d:
ZubaZ
Reply #8 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:01 PM
FYI, Neil is a Stardock developer.
Reply #8 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:01 PM
I have noticed that it appears there indeed is an sdk or api information that some people have access to, such as one of the new dynamic dreams submitted by Neil Banfield.
Not sure if this person is connected to Stardock internally or not.
Not sure if this person is connected to Stardock internally or not.
FYI, Neil is a Stardock developer.
mentalengine
Reply #9 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:43 PM
Reply #9 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:43 PM
any thoughts or comments to the rest of the post?
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