The Windows 8 Metro platform redefines the way apps access and manipulate data. In this course we learn how to work with application data, that is, working data that is created and accessed by your app on a continuous basis.

Happy Feet Two is a musical adventure game for the entire family inspired by the whimsical Antarctic world of the animated film. In the game, new dangers are threatening the penguin nation, and it's going to take everyone working -- and dancing -- together to save them from extinction. Players use dance moves to recruit penguins with unique abilities that help advance the adventure, stun opponents and enemies, as well as manipulate the environment around them to solve co-operative puzzles.

Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York. On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)-a woman like none he s ever known. But just as he realizes he s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself-the men of The Adjustment Bureau-who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path...

The NVIDIA PhysX plug-ins for Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, and Autodesk Softimage allow users of these DCC applications to easily create and manipulate physics simulations.

PhotoLooks is a powerful new application that lets you manipulate and experiment with light while preserving essential photographic detail. Use it as a Photoshop plug-in or on its own. Sophisticated presets and customizable tools make it easy to control lighting conditions and create stylized effects. Get up and running right away with tools inspired by your real-life experience with your camera. Take your photos from ordinary to a tropical beach or desert sunrise, or use effects like shutter streak or bleach bypass for edgier looks. Set the right mood for portraits, candid wedding shots, commercial or fine art photography. With PhotoLooks, "golden hour" can be anytime you like.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended v12.0.1 Lite Edition - is to create rich, interactive applications - Develop an attractive design for interactive Web applications and components. Build 3D-objects, graphics, and realistic drawing effects to their projects, editing of 3D-objects for video - create and edit 3D-objects and animations, and manipulate graphics and text to video projects.