There's a certain monotony about application forms. I'm currently on the fourth of the day (LogicaCMG) after completing 3 yesterday, bringing the final total to.... 15! You will not believe the number of times I've repeated myself, or how a very slight change in the question can lead to a completely different answer.
So, Microsoft and their DirectX team, being the geniuses that they are, have come up with a new product, XNA Studio Express which is rather good. I went to the launch event at Warwick uni thru the MSP programme. Here's what I learnt.