CIS 300: Introduction to Computer Game Design

MSDNAA Information

The Cornell CS department is a member of the MicroSoft Developer Network Academic Alliance. Cornell affiliates with CS or CSUGLab accounts may be provided with a variety of Microsoft products (including Visual Studio .NET) to be used within the bounds of the MSDN EULA. You can find more information about the MSDNAA program at http://www.msdnaa.net.

In order for CIS 300 students to access the MSDNAA software, they must first have CSUGLab accounts. These accounts are provided to students in CIS 300. Information relating to your personal CSUGLab is available here: http://www.csuglab.cornell.edu/userinfo.htm. If you are in the class and do not yet have an account, please contact Professor Schwartz.

Once your account is set up, you should be sent an e-mail regarding your MSDNAA account from E-Academy, who manages Cornell's access to MSDNAA. If you did not get an e-mail, you can try going to their website, which is linked from http://msdnaa.cs.cornell.edu. Go to LOG IN on the left and then the Login Help password reminder link on the right. Enter your Cornell e-mail address and click Go Find It. You should receive an e-mail with your password. You should then be able to log in and download software (most notably Visual Studio .NET) using your Cornell e-mail address as the username and the password you received as your password.

If you have trouble, you may be able to get help with your account in Upson 311- remember that if you don't have a CSUG account, you won't have an MSDNAA account. Another common issue is that the CS staff may not create your MSDNAA account until after the drop date.