AdRotator v2

Project Description

A highly customizable ad rotator component for Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms, to be used with Silverlight, XNA and Monogame.

Note: the project is in alpha stage, under development. For the current, stable version of the component visit AdRotator v1.

Project progress can be found here

*Suggest new features on the AdRotator V2 backlog requests voting page - http://www.voteit.com/v/HiHC8jq1MV8wxEW

Initial Project Roadmap

1. Initial Release

• New XML configuration
  • Simplified ad configuration XML structure
  • Ability to define size of ad area from configuration
  • Support defined ordering of ads
  • Support for ad group settings
• Supported platforms
  • Windows Phone 7: Silverlight, XNA using C#
  • Windows Phone 8 using C#
• References only needed for ad providers used. (using current provider supported list)
  • Ship a version of AdRotator without any provider dlls
  • In the case of a missing reference the control does not crash, just skips displaying the ad
• Supports display of ads only during trial mode
• Ability to define size of ad area from configuration
• Improved logging support

1.1. Initial Release Stretch Goals

• Supported platforms
  • Windows 8 JavaScript / HTML
  • XBox360 (limited to local house ads)
  • Windows Phone 8 & WIndows 8 component
  • XNA using C#
  • Windows 8 using C#
  • Monogame
• Simple to add new providers via well defined plug-in model
• Support more Web API interfaces

2. Backlog

• Supported platforms
  • Unity
  • iOS (probably through Mono)
  • Android (probably through Mono)
• Support compressed XML config
• Allow clients to provide Web API interface
• Built in analytics support
• SignalR support - immediate notification of online players