mobile apps development: introduction

Gran Sasso Science Institute

Ivano Malavolta

Mobile applications development

Schedule

http://lore.com/MAD2014

https://github.com/UnivAQ/Applicazioni_Per_Dispositivi_Mobili

Course web site

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What is this course about

blind programming

without strategy or strong design

a specific language, like:

Objective-C

What this course is NOT about?

User-centric development

& context

UI design

Apps cross-platform development

What this course is about

HTML5 is the FUTURE

…and what about app stores?

http://www.appersonam.com

… let’s play a game

http://www.snapguide.com

… let’s play a game

… let’s play a game

http://www.kickstarter.com

… let’s play a game

http://getvamos.com

… let’s play a game

… let’s play a game

… let’s play a game

http://goo.gl/aOMCK

… let’s play a game

… let’s play a game

http://moviegr.am/

… let’s play a game

Philosophical moment

Projects*:

Each project will be followed by an in-class discussion

* following given templates

Exam and project

Elevator pitch

App design

App development

5-slide presentation describing your idea and why it is new

10%

Elevator pitch

A document describing in detail your app, its potential users, usage scenarios, information architecture, UI design, etc.

30%

App design

Implementation of your app

+ brief technical document

(up to 10 pagines)

60%

App development

10%

BONUS

Deploy on a real mobile device

24 Feb

10 Mar

14 Apr

6 Jun

30 Jul

Start lectures

Elevator Pitch presentation

App Design presentation

End lectures

Final discussion

App design and strategies

Mobile app Development

Course timeline

image source: http://www.twylah.com/joostgeurtsen/tweets/208829839636045824

Philosophical moment

This course is about opportunities…

First mobile app for DBLP, the largest source of research articles on computer science

This course is about opportunities…

The guide for visiting naturalistic trail paths, trekking tours and walks on the mountains along the North-West part of the city of L'Aquila

This course is about opportunities...

This course is about opportunities...

SchoolpARTy

Selected by Google for the EUHackathon in Bruxelles

This course is about opportunities...

OpenDataAQ

App for checking reconstruction data of L’Aquila

This course is about opportunities…

Books

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