Mobile Applications and Design for Mobile Content


NOTE THIS IS FROM LAST YEAR'S MODULES - LATEST VERSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT www.mobilitystudies.com/mob

The deadline for uploading and submitting your project work is Friday 9th, BEFORE 4.00pm - Please read the Assessment Guidelines very carefully before handing in.

One copy must be uploaded to blackboard as a zip (follow the Assignments link and instructions for Project Two), and one copy on disk should be handed in to the Student Support Office.

Remember to include documentation about how to run the project with your files and any PPT slides or presentation notes you intend to use in your project presentation.

Presentations are taking place THIS FRIDAY. Here is a list of times - (the order has changed from the list last year - so double check your time)

If you have any special technical requirements these must be approved in advance. You can bring laptops and mobiles with you for demo. We will also have our own machines for use. The presentation room will be B2.16.

 

Webspace for students

Several students have asked about where they can host Web-based mobile projects. We give free hosting to our students on a number of platforms - you just need to complete the free registration process here: http://samp.inf.brad.ac.uk

Modules material

This is where course PowerPoints and key assessment information is located. Blackboard will be used for uploading of assessment tasks later in the Semester, so please ensure you have access.

Course Information

Lecture notes

Other Resources

 

USEFUL LINKS:

ITV Video - interesting news piece
Nokia Developer Site
Nokia's development area. You should definately register here. It's free and there are a lot of resources available for several different technologies.

You could download the mobile content starter kit and some mobile simulator SDKs for a start.
Openwave
A collaboration of several mobile service providers. You can download the Openwave development kit and acess lots of development tutorials here.
Nokia's XHTML MP Update!
http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/7f3f1424-b51e-4067-a3ef- acaab08e484f/XHTML_Guidelines_For_Creating_Web_Content_v1_3_en.pdf.html

Good resource for XMTML MP
Pixel2Life
A massive tutorial portal that includes practically all technologies and software packages from C++ to using Adobe Illustrator. Includes tutorials on PHP, HTML, CSS, Flash etc... note that each section has an area for basic tutorials.
Other Developer Sites

Samsung http://developer.samsungmobile.com/eng/front_zone/bbs/bbs_main.jsp? p_menu_id=1500
Motorola http://developer.motorola.com/
Sony Ericsson http://developer.sonyericsson.com/
Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/developers/default.mspx
Blackberry http://www.blackberry.com/developers/index.shtml
Siemens https://market.benqmobile.com/portal/main.aspx?LangID=0&pid=1
Orange Partner:
http://www.orangepartner.com/site/enuk/home/p_home.jsp

Web Design site
Hey Dave,

Just wanted to maybe add this site link to your 'external links' section. I found it while surfing and found it really useful. Think other students might find it helpful for mobile web design.

http://www.passani.it/gap/
Regards
Dan S

Tutors:

Dave Robison

and

Jules Pagna Disso (J2ME, Flashlite and technical programming, e-mail j.f.pagnadisso "At" Bradford.ac.uk) – Jules is now the official module associate for these courses and can help you with any queries you may have via e-mail. He will be delivering the J2ME sessions and helping with assessment and so forth. He may also be able to help you with .NET queries.


Past Projects

Mobile Games (J2ME)
Flashlite and Web_My Sports_Project2
J2ME Wells-Benjamin-Project1
J2ME_Krista_Goalby_MC_Project_2
J2ME_LogicPuzzles_NancyJanzig
TV2GO Hoffer-David-Project2 | Hoffer presentation | Hoffer usability testing guide
WAP TV Guide (Php) SarahLouiseGamage
WAP_My Sports_Project1
WML and WMLScript - Personality_Test

Uploaded as Zip files, some of these scored well, some of these scored medium marks. Some of the projects have various presentation notes attached that may also give you useful ideas. Note that none of them are 'perfect' and you should try to improve on the standard of some aspects.

Not all of these projects will run directly from your desktop without further configuration. Why not see if you can get them working in an emulator, browser or phone? In some cases upload to a PHP enabled server is required/construction of a database and others require specific emulators or use of Flashlite. See what you can do!