Introductive lecture of the Mobile Applications Development course, Spring 2014. This presentation has been developed in the context of the Mobile Applications Development course, DISIM, University of L'Aquila (Italy), Spring 2014. http://www.ivanomalavolta.com

1. Mobile applications
development
Ivano Malavolta
Gran Sasso Science Institute

2. Schedule

3. Course web site
http://lore.com/MAD2014
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https://github.com/UnivAQ/Applicazioni_Per_Dispositivi_Mobili

4. What is this course about

5. What this course is NOT about?
blind programming
without strategy or strong design
a specific language, like:
ObjectiveC

6. What this course is about
User-centric development
& context
Apps cross-platform development
UI design

7. HTML5 is the FUTURE

8. …and what about app stores?

9. … let’s play a game
http://www.appersonam.com

10. … let’s play a game
http://www.snapguide.com

11. … let’s play a game

12. … let’s play a game
http://www.kickstarter.com

13. … let’s play a game
http://getvamos.com

14. … let’s play a game

15. … let’s play a game

16. … let’s play a game
http://goo.gl/aOMCK

17. … let’s play a game

18. … let’s play a game
http://moviegr.am/

19. Philosophical moment

20. Exam and project
Projects*:
Elevator pitch
App design
App development
Each project will be followed by an in-class discussion
* following given templates

21. Elevator pitch
5-slide presentation describing your idea and why it is new
0%
1

22. App design
A document describing in detail your app, its potential users,
usage scenarios, information architecture, UI design, etc.
30%

23. App development
Implementation of your app
+ brief technical document
(up to 10 pagines)
60%

24. BONUS
10%
Deploy on a real
mobile device

25. Course timeline
24 Feb
Start lectures
10 Mar
Elevator Pitch presentation
14 Apr
App Design presentation
6 Jun
End lectures
30 Jul
Final discussion
App design and
strategies
Mobile app
Development

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

27. This course is about opportunities…
First mobile app for DBLP, the largest source of research articles
on computer science

28. This course is about opportunities…

29. 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

30. This course is about opportunities...

31. This course is about opportunities...
SchoolpARTy
Selected by Google for the EUHackathon in Bruxelles

32. This course is about opportunities…
OpenDataAQ
App for checking reconstruction data of L’Aquila

33. Books

34. Contact
Ivano Malavolta |
Gran Sasso Science Institute
+ 39 380 70 21 600
iivanoo
ivano.malavolta@univaq.it
www.ivanomalavolta.com