USER-CAMP: speech "Making useful Apps for iPhone" di Omar Cafini

Making useful Apps for iPhone Ing. Omar Caﬁni http://www.omarcaﬁni.info http://twitter.com/omarcaf mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Apple iPhone A very succefull device A very strong marketplace system A great opportunity for everyone to be a competitive seller ... mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Your target is the single user Don’t develop thinking about a ﬁrm The user can be give you a feedback (reviews) The user can talk with friends about your app (word of mouth) The user can talk about you on Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc...) mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

What kind of applications? Games are the most downlaoded apps... (market is changing in the last months..) ? We are trying to think about something a little bit useful... We thinking about applications that people love because is something that we need. We don’t build yet a very useful app but we think that this way can be more exiting... mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

What method? Work in group (if possible) Search simil works, study the market Maybe there are already a lot of code developed and free to use... Agile? Why not. Code is the last thing mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Your idea is only a stand-alone APP? Mobile Web & Traditional Web, Web the same thing? iPhone or mobile APP Build a community Project on each platform Internet of things mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

How to Build an iPhone App that Doesn't Suck! Step 1: Decide what to build Principle 1: Know your users. Step 2: Visit the app store Principle 2: Don't build your app in a bubble Step 3: Explore Possible solutions Principle 3: Be minimal Step 4: Sketch Principle 4: Quality through quantity Step 5: Build a paper prototype Principle 5: Fail early to succeed sooner. Step 6: Fire up omnigrafﬂe Principle 6: Be pixel-perfect Step 7: Do It All Again Principle 7: Remember that nothing is precious Step 8: Okay, You can code ﬁnally Step 9: Beta Test Your App Principle 9: Test Before you submit Step 10: Release mitapp.com [source: Stanford CS193P] Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Ecological Footprint The Idea: A lot of hype on internet :-) Love for green and Earth Becoming aware of what we consume each day and which is the impact of it on the planet mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Butterﬂy effect Small energy saving each of us => Huge energy saving the entire population. Saving energy is easy, just pay attention on small things and habits: using electronic lamps for lightning closing the water if not used ... mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Screenshots v1.0 ...v1.1 coming soon... mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

ilBugiardino The Idea: Give to the user an organized information on health and care Obtain health information also without accessing the internet mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Description Digs into the main diseases, analyzing symptoms, therapies and drugs. Search terms and phrases into the text Save your favorites arguments ...More features coming soon... mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

Screenshots mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

ThankYou :) www.MitAPP.com Credits: Omar Caﬁni [www.omarcaﬁni.info] Paolo Quadrani [http://paoloquadrani.blogspot.com/] mitapp.com Bologna 06 Novembre 2009

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