ZomDroid
See the handout posted 6/18 that shows an example of how to use Intents to pass data from one activity to another. If you are working on a service that supports Zomdroid, use this model to test your code independently of the other project components. Set up a java class with the data you need to do your work and pass the class to your activity via the Sender activity. Later, when we integrate, the real game will use an Intent to activity your service.
The project is coming to life. It centers around the definition of game state that gets broadcast to supporting activities via Intents. For more info on Intents see the handouts.
NEW BLOG For Our Class.
There is now a blog where drC will post info related the course and getting things rolling. The site is: http://cse7392mobile.yolasite.com
When you visit the site, there is an RSS feed link. I recommend you subscribe to the feed so you get notified of the latest developments.
Get ready for a fast-paced summer! We will spend 5 weeks developing apps for mobile phones, starting with exercises for Google Android and then looking at how the iPhone does things. For Android development we'll be using the Android Eclipse plugin that comes with an Emulator.
About midway in the class, you will have an opportunity to select whether you want to devleop a final project for the Andriod or iPhone. Note that to develop for the iPhone you'll need a Mac running Objective-C.
For Android development we'll be using the Android Eclipse plugin that comes with an Emulator.
The book we wil be using is Hello Android. Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform.
If you intend to do iPhone development, the recommended book is iPhone SDK. Jonathan Zdziarski.
