Mobile games development

Last month, I was selected, with other developers, as a winner of a special prize in Forum Nokia 2008 Code Example Challenge.

Some days ago, I found a big pink box within my mailbox and here it is my brand new Nokia 6220 Classic!

Here are some first photos…

Among the features, here are some of the coolest ones (even if I had still not the time to test them all ):

• Builtin GPS
• HSDPA
• FM radio (never had a phone with it!! )
• TV-Out
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash!

Also, since it’s a S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2 device, It comes with Java ME IAPInfo and eSWT APIs, and FlashLite 3.0.. time to write some code!

As told some days ago, MtvMobile launched 2 phones with its initial offer as virtual mobile operator. And, for these 2 phones (a Nokia 5320 and a SE W760), 2 cool applications were lauched. I’ve already talked about Mtv OnDemand, a FlashLite and Java ME streaming video player that allows users to view selected MTV videos, and download related content (like ringtones and wallpapers).

Now it’s time to view the other one: it’s called Mtv.it Blog, and it’s a simple and effective mobile blog uploader.

Using this app, users are able to upload contents (photos, videos, audio or simple text) from their mobile phone directly on their Mtv blog. As for Mtv OnDemand, there are both a  Java ME and a Flash Lite version of this app, quite identical in both their interface and functionalities.

As for the other one, I’ll post complete videos of this app as soon as I have it working again

Last friday (July 11th) was a big mobile day here in Italy: apart from the worldwide release of iPhone 3G (sold in Italy at something like 3 times the USA price…), MTV became virtual mobile operator!

For its initial launch (you can see some photos of the launch event on Flickr) MTV released 2 phones: a Nokia 5320 Xpress Music and a Sony Ericsson W760, both heavily customized with special covers and themes.

But, what really interests to us, is the launch of 2 embedded applications on these phones

The first one is called Mtv On Demand, and it’s a streaming video player that allows to view selected videos from MTV programs. The interface is pretty slick, and allows users to navigate video galleries using LEFT/RIGHT keys, while with UP/DOWN they’ll scroll videos within a single category.

Interesing thing is that this app was built on each phone using different technologies: FlashLite for Nokia 5320 and Java ME for SE W760, so, reproducing the same look&feel and functionalities with 2 traditionally so-different technologies.

Since I currently have not an MTV SIM and phone, I cannot make a video of the app itself, but I’ll post it (and also post about the 2nd application ) asap!

This news came to me like a wonderful surprise, and I’m totally happy to share it with you all: I was nominated June Poster of the Month on Forum Nokia! :)

Here’s an excerpt from the related thread on Forum Nokia Discussion Boards:

Forum Nokia and I appreciate that Jappit has shown the community spirit above the normal in his helping others on the Forum Nokia Discussion Boards. Jappit has been prolific in his posting in June but beyond that his answers have been helpful, considerate and generous. His spirit of help has earned him the respect of his peers.

Thanks to all Forum Nokia team!