[jawfin]

So yea, I got an smartphone that runs the Android operation system (its pretty sweet!). So as I'm a programmer I was just wondering who else runs Android and if so what applications could I develop for it?


/amslap for the person who says JKA >.<

[Akimoto]

I have the option to use Android operation system on my iPhone...
Cant think of any apps.. If i can think of some I will.. post them.

EDIT:

oh here is my idea:
A JKA Server tracker. (input IP and get info!)

[jawfin]

http://www.japlus.net/tracker/status.ph ... ge=players

[Fazz]

you could get it so it runs jka?

[Fazz]

on a more serious note, some kinda of media player, where you can play with the settings (like the UU media player controlls), coz thats something that i personally would use

[Akimoto]

http://www.japlus.net/tracker/status.php?ip=208.43.15.254&port=29070&page=players

for an app! x.x DUH!

[Chantelle]

Yup I got the HTC Desire

Its a very sleek OS very pleased

I cannot think of app ideas but If you havent already got it get

Google Sky Map
Voice Search
Navigation (sat nav)

Btw anyone got Froyo yet?

[jawfin]

So anyway, I thought I'd start with a game.

There's a game an old school friend of mine taught me (well, his dad - who was the headmaster of the school - which isn't so great when you set his son on fire, but that's another story) that you play on paper.

You draw dots arranged thusly: -
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. .
. . .
. . .
. . .
And from them you can mark off 1 to 3 dots, but only in one column, and only if they are consecutive. The goal is to make the other person take the last dot. The game is called Dots and Dashes. I've already written it for Windows. http://www.egonomics.com/android/dots.exe
I also developed it for the Nokia T310 on the Mophun platform, which is now extinct.
Here's some screenies of it : -












Obviously the Android version will look different, haven't even designed it yet >.<

[nanana]

A nanana app
Every time u click it it goes ''nanana!''

[jawfin]

@nanana http://www.egonomics.com/nanana.htm which is all as much as I'm going to do for that

[Arcanine]

@nanana http://www.egonomics.com/nanana.htm which is all as much as I'm going to do for that

LoL jaw

[Lothar]

Ty for forcing me to restart my computer -.-" however there is now a added name of the list of which though should not click on links supplied by,

" The list"
Akimoto
Jawfin :-p

[Necros]

Ty for forcing me to restart my computer -.-" however there is now a added name of the list of which though should not click on links supplied by,

" The list"
Akimoto
Jawfin :-p

Shoulda used Chrome

[jawfin]

there are obviously 2 kinds of people. One who can click an OK button 25 times (or who can hold the enter key down), and the other who their reset computer!

[Lothar]

i clicked 24 times >.> Hope seemed hopeless

[Necros]

there are obviously 2 kinds of people. One who can click an OK button 25 times (or who can hold the enter key down), and the other who their reset computer!

Or those who have Google Chrome and clicked that fancy little box that said "Stop this site from creating any more pop ups"

[nanana]

@nanana http://www.egonomics.com/nanana.htm which is all as much as I'm going to do for that

*a single tear of joy*
Yay!

[John]

Really Jaw? I had to restart Firefox twice to make it stop! It's like spamming self-spamming.

[jawfin]

there are obviously 2 kinds of people. One who can click an OK button 25 times (or who can hold the enter key down), and the other who their reset computer!

[jawfin]

I've done enough work on this to release an Alpha version - this is not a release for the general public.
Here's my to-do list and I've done up to point 8: -

**1. just the paper backdrop
**2. dots on paper
**3. some crossed out
**4. ability to toggle the crossed out dots, touch screen
**5. make keys works
**6. correct the checked selection by deselecting those breaking the rules
**7. a confirm button - that works, i.e. unable to select dots that have been confirmed
**8. make this now 2 player, color code moves or w.e - checking for a winner
9. insert brains
10. a driving front screen, 1 or 2 player, and exit
11. extend front screen for other options: eg. sounds, vibrate
12. a dot layout selection screen
13. google advertising etc, versions for update, look at public release

So this release is for two players only and the next update (point 9 complete) will be one player only, you versus the phone once I give it the brains to play - and I'll update as I complete each point.


This is how it's looking so far: -




You can get it for your Android phone from
http://www.egonomics.com/android/dotdash.apk
or scan the QR Code: -

directly off your monitor.


Advice, feedback, thoughts, suggestions and criticisms all welcome

(See my previous post for playing instructions.)

[jawfin]

This now plays one player only. Use the QR scan above to get the update. I'll now work on point 10 !!

[Yum]

D: I wish I had an Android...that looks fun.

[jawfin]

/amgiveAndroid Exceed

So yea, news!!!
My development cycle is now up to here: -

**1. just the paper backdrop
**2. dots on paper
**3. some crossed out
**4. ability to toggle the crossed out dots, touch screen
**5. make keys works
**6. correct the checked selection by deselecting those breaking the rules
**7. a confirm button - that works, i.e. unable to select dots that have been confirmed
**8. make this now 2 player, color code moves or w.e - checking for a winner
**9. insert brains
**9a. put google ads in next, get used to the new layout size
**10. a driving front screen, 1 or 2 player, and exit
11. extend front screen for other options: -
sounds, vibrate, difficulty level, speed, scores & reset, instructions, about
12. a dot layout selection screen
13. versions control for update, look at public release

I shifted up putting the ads in as I've noticed people having problems with putting them in their applications and they affect the screen layout - so I wanted to solve that before I had to redesign all my screens at the end.

If you have an android phone please get this, its nice and it loves you. Also, can people test the ads for me, they are causing a real pain - and *please* let me know if they aren't loading or refreshing (also it costs you nothing and it sends 2 cents my way!!!!).

The driving screen looks like this (I'll be putting options next as it still plays hardest level of difficulty): -




Note: if you already installed it from the previous time, please uninstall that first as the program's identification has changed and won't recognise the previous version to upgrade/overwrite it.

Get from: -
http://www.egonomics.com/android/dotdash.apk
or scan the QR Code: -

directly off your monitor.

(See my previous post for playing instructions.)

[jawfin]

And yet another upgrade

I'm up to here, point 12 : -

**1. just the paper backdrop
**2. dots on paper
**3. some crossed out
**4. ability to toggle the crossed out dots, touch screen
**5. make keys works
**6. correct the checked selection by deselecting those breaking the rules
**7. a confirm button - that works, i.e. unable to select dots that have been confirmed
**8. make this now 2 player, color code moves or w.e - checking for a winner
**9. insert brains
**9a. put google ads in next, get used to the new layout size
**10. a driving front screen, 1 or 2 player, and exit
**11. extend front screen for other options: -
. . . . *sounds, *vibrate, *difficulty level, *speed, *scores & reset
12. instructions, about, a dot layout selection screen
13. versions control for update, look at public release

Which means there is now an options screen!
Latest improvements are, well, the picture shows them all: -

(note the colors are different on the actual phone than in the emulator)

I'm nearly done, and so far I've spend about 160 or so hours in development (that's a month working full-time) and made 4 cents so far *woot*. That's an hourly rate of a tenth of a quarter of a cent; and thanks to Falcon for my 4 cents <3

I've also put an auto-upgrade feature in, although its not in the Android market yet I can automate upgrade, which is just awesome!!

See the previous post on getting the latest version.

[jawfin]

So, its all done - ready for public release, I just need to write it up and get an account with Android Market etc. Here's the screenies of the completed application: -







I've also activated the auto-upgrade feature. If you have an Android, make it even more sexier with this!! (Oh, and there is an easter egg hidden in the game too!!)

See the previous posts on getting and installing this. I think I've nearly hit the 200 hours on development mark!



Successfully placed in the Android market (cost $25 so now I'm $24.96 in the red LOL).


market://details?id=com.jawfin.dots to install from within the handset.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/dots-and-da ... awfin.dots to see my market posting.