Archive for the ‘Flash Lite’ Category
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Adobe Systems Incorporated have launched their new Flash Mobile Gallery Website. Adobe have specifically hand-picked a comprehensive range of mobile content to showcase the very best rich mobile applications that can be developed in Flash.
Flash for mobile, allows developers the ability to create next generation content for mobile phones that can enable new levels of interactive intelligent experiences for the end users – far beyond that of previous TXT-Messaging mobile service applications. Zodal’s RugbyMate application, developed in Flash for Series 60 handsets and also for the Apple iPhone, is featured as one of the top international applications that were selected to be part of the Adobe mobile gallery.
RugbyMate is a real time mobile data application developed by Zodal for the Rugby World Cup 2007 in Paris. Users could easily click through the application on their mobile phone, to keep track of all the teams, scores and game times during the pool competitions and finals, all through a well designed, appropriately branded, user friendly interface application. RugbyMate uses Zodal’s “EventPro” mobile technology server modules written in JAVA and Ruby to enable the back-end real time services for the application, so the system can be re-used for any major sporting event.
Visit the official RugbyMate website here.
Visit the official Flash Mobile Gallery here.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Apple, Chris Blair, Flash Lite, Mobile-Devices | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
There are already 400 people signed up for our Live Online Webinar on:
Mobile Gaming for Web2.0 & PSP.
If anyone is interested to learn how to take advantage of the new opportunities emerging in the casual game and mobile game markets you can sign up at Adobe here.
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We will be streaming over the “Adobe Live Connect” technology and the Webinar will cover best practices when designing games which require cross delivery; platforms such as for Web2.0, and mobile devices such as the PSP.
Adobe are organizing a raffle for a free Flash Professional CS3 Software or iRiver Clix (winners choice)
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The Webinar is free – Hope to see you there!
(unfortunately the Seminar time has been optimized for US timezone – so its an early start for us here in NZ: Thursday 27th morning 8.00am NZ time)
The Seminar Title is “Best Practices: Designing & Developing content for the Sony PSP using Adobe® Flash® software” and for US Pacific Time it will be live on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM US/Pacific.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Chris Blair, Flash Games, Flash Lite, Gaming, Mobile, Mobile Games, Mobile-Devices, iPhone | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Zodal has released RugbyMate, a next generation 3G mobile utility for keeping track of the Rugby World Cup on your mobile phone. The application is receiving rave reviews in the Mobile Blog Sphere and has also been highlighted in the popular Idealog magazine, a top magazine in New Zealand with a publication focus on entrepreneurial business.
RugbyMate was originally developed for Series 60 mobile phones, such as the new Nokia N95 which support the free Adobe Flash Lite Player, other moble handsets that support the Flash Application are Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Panasonic Phones. The rich graphical mobile utility is also available for free on the Apple iPhone. An updated version of RugbyMate was released today, available for Smart Phones such as i-Mate, Treo, and Blackberry.
The mobile utility is receiving thousands of views, as rugby fans want to support their favorite team such as the All Blacks on mobile, the Wallabies on mobile, South Africa on mobile or their Northern Hemisphere teams and want to keep up-to-date with the exciting Rugby events in France during this 2007 World Cup Rugby Event.
As peoples lifestyles continue to demand more freedom they are they must have access to the scores and information or the ability to check the schedule for the upcoming games while they are out and about with friends, at the beach, or socializing in the city. RugbyMate provides constantly updated information about the latest events at the World Cup direct to your mobile phone. The Rugby Mate application is free, so you don’t have to wait until you get home and back to your old desktop computer to find out what is happening in the action.
If you are interested in downloading the Free Adobe Flash Lite Application or viewing the mobile iPhone Sports Utility on your Apple iPhone then visit the www.rugbymate.co.nz website for more information.
Also keep an eye out for the new Apple iPod Touch available in New Zealand and World Wide and the possible rumors around the Google gPhone for the new mobile experiences which Zodal are preparing to deliver for your enjoyment.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Ajax, Apple, Chris Blair, Flash Lite, Gadgets, HOT, Innovation, Mobile, Mobile-Devices, Ruby on Rails, Trends, Web 2.0, Wireless, google Phone, iPhone, iPod Touch | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
TUANZ announced today that Zodal is a finalist in the Mobile Application of the Year Category at the TUANZ Innovation Awards 2007. The team is very excited and we feel that this is a testament not only to our hard work, but also to all of you that have in some way or another contributed to the development of LINKA mobile game server framework – whether through technical assistance, general feedback on the server and its Adobe Flash Lite games, mentoring, support, encouragement and mobile industry and business advice.
We look forward to meeting with the judges in early October for a final presentation of the multi-player game server. The winner will be announced at a Gala Dinner in Auckland on October 11.
To find out more about the Awards as well as to see the tremendous competition that Zodal is up against, go to the TUANZ website:
https://www.tuanz.org.nz/content/0c927847-ec0d-4522-bda8-78c9347dbfeb.html
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Awards, Chris Blair, Flash Lite, Innovation, Mobile, Mobile Games, Mobile-Devices, New Zealand, Telcos, Telecommunications | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Today Zodal release a new Developer article titled Designing and developing Flash games for the Sony PSP cementing their position as one of the leading Flash and Flash Lite mobile development studios.
Zodal worked closely with Bill Perry who manages global developer relations for mobile and devices, and other key members of the Adobe Mobile and Devices team to develop a rich new article for Adobe’s Developer Center.
Since firmware update 2.70, Adobe Flash content has been viewable on Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) game console.
Like any device, the PSP has strengths, limitations, and unique quirks that game designers and developers need to understand before creating content for it.
Jeff Nusz, Zodal’s lead developer has created this clear step by step tutorial article to help stimulate new knowledge and wealth in the mobile and device Flash developer community. The article takes you through the boundaries of the PSP and looks at how to optimize your Flash programming techniques and graphic design approaches; with hints and tips coming from real life examples and techniques Zodal use as part of their inhouse game development process.
The article is targeted at Flash developers who have built games for desktop computers or mobile devices, and are interested in new opportunities developing for the PSP.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Chris Blair, Flash Games, Flash Lite, Gadgets, Gaming, Innovation, Jeff Nusz, Mobile, Mobile Games, Mobile-Devices, Sony PSP, Trends | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Qualcomm’s Brew Conference dubbed Into The New, starts today in San Diego, California.
Brew is one of the major alternatives to J2ME (Java) and sits along side JAVA, Windows Mobile and Symbian competing for the Handheld Device Market.
In late 2006 Adobe and Verizon Wireless announced a partnership that would make Flash Lite content available to over 37.5 million Verizon Wireless subscribers. So now with the right technical specifics Flash Lite is available for development and distribution across the Brew market.
Brew’s heartland is the US where it powers Verizon’s successful GET IT NOW digital content portal. Other key stats around Qualcomm’s Brew are:
– Operator customers: 70
– Device partners: 48
– Countries with BREW: 32
– Publisher/developer earnings from BREW apps: $1 billion
There is a huge line up of speakers at this years “Into The New”, from Smashing Ideas GameLoft, EA, Digital Chocolate to Facebook and MySpace.
There will be hands on technology sessions presenting some interesting views such as “Exploring Capabilities of Adobe Flash Lite on Brew” to “Flash Lite on Brew Business Insights”.
Also great sessions fill up the three day conference ranging from “BREW applications with SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)” to sessions on “Multi-player Mobile Gaming” and “The Rise of Virtual Communities and the Implications for Mobile Gaming”.
The interesting value proposition behind Zodal’s Flash and Flash Lite mobile games and mobile applications is that our work flow and development architectures enable us to deliver End User Applications and great experiences across mobiles running Brew, Windows Mobile, Symbian and also across the Internet, IPTV and additionally game devices such as PSP PS3 and Nintendo Wii.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Brew, Chris Blair, Flash Lite, Gaming, Mobile, Mobile Games, Telecommunications | No Comments »
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Adobe have now shipped over 200 Million Flash-enabled devices. Adobe’s Flash Lite is fast being recognized as the most pervasive and cross device platform for developing Mobile Games and Rich Graphic Mobile content, giving end users a more engaging user experience.
Flash Lite is supported by Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile and all other leading handset and device manufacturers, so it is not surprising to find majority of consumers are now beginning to possess a mobile device which can support the exciting software and entertainment which Zodal develops.
Zodal’s latest games for MTV skateboard stars “Rob and Big” was developed for Flash enabled device the Sony PSP. Zodal are currently developing three new mobile games in Adobe Flash Lite from right here in New Zealand to be launched across the Flash Lite supported Nokia range of handsets.
All the supporting figures outlining the growth of Flash Lite for mobile devices can be found at Visionmobile, a think tank for mobile strategists. These facts are very interesting to our team here at Zodal, as we continue to develop premium Flash Lite mobile games for the international market with the original fun and excitement of our custom developed Zodal flash phone games leading the way for a more engaging mobile user experience.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Flash Games, Flash Lite, Gaming, Mobile Games | No Comments »
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Well it is our tag line after all, but a few people have been asking me lately about designing across devices.
Zodal specializes in designing across devices, and in part this is due to our teams multi-skilled experiences and to the fact that our core competencies revolve around the Adobe Flash and Adobe Flash Lite platform.
A great deal of our software and interaction development is done for mobile phones targeting both Symbian and Brew OS handsets. However we also develop high quality rich graphic solutions for PSP and iRiver devices.
The FITC conference is in full swing in Canada at the moment – and Dave Yang and Dongyub Lee have done a great session outlining the different devices available for Flash Lite Mobile Development.
Adobe Flash Lite for mobile devices:
- iRiver Clix1 / U10 (Flashlite 1.1, Flash UI)
- Lupo Carrot Kids (edutainment device for kids; similar to Nintendo DS) – Setup, Contents pack – looks very cool!
- Samsung M4500 (comes with Flashlite) – Apocket.com, MyUI (a customizable home automation controller UI)
- Yukyung Viliv P1 (PMP player) – Flash UI, Flash games
and of course now the latest gaming consoles:
- Adobe Flash for gaming consoles (Wii, PS3, PSP)
Great session notes have been provided on Aral Balkans site.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Flash Lite, Interaction Design | No Comments »
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Well its nearly a week now since the WebDU conference in Australia, and it seems like the buzz is still tingling in the air. The conference representing the leading edge Adobe Flash Developers Conference and dubbed “A Rock Concert For Geeks” hosts speakers from around the world – converging ‘down under’ to provide hands on work shops and discuss leading edge programming with Adobe Platforms. I spoke last year on Flash Lite mobile and multi-player but I was not able to make it this year – however Weyert de Boer from Zodal represented us and pretty much filled the room with us Presentation on putting the upcoming Apollo from Adobe through its paces.
Weyert also showcased Zodal’s lastest Flash game for the Sony PSP game console, which was developed for the highest rating MTV show Rob & Big (the show is currently being broadcast on the MTV channel in USA, Australia and New Zealand, amongst others).
Weyret – a certified Adobe Expert Developer – is on just about all the Adobe Beta programs and has been experimenting with Apollo for sometime and leveraging the Power of its Desktop functionality through integrate .net & JAVA middleware extensions.
All the hype this week has been around the Adobe CS3 Release. But watch for Apollo.
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Flash Lite, HOT, Weyert De Boer | No Comments »
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Mariam Dholkawala from Indiagames has a great article at Adobe on the subject.
Posted in Flash Lite, Gaming, Ghada Vanderpool, India, Mobile Games | No Comments »