Archive for the ‘Mobile Games’ Category
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 »
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, June 18th, 2007
I Spotted this on some travels around the internet recently. Could this be a mobile sony PS3 game phone? Check it out for yourself.
There has been no word from Sony’s gaming division about a new PSP, much less one with a phone built in, a U.S. spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment told Reuters. However Sony Ericsson, a venture of Sony Corp. and Ericsson, filed a patent application dated May 31 with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office related to a mobile device with gaming functionality that originated from employees in Japan.
Posted in Gadgets, Gaming, Japan, Korea, Mobile, Mobile Games, Sony PSP | 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, 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 »
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
I just went over to Geoff Bowers blog at Daemon in Australia, and what do I find but a google video of myself and Dale talking about Adobe Flash Lite experience in New Zealand and Australia. Flash Lite was building momentum in 2006 and it is quite funny to look back and review our comments, smug in the knowledge that of course the momentum of the Flash Lite Platform for rich interactive mobile experiences in now reaching the mainstream via a multitude of different handsets now available in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Unfortunately I wont be able to be present at the WebDU conference this year, but I do thoroughly recommend the experience to any up and coming Flash Developer. I’m happy to announce however that Weyert De Boer who has just recently joined the Zodal team, as an certified Adobe Flash Expert, will be attending the festivities in Sydney on Zodal’s behalf.
(p.s check out Weyert’s great new book – for best practices about Flash on mobiles and devices)
Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Australia, Books, Chris Blair, Flash Lite, Mobile Games, New Zealand, Telcos, Trends, Weyert De Boer | No Comments »
Saturday, February 10th, 2007
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Posted in Adobe, Adobe Flash, Chris Blair, Flash Games, Flash Lite, Gadgets, Gaming, HOT, Mobile Games | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 10th, 2006
Just caught up with Mario Wynands up in Wellington, at Sidhe Interactive. He’s a great guy and doing some very cool PlayStation games, specially their new title for Jackass MTV.
Its interesting to think however – Zodal is now New Zealand’s biggest Mobile Game Development Company, New Zealand’s Biggest Adobe Flash Lite Development Company, and New Zealand’s 4th Largest Game Development Company in general.
Worth a thought !
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