7. appcampus
• £15 million program run by Nokia, Aalto
University and Microsoft.
• Awards of €20,000, €50,000 and €70,000.
• Bringing innovative app ideas to Windows
Phone.
appcampus.fi
9. recent
changes
• More focus on proven track record of company or individual.
• Interested in seeing download numbers, reviews and ratings.
• Under some circumstances the app doesn’t necessarily have to
be Windows Phone first.
10. AppCademy
• Opportunity to travel to
Finland.
• Mentoring.
• Training.
• Meet other developers.
• Pitching.
15. appcampus application
• Include as much information as possible.
• Demo of the app.
• Background information on you/your team.
• Know your revenue models
• Competitors
• Video pitch introducing team and idea
• Presentation
The more information the better….
17. beta feedback
First Impressions of the concept: 84/100
First Impressions of the app: 65/100
But, when I used it for the first time, I'm quite confused with how we take
picture. For example, there are only 2 buttons on the application bar.
I love it. I use it and just think of sharing them with my friends! It doesn't try to
do too much, but what it does it does very well, and I'm glad of the direction it is
taking. There's sharing a picture, and now there's sharing a picture... with
sound!
20. camera page
• Dispose and load camera at
every opportunity
• Not every phone has a flash
• Possible to change focus
illumination mode.
• 1020 doesn’t have lowest
resolution.
• Still lots of bugs to fix!
More info:
mendeztosome.wordpress.com
21. test on the 520
• Cheapest
• Most used
• Lowest performance
• Dullest screen
• No flash
About my previous apps and Windows Phone developmentAppCampusBuilding Foundbite
DescriptionBegan developing back in 2011Demoed Travelnapp in June at WPUGAmbitousMore by luck than judgementOn the marketplace got 5000 downloadsTook a look at the code the other day947 lines of code on the journey page (show)Took off market to rework but the Foundbite it got shelved
University enterprise zoneProfessional front for my app developmentDidn’t see it as a startup
Theme of puns running through appsChristmas 2011Live tile advent calendarCharity 20%Christmas cards25mb download !!
Won competition in February 2012FoundbiteDidn’t have skills needed at the time.
DescriptionDifferent styleAzureTables for celebsWeb service to service requests to apiTough lesson in working with third party api’s.Won’t make a quick buck on Windows Phone with gimmicky app.
Description3 yearsPredominantly 20,000MarketingSupportOpportunity to go to Finland, touch on later.Go to site – apps published
Description Where is Foundbite on the scalePrevious wayProblems along the way
Most promising teams invited to FinlandDescriptionMonthMentors 3310Meet venture capitalistsSauna in the top of NokiaMeet other developers from all over the globeCountriesVaried appsRun through eachLots of pitchingPilotSome was more catered towards beginners but there was opportunities to learn and speak to people at Nokia
Slush description
Angry Birds productsAs an aside…..
DescriptionCurrently in betaJust submitted to store
Example took on holiday in Croatia
Based on Foundbite how to make an applicationCan send application if needed
Very first version from over 3 months ago when beta began
Lots of good feedbackNot sure sound statistical way
Walkthrough of the app and talk about controls and components usedFeedUser profileFeaturedMap viewclusteringCapture a foundbiteDifferent capture modesLoginUploadStreamline pageUpload processError infinite uploadOwn profile deleteLive tilesWhat’s coming nextAbility to like/followSurface best foundbites
Show site
Most problematic pagesCapturing image at the same time as soundStill getting lots of invalidoperationexceptions
Running on a budget.ExifReaderOverkill but all very useful
Integral to development of Foundbite800 providing really useful feedback.Update to 10,000 testersPush updates in 2 hoursNightly builds find and fix bugs quickly.3 month limitGet some journalists interested
Put download link in every email you send out, reminder to download app/easily trigger update.Send regular updatesNot everyone who signed up registers