History of Mobile Game Development

Day of Mobile ConferenceProfessor Robert Fuentes Jr.

March 6, 2010

Film / Broadcast

Game Development

Recording Arts

VFX / Animation

Statue of John Harvardfounder of Harvard University

Former Motorola Harvard Facility

Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME)Team Lead LWT

Lightweight Windowing Toolkit

Gone with Vinyl RecordsMotorola DynaTac Phone

Gone with the 90s LaundryMotorola StarTac

Still Being Sold TodayMotorola RAZR V3

Mobile Communication Technologies

TDMA: Time Division

Multiple Access

Since 1991

FDMA:Frequency

Division Multiple Access

Since 1981

W-CDMA:Wideband

Code Division Multiple Access

Since 2001

CDMA:Code Division

Multiple Access

2G: 1995 3G:2000

Mobile DevicesOperating Systems

SymbianS60: Nokia UIQ:

Motorola MOAPS: Others

JME (Formerly J2ME)Java Micro Edition

CocoaApplication

EnvironmentMac OS X – iPhone

OS

Eclipse(IDE)

Blackberry Java & JME

BREW(Qualcomm)

Binary Runtime Environment for

Wireless

Android(Google / OHA)Modified Linux

Kernel

Windows MobileMicrosoft

Originally Pocket PC

National & Regional Carriers

So you want to be a Video Game Rock Star?

Mere Mortals

Source: GameSpot

Mobile Game ApplicationsSource: GameSpot

iPhoneGeneric Mobile

Technologies to WatchAugmented Reality

Technologies to WatchVirtual Reality Glasses

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