HSTC904
PC GAME MIGRATION TO IPHONE & ANDROID
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PC GAME MIGRATION TO IPHONE & ANDROID
Situation
Challenge
A NASDAQ listed networking hardware and appliance maker has a thriving product certification and training business arm
Increasing game speed over progressive levels required superior performance at high speeds of multi-touch interface
The product certification and training department, a profit center, drives revenues by training professionals on complex network and hardware concepts
Original PC game had a point-and-click interface for sequential input while iPhone & Android require multi-touch support for simultaneous input from the user
Company wants to monetize the course and content via smart phones, thereby reaching wider audiences and earning incremental revenue
Technologies & Tools iPhone 3.1 SDK Xcode 3.2
Harbinger Solution
UIView animations, timers and view transitions
Tetris-like teaser game engages users with number “pegs� to be selected and animated by touch Game developed with graphics, animation and multi-touch interactivity Progressive levels increased in complexity and speed for user to respond with correct answers using multi-touch
Sound, video & animations (Media Player Framework) File management (NSFileManager) Android OS 1.6 Touch event handling (OnClickListener) Music API (MediaPlayer) Layouts & ViewGroup classes
Benefits
BOTTOM LINE
Company engages users with an addictive teaser game that has links to website for up-selling complex training courses
HSTC904
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Company experimented with the new mobile channel for product promotion at very low cost