Points to remember:

• Don't start with the solution.
• What is the problem you are trying to solve?
• Who is the user you are trying to build this software for?
• What exactly does the user want?
  • To do this well you need to go and talk to the users.
  • Create a "Persona" of the user you are building for

Principal #1

• Know your users!

Our Steps:

• Understand the problem
• Get to know the users

Step 1-01

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• analyze and develop a plan for their final project

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Lesson

• "Understand the Problem"
  • before we can begin down the road of developing a software program, we MUST understand the problem
  • here are some points to remember for this project:
    • The clients:
      • what is your target audience for your app?
    • You are to write an app in Unity 3D, Corona SDK, Objective C, or something else
      • what can this language do and what can it not do?
    • You app MUST be distributed using an App Store
      • what are the restrictions and what can you include and not include:
        • artwork, sound, ... CAN NOT be just taken from the internet
    • Are there any other restrictions?

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Daily Assignment

• for your final project state the following:
  • What is the exact problem you are trying to solve?
  • What exactly is the app / game you are developing?
  • How does your app / game solve the problem?
  • What is your target audience?
  • What language will you be coding in?
    • What can it do to help you solve your problem?
    • Are there any limitations that can be stumbling block?
• After posting on your website, email it to me

Step 1-02

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• actually port over their project to whatever platform they plan to release to

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Lesson

• so you have picked your language of development, now lets start
  • where do we always start, the "Hello, World!" program

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Daily Assignment

• get your development environment up and running (your IDE)
• create the static (ie it does nothing but just place the words "Hello, World!" on the screen) program in your language
  • then ensure you can actually port it over and have it running on your platform of choice
  • this may seem really low level at this point BUT is you can not actually port it over to your device, it does not matter what you create!
• place a screenshot and the code on your website
  • email me the screenshot as well