MSU Mobile a brief update on 28 October 2010

Getting started Pick a framework. – And get the framework running … Select initial content. Move quickly.

Mobile Web OSP Handles device detection and then routes users to an appropriate template. – Basic (Feature phones) – Touch (Palm, Blackberry) – Webkit (iPhone, Android) Uses JavaScript libraries (jQuery + jqtouch) to provide familiar mobile interaction functionality (flipping, sliding, etc).

Audiences External – People unfamiliar with MSU. – Businesses. – Prospective students. m.msu.edu Internal – People on campus.

What’s useful for people? On-campus Maps. Events. People directory. (And much more …) All-purpose News. About MSU.

Initial content Campus map (buildings, interactive). People directory. News. Events. About MSU.

Meet MSU Mobile (Beta)

Quick thought on mobile homescreens App-style icons. Horizontal-style navigation.

15 icons. And what happens when you want to add more?

7 large icons 4 smaller icons.

Please ignore the funky rendering of this ‘Go’ button. Larger text and tap targets. Users will have to scroll down to get to other links.

Out of curiosity, which one do you prefer? Think about it for a minute.

Our timeline October 14: Development started. October 28: Brief update + demo. November 11: Soft launch. January (??): Hard launch.

MSU mobile community A group of developers met last month to chat about mobile. We will probably meet again in the future (ask Brendan about that). Centrally, we want to make it easy for developers on campus to start developing mobile sites.

Interested in getting involved The mobile development community is currently a loose collaboration among developers on campus. If you’d like to get involved, just

Check out World Usability Day November 11, 2010 at Kellogg Center. This year’s theme: Mobile communication. Cost: Free (but you need to register). Head over to usability.msu.edu