MAT 595M Seminar Series

iPhone / iPod Development for Profit and Research

Media Arts and Technology University of California Santa Barbara

Abstract

With the sudden ubiquity of multitouch devices and nearly a billion iPhone apps downloaded to date, iPhone development provides both the potential for income and HCI research opportunities. The first portion of my presentation will focus on my experiences delivering my first iPhone application, Visual Metronome, with emphasis on how the App Store works and the processes for app submission and management. I will then touch on the early stages of my research into creating an iPhone interface for use in the AlloSphere. Finally I will give an introduction into the technical aspects of app development by looking at the iPhone SDK and introducing some very simple applications and tricks.

Bio

Charlie Roberts is currently pursuing his PhD in Media Arts and Technology from UCSB after earning his MA in Education from Columbia and studying music as an undergrad at James Madison University. Prior to beginning graduate school he taught classes on audio production and web development at Expression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville, CA. He has also led classes on web development and streaming media at Columbia University and various design conventions across the country. His current research is focused on hardware and software interfaces for live performance, and he has released several award winning software packages for OS X that reflect this interest. He recently started a company, One More Muse, focused on iPhone application development. He plays music in his spare time and has been spectacularly unsuccessful in his attempts to make cheese.