Schedule

360iDev – The Speakers – Amanda Wixted and David Cairns

August 13, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

I met Amanda briefly at WWDC at House of Shields, begging her to submit a topic for 360|iDev. That’s about all I remember actually, but clearly it worked!

When she submitted her session, we knew we’d want her and David to present. How could we pass up, ”Getting Started with iPhone Game Development“? Clearly gaming on the iPhone is huge, huger than I ever thought it would be, actually. But my wrongness on that topic didn’t impact wanted the best people possible to present on the topic, and so here’s Amanda and David!

Learn the basic concepts and code architecture behind casual mobile games. We’ll walk you through a demo game that uses OpenGL ES and you can keep the source! Amanda and David work for the two top iPhone game studios (Zynga and ngmoco:) – learn from the best!

Amanda and David are experts in their field for sure! We had actually heard Amanda’s name before meeting her and it was my aim to meet her at WWDC if at all possible! Mission accomplished, and now she’s coming to Denver! No pressure girl! you’ll rock it :)

Register now, you’re waiting? For what? Better price? you missed that boat. Confirmation the conference is happening? Oh it’s on son, on like Voltron! So why wait? The hotel block is filling fast, tickets are moving fast too, are you really gonna risk us selling out and you not getting in?

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360iDev – The Speakers – Joe Pezzillo and Dan Burcaw

August 11, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

Push is the next new big thing! As more and more apps begin implementing push notification, it becomes clear that the need for the back end infrastructure is going to go through the roof!

Veteran iPhone application developers Dan and Joe have formed a new company push.IO

“Push it Up! Implementing Apple’s Push Notifications for Fun & Profit!” Is sure to be an eye opening session. Showing developers what’s involved in implementing push. It’s not as easy as flipping a bit, so this session will be a must see for those looking to implement push in their apps, and unsure of the next steps, or where to go for the backend support they’re going to need.

Just take a look at the session description.

Dan & Joe walk you through how and why to add push notifications to your application, what’s required on the server side with plenty of working sample code and specific examples to guide you through every step of the process. After showing you how to implement it yourself, they explain how their new company Push.IO is helping developers make it easy to scale.

Make sure you don’t delay! Register now to ensure you have a spot at the table! Tickets are moving fast and September 27th isn’t that far away! Register Now!

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360iDev – The Speakers – PJ Cabrera

August 10, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

I’ll admit this session tickled my fancy. I love the idea of add-on inputs and displays, that take the work off my main display(s) and do a specific job.

PJ Cabrera will be talking about that and more in his session, “Using iPhone to provide optional input/output and location services for Mac OS X applications”

I’d love to have my iphone docked and giving me (already possible I know) system details on my network, CPU, RAM, active processes, etc. Why not also be able to be a ‘torrent status’ monitor etc?

And input? Well I think the simplest example, is a multitouch trackpad, where your mouse would be, awesome for those of use, using our macbook (Pro)s in a docked fashion on our desk.

Using Bonjour and Wi-Fi, it is possible to hook-up a Mac OS X Cocoa app to a Cocoa Touch app running on iPhone or iPod Touch. The Cocoa Touch app could use its screen, multi-touch, accelerometer and/or Core Location APIs to provide optional input / output services or location services to the Cocoa app running on a Mac. This session will explore this alternative use of an iDevice for input/output services and location services for Cocoa apps. A few small sample applications will be demoed to demonstrate the concept and fire up the attendees’ imaginations.

The possibilities are endless for sure, I can’t wait to see what sample Apps PJ has cooked up for us. Don’t miss this session!

Register now! Don’t miss out on the best iPhone developer conference in the country (world?). You’re not going to find more iPhone developers in one place, outside of WWDC! Don’t delay! Tickets are moving fast!

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360iDev – The Speakers – Jay (Saurik) Freeman

August 3, 2009 By John 1 Comment

If you were at the last 360|iDev in March, you’ll know we had a few sessions on Jailbraking, and that our pal Saurik even announced the Cydia store during his session.

Saurik is back, with a full day Hands-On training class onSunday! We’re really excited to have Saurik back with us, it’s important for developers to see all the aspects and possibilities in iPhone development, and jailbraking and non AppStore apps is a definite option.

Check out the description of Saurik’s class and see for yourself.

Will teach developers how to write extensions using the existing MobileSubstrate framework, as well as a soon-to-be-released runtime introspection and scripting language, both for purposes of tapping into the unofficial iPhone software market, as well as to provide people the means to understand how the existing applications perform their magic: by reaching your hands directly into their implementations. Will include a brief overview of the status the jailbroken software market, where many of these existing extensions can be found. With almost a quarter million dollars in revenues just from the 15 packages available in the Cydia Store (a small fraction of the overall jailbreak market), this area has proven itself to be a viable option for commercial development and sales.

All but one of the actual technologies I will be describing are applicable to non-jailbroken applications, but you would be limited to actually /changing/ the implementation of applications you have yourself written, although you’d be able to mess easily with things in UIKit (where a lot of the value to many users would be). In particular, the introspection framework that I am releasing is designed in such a way as to let you easily embed it into an App Store application.

It is definitely true that to get the most out of this that you can you will need to be willing to jailbreak your device (something I’d personally hope developers do anyway, in order to do more extensive testing of their application code, as well as to have better access to debugging).

This will be a great session for developers looking at alternatives to the Nazi, black box App store nightmare that Apple has created.

Of course Sunday pre-Conference training is completely free, included in the regular registration price… Wonder if other events that cost as much as 360|iDev, have perks like that? :) Register now to ensure you have a seat at the Premiere iPhone developer conference in the world!

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360iDev – iPhone Dev Conferences Compared

July 31, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

With a few alternatives to 360|iDev coming up, we thought it might make sense to talk about the options available to the community. This way those, who haven’t decided, can make the most informed decision.

You basically have 3 choices: iPhoneDevCamp, 360|iDev, and Voices That Matter. (in Chrono order)

Name	iPhoneDevCamp	360\|iDev	VTM: iPhone Conf.
Dates	8/1 – 8/2 Party (7/31)	9/27 – 9/30 (Parties 3 nights)	10/17 – 10/18 (No party listed)
size (capacity)	500	400	unknown
speakers	33ish	40+	14
Price	$50	$499 (First 100 were $360)	$699 (Early bird $495 thru 9/13)
Audience	Hobbyist/Developer	Developer/Business	Developer
Location	Silicon Valley, CA plus satellite locations	Denver, CO	Boston, MA

So what makes sense for you? Well, let’s go through some of the driving reasons for attending a show and find the one that best fits you.

Travel: If travel is not an option, then go to the one that’s close enough to walk or drive to. If travel is an option, then flying to iPhoneDevCamp or 360|iDev are the best options since you get more bang for you buck.

Attitude: By this we mean, the attitude of your fellow attendees towards the iPhone platform. If you’re a hobbyist that just wants to see what the hype is about, then go to iPhoneDevCamp. At $50, you’re gonna find yourself surrounded by a bunch of hobbyists. If you serious about making a living on the iPhone Platform, then 360|iDev is the best as we talk about the business side as well as the development stuff, have hands-on sessions (for free) and almost twice as many dev sessions as VTM.

<armsInAir>Supah-Stars!</armsInAir>: If seeing some big names from the Mac and iPhone world is your goal (and really, for some it is), any of the 3 will give your opportunities to “see” some superstars. We’ve never been to the other two, so we can’t speak for them. However, at 360|iDev, the superstars also party with you on 3 nights so you can meet them, chat with them and (if you really want to) get their autograph! If you do get autographs, give a token bone to the organizers and ask for theirs. We want to feel special too. LOL

Timeliness: If you can’t wait, get your butt over to Yahoo HQ (or one of the satellite locations) for iPhoneDevCamp since it starts tonight (well a party does, the real meat is Saturday). Next up would be 360|iDev at the end of September and then VTM in mid-October. Ask your boss when would be the best time to go and run with that one.

Community Vibe/Action: Again, we’ve never been to iPhoneDevCamp and the VTM show has yet to go down. We were told though by those did attend IDC and 360|iDev last time that our show had a stronger community vibe. People wanted to interact and get to know each other. The interaction was so good that the idea for App Treasures was born at our conference. You gotta admit, that’s pretty cool. New ventures formed from the connections made at 360|iDev

History: By this we mean show history. iPhoneDevCamp is on rev 3 and it shows. The camp has changed quite a bit from what it was the first time. 360|iDev is on rev 2. It was built on a tested formula and it showed. Attendees loved the show as you can read here. VTM is on rev 1, so will be a new experience for all involved. If a track record is important, then definitely weigh your options carefully.

The purpose of this post isn’t why you should be at 360|iDev. We do want you there, but having you know your options is more important to us. We want everyone to attend the event that makes the most sense to them. Hopefully, the competition feels the same, but again, we can’t speak for them.

That being said, if you read the chart and made us your choice, click here and reg now! We’ve sold out the first 100 cheaper tickets and sales hasn’t really slowed down since. Get in before it’s too late!

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360iDev – Spend the Sat/Sun Sunday before 360iDev learning iPhone OpenGL programming

July 30, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

We’re happy to have the pleasure to work with Noel and Dan, and the fact that they’ve decided to offer this great training, leading up to 360|iDev is just awesome! Developers can start with their training to ramp up for the full 360|iDev conference, all in the same place even!

Check out the description below!

360iDev speaker Noel Llopis will be teaching his Mobile Orchard iPhone OpenGL Programming Class the Saturday and Sunday before the conference.

Designed for CocoaTouch/UIKit programmers, Noel’s class packs everything you need to get started creating high-performance, 2D and 3D OpenGL applications into an intensive 2-day class. The class emphasizes practical knowledge and working code: you’ll write OpenGL apps showing 2D and 3D object rendering, animation, lighting, multitexturing, and point sprites.

Noel’s a master OpenGL programmer with a demonstrated ability to clearly communicate complex, graphics programming topics. He single-handedly created the critically acclaimed Flower Garden App, and his PC/console titles include The Bourne Conspiracy, Darkwatch, the MechAssault series and and Missile Command. He writes a monthly column for Game Developer Magazine and his blog shows up as the second result (after Wikipedia) for a game programmer search on Google.

Conference attendees save $300 — use “360″ as a coupon code. Only $999 with early bird registration and conference discount. Will be held in the same hotel as 360iDev; the conference’s discounted room rate applies. Details and registration at http://mobileorchard.com/opengl

Register now for 360|iDev to get the Hands-On training discount! Don’t miss out on the best iPhone developer conference this year!

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360iDev – The Speakers – Collin Donnell

July 20, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

Collin is another 360|iDev alum, returning to hang out with us in Denver. He’s wicked smart, if you don’t believe me, just check out his topic, “Starting Core Animation” You won’t be let down.

Learn about Apple’s powerful layer based animation framework to enhance user experience. Topics will include types of animation and layers.

I’ll admit, the things I know about Core Animation would fill a thimble… actually they’d fill some sort of sub-atomic thimble, but I’m getting off topic, LOL.

but if you’re interested in the awesome visual cues and animations that seem inherent in iPhone apps, this session will be for you. Collin will show you how to tap into the built in, awesomeness that Apple has made available for developers.

Collin’s is only 1 of the 40+ session we’ve got lined up for everyone at 360|iDev! Register now! Don’t miss out the best iPhone developer conference in the world (if we do say so ourselves, but it’s not just us!)

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360iDev – The Speakers – Michael Schneider

July 16, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

One of our more popular sessions at 360|iDev San Jose was Michael’s “legal issues in iPhone Development”

And when I say popular I mean, his session was Wednesday, the last slot of the day, and not only was the room full, but people stayed a good 20 minutes or so over. How many conferences does that happen at. Shoot how many let that happen even?!

Michael is back with more awesome advice in a repeat of the session from last time. Repeat’s a strong term, since really it’s just 80 minutes or discussion, going where attendees take it, which is in the end what we love to have happen.

Overview of legal issues facing iPhone developers as they create and bring applications to market. This session tends to be an open Q&A regarding legal and business issues in iPhone development.

If you’ve got questions about starting your iPhone business, or have already started but have questions, this session is for you. Don’t miss out on all the great content, 40+ sessions! Register now! You’re not going to find this breadth and depth of content at other events, certainly not this affordably! i guarantee! :D

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360iDev – The Speakers – Joe Pezzillo & Dan Burcaw

July 14, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

We’ve all seen the app updates with “Tested on 3.0″, we’ve got AIM and Foursquare with push notifications, etc

Ever looked into Apple’s Push Notification? If you thought it was as a simple as flicking a swtich, think again!

Joe Pezzillo and Dan Burcaw will be presenting in September on “Push it Up! Implementing Apple’s Push Notifications for Fun & Profit!”

Enabling Push in your app is just the start and Dan and Joe will show you how to get your application up and running with Push Notifications in no time.

You’ll get no better source than Dan and Joe, at WWDC they launched a joint venture called P ush.io which focuses on providing the needed backend to enable Push on your apps. DON’T WORRY. this session won’t be a “Sign up for Push.IO” schill fest, we wouldn’t allow it :) You can attend other conferences if you just want to be sold to.

Register now, while there’s still a few $360 tickets left. They’re going fast and won’t last much longer, then it’s $500! Still a bargain and cheaper than other “iphone” conferences with a fraction of the speakers. Don’t miss out on the premiere iPhone developers conference! Register Now!

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360iDev – The Speakers – Brent Simmons

July 13, 2009 By John Leave a Comment

We all know who Brent Simmons is, we all use (really? you’re not? What’s your deal?) Net News Wire, or some Newsgator product.

This September in Denver, Brent will be talking about “Building Custom Media Apps with NewsGator’s iPhone Framework”

Not only has Newsgator created an great iPhone RSS reader, but now there’s a framework for building kick ass iPhone apps, from a company that’s no slouch in the ‘kick ass app’ department.

With NewsGator’s iPhone Media App Framework you can easily build iPhone apps like All Things Digital’s, with news, thumbnails, audio, video, and photo galleries. The framework also supports endless customization, from modifying the built-in views to adding entirely new features and user interface. You can use the framework as a foundation: let it handle the basics, so you can spend time on the cool parts of your app.

Make sure you register before the final ‘cheap’ registrations run out. Only $360 before the price goes up to $500. Still a bargain for sure, but why pay more when you can act now! We’re almost out of those tickets! Register Now!

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