App Blueprint

PROJECT TITLE: APP EMPIRE PROJECT STAGE: SYSTEM t's time lo tink about the nuts and bots behind the interface and, I you dont have the programming skils, to hire a developer. Consider how your app wll acoess the data t will need, and how it will epress that data to the user in a rosporaive wy For example, for our AFL app ve talked to the sorvice that provides al the data lor the match statistios and video leeds of the games" saye Gorog PROJECT STAGE: DEVELOPMENT PROJECT STAGE: TESTING: PHASE 2 With your user intertace well tested, now comes the hevy ing You need to start he coding prooess nd bulda protolype hat resembles the reel thing. We havea programme who starts going some stuf up on the eoroon n artist who works on what going to look e, and the desgner who provides guidance," says Muscet. Decide whichs your role and recrut for the ofhers With a prototype in hend, you'l now want to get some systen testing done. Gettin as many people's hands as possible and ask them lo report back any bugs or responsiverness esues. Dulding sotware is a really comples process so you noed to be sure hal wen it hits the Appsioretis robust and wont fat over on the oustomersays Gorog PROJECT STAGE: CONCEPT Dontrely on a single idea. Muncal and hs Halrick colleegues came up th 100 game ide belore soting on Fruit Ninja. We pickod the bet 20 or o and spert one day on each concept," he says Then elocked al thooe conoepts and picked 10lor further dovelopment bolore eventasly setting on tve for tosting. t wsnt so much a Ight bub moment a n evolon y process 4a 11000111000019 b01700 0000 111T 0000 111: 0000 1111 00001111 0000 1111 PROJECT STAGE: DESIGN "Wih an app you have a lmited amount of time lo ontice the user says Gorog "So decide on the two or hroe kay leaturos that will dellver realy wel and are going to delight the customet Then spit he design х PROJECT STAGE: PROJECT STAGE: Network procoss into wo dstnct channels- user intertaoe, or how the user interacts wth your app, and syslom, or how your app responds to the use TESTING PHASE 1 MARKETING Trend Here you want lo focus on tosting he user terface and he leodback you rocelvo on any dosign faws "You can do a lot of the user with more than 600.00o apps in the markptace 5and ound 10.000 ew ones subeled lo Apple every wook, marketing your app is a must Get your app in the hnds of seviowers and bloggors, create social media peges and think about fiming trailer There wre high-production trailers coming out when we unched Frat Ninja but ours cost $171o make with a camoorder and a couple of triends at the park says Muscat 00 35p lesting without actually buliding the ap. so by the me you are in development there shoukin't be much you dont know about how the user wll spond to the app," says Gorog Tal t moro time and Laser yes shoot enemy 0ost elliclent to get that sut rght earty Use fangs to bite to win power sps Formulation PROJECT STAGE: USER INTERFACE Consider ho the user it nevigate hrough the app and aocess s hero leatures. "s impotant lo keep Ihe user terdace simple ays Gorog The artis really hiding the oomplety in a simple user Interlacn Come up with a set of wire Irames esertiely blueprints that show pege layout-and visusle how your app wil look atisticaly through the use of logos, butons and backgrounds PROJECT STAGE: SUBMISSION Beloro you launch your app in the Apptore, you must submit lo Apple for eview "The process takos about a wook and is relatively straight forwand" says Gorog. "Apple wil catch any bugs you may havo missod, mako ure the app dooint crash and that it has good user interface and dosign. Right, so now that we have that soried Bme for an idea Hmmanyone got any doas? 4b Selection 2) Prvadcast APPROVED