what my killer (app) idea actually was!

I’ve realised that I haven’t actually posted what my killer app idea was! Here is a brief summary of the kind of thing we’re aiming for…

Myplace.com; basically users have the ability to tag specific locations through gps/gprs technologies such as their phones.

A picture is taken, and the program takes a data feed from the phone, as well as an optional description from the user and adds this to an xml database. the database is available online, with each user having their own profile page detailing what locations they’ve tagged. A Google map type application is displayed on the profile page, with areas that the owner has been being revealed, and the rest of the world is darkened out, such as in popluar games like Command and Conquer. Upon the displayed sections of the map are all the locations that the user has been. The user has the option of networking with other mplace members to find locations of interest or to get additional information regarding their current myplaces.

The application generates a sense of discovery, due to the fact that the user’s map is mostly darkened to start with, and the more they travel, tag and network; the greater their world grows. The user also has the option of tagging information and opinions to other existing locations. The outcome of myplace is to create a massive xml database, that would enable the correct technologies, the ability to suggest ideas upon request of the kinds of places that the user may want to visit. Through user expression, the technologies would understand and group places via a series of criteria.

So in a nutshell, that’s what we’re trying to do!

brain fire

my head hurts. Ajax is eeeevvvviiillllllllll. I’ve got it working a bit more now though, which is nice… there’s a couple more bits n bobs that we’ve to sort out, but so far, so good. I’ve sorted the layout now, so it’s not only working nicely, but looking pretty too! I’m going to lay down and try and stop my head spinning; wondering about why some things work, and others don’t.

Huzzah!

the seeds of Ajax have been sown, and it’s starting to grow!

I’ve managed to upload some code to Si’s web space (I’m still debating who to go with), and it works! Ok, so it’s not the most advanced in the world, but n ow that I can see if what I’m doing will work or not, I’ll get a better idea of how to evolve it.

killer app

not too sure if I’ve posted much about this one so far… basically Simon and I are going to execute a ‘myplace’ application. It’s going to have all sorts of funky things in it… if only I could get Ajax to work. I’m running XP Home on this machine and as such, can’t get it to run as a server, so I’ve put Visual Studio 2005 on it, to emulate a server, but still can’t get the code to work… not only my code, but example code that I know works. Grr. So far though, we’ve got a running site up, that’s got some basic layout to it, and Simon’s done a really cool mapping feature using the Google Map technology… it looks pretty sweet. We need to get some xml features in there though, as the whole project should be underpinned it. That should have been taken care of with the Ajax, but it I can’t test it to see if the code I’ve written will run. I’ve already made a couple of xml pages that owrk on their own, and I know that some of my asp works as I’ve used some if it before, and the stuff I’m experimanting with seems like it should work… I’ve been looking inot getting some web space, but need to make sure that any host I choose can support the technical features associated with our work. If only we were still in the days of making simple html sites, with no Javascript, xml, css, asp, etc etc!! tut, we’re victims of our own doings! 

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So first off today we had Chris’ metting about our organism project. Now for this Aqeel, Simon and myself have the ambitious task of creating an ‘organism’ that (we have decided) shall feed off of internet traffic from the psq building, through archos. Aqeel’s managed to find a source that will help us realise this goal as an audio output, and is now tearing his hair out trying to mod it to a standard that we feel is independant, and therefor, more our own piece. We’re also looking into how we could manage to visualise this information in an ‘organic’ flow, and the idea hit me that we could maybe use a modified version of the code that we’re learning in soft221 – Langstone’s Ant. Whereas at the moment, the ant’s movement is random, I’m sure we can figure a way to alter the ammount of instances and colours of the ants to reflect the data stream. ok it’s ambitious, seeing as we’ve only had two lectures, and two practicals on Java, but I’m sure with a lil guidance we can get something sorted, that will truly be our own! Here’s to hoping!