George T. Hayes
George is currently a graduate student at the School of Information at UC Berkeley focusing on...
"We are trying to turn them from being just consumers, to being producers of technology. Not just producing with technology, not just using software, but actually producing the software itself."
-- Betsy DiSalvo, lead researcher of Glitch Game Testers speaking about the program
"People trying to break into the video game business could benefit from creating their own video game and posting it on the Internet to build visibility, momentum, buzz, and ratings. It may be something that people can download for free and then you use that as a stepping stone to attract [financial backers]"
-- Marcus Matthews, CEO and co-founder of Atlanta-based Blue Heat Games
"Money transfer applications, location-based services and mobile search will reign as the top mobile app categories by 2012."
-- Gartner Research
BD Commentary: Research shows that game apps, augmented reality apps, GPS turn-by-turn navigation apps, and content directory combined with a phone module apps are some of the money makers in the app store. Keep that in mine when you're thinking about what kind of mobile app to develop. We also recommend you consider other devices and other platforms outside of Apple and the app store. For developers really looking to make money the best approach I've seen is the MEDL Mobile model, which is basically building apps for companies and individual consumers and either getting paid off the top or for each download.
02.27.2010