Tuesday, August 03, 2010
[Google Fast Flip] How to Design a Web App for Google TV
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Google TV apps will change the way we watch TV
How to Design a Web App for Google TV
How to Design a Web App for Google TV Google has released a preliminary developer's guide to aid those interested in porting their web or mobile applications to , the newly announced platform built on top of technology. With Google TV, "television is no longer confined to showing just video" explains Salahuddin Choudhary, Google TV Product Manager, in . "It can be a photo slideshow viewer, a gaming console, a music player and much more." But how does one build a working application for Google TV? Although deeper, technical details are still forthcoming (sign up for updates), developers interested in this new platform can now follow on the Google TV developer site. These are essentially style suggestions for building TV-enabled web apps, something which developers should consider if building apps for any TV platform, not just Google's. identify the vital parts of your app before starting work, stick with one visible mode of navigation or one information hierarchy, make the primary action reachable in one click, avoid the temptation to use abstract icons, limit vertical scrolling, preselect the user's next action when you can. Google TV users will often navigate with a directional pa...
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Google TV apps will change the way we watch TV
How to Design a Web App for Google TV
How to Design a Web App for Google TV Google has released a preliminary developer's guide to aid those interested in porting their web or mobile applications to , the newly announced platform built on top of technology. With Google TV, "television is no longer confined to showing just video" explains Salahuddin Choudhary, Google TV Product Manager, in . "It can be a photo slideshow viewer, a gaming console, a music player and much more." But how does one build a working application for Google TV? Although deeper, technical details are still forthcoming (sign up for updates), developers interested in this new platform can now follow on the Google TV developer site. These are essentially style suggestions for building TV-enabled web apps, something which developers should consider if building apps for any TV platform, not just Google's. identify the vital parts of your app before starting work, stick with one visible mode of navigation or one information hierarchy, make the primary action reachable in one click, avoid the temptation to use abstract icons, limit vertical scrolling, preselect the user's next action when you can. Google TV users will often navigate with a directional pa...
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