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Comprehensive, yes, and well-written, but a problem remains: There is very little unanimity in the field, partly because so many disciplines are involved: anthropology, animal behavior, paleontology, endocrinology, neuroscience—not to mention a few political agendas. Blum has interviewed the experts and comes up with a number of agreed-upon facts: There are gender differences in the brain (including differences between homosexual and heterosexual brains); these differences are laid down in fetal development when testosterone kicks in to determine maleness. There are differences in the cycling of hormones: Testosterone fluctuates on a daily basis and is subject to situational stimulus; estradiol peaks in women at mid-cycle. These brain/hormonal differences could well translate into different styles of thinking or abilities and different degrees of aggression/arousal. But does this happen sometimes? always? to what degree? So caveats are presented along with the results of provocative experiments like one in which females exposed to sweaty men's T-shirts showed preferences for those belonging to men whose immune systems were least like their own (supposedly a guard against inbreeding). We are also told that gentlemen prefer blondes because fairness is associated with youth and hence good health and breeding potential. (What about cultures where there are no blondes?) In the end, Blum conjectures (with others) that we are evolving slowly toward monogamy from our polygamous ape relatives and that this has advantages in terms of moderating violence and bringing about greater gender equality. She suggests that we could help nature along by pushing the culture in that direction.
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1. Splitting the Lark: The Origins of Sex
2. Pinpointing the Difference: Comparing Male and Female Brains
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Rome75k Sf: Garbin(1)b. Dokic(WC) 61 43 RET
Jun 7th, 2008, 12:08 PM
this is the score
Jun 7th, 2008, 12:10 PM
Jun 7th, 2008, 12:11 PM
Jelena :sad: :sad: Hopefully it's not serious!
Jun 7th, 2008, 12:14 PM
What happened?
Jun 7th, 2008, 12:15 PM
What happened?
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Jun 7th, 2008, 12:19 PM
Jelena :awww: Hopefully nothing serious. However she is playing a lot recently again. Was 5th tournament in 6 weeks.
75k-SF is still a really good result :yeah:
Jun 7th, 2008, 12:19 PM
Poor Jelena, another setback :(.
Tax seems to be playing well especially that first set...good luck to her in the finals
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Jun 7th, 2008, 12:26 PM
OMG what happened :eek: I hope Jelena is just tired, which i doubt, because she had a chance to win the 2nd set.
I hope we'll get some news about it.
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Jun 7th, 2008, 12:26 PM
Thats tough luck on Jelena, just when she seemed to be putting some good results together :sad:. Hopefully its not too serious.
Well done to Garbin though!
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Jun 7th, 2008, 12:32 PM
:sad: Pleas ebe fit for Wimbledon Jelena :)
Great week reaching the SF of a 75K though :yeah: You should be very proud once again!
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Jun 7th, 2008, 12:37 PM
It would be different if the score was 6-1 4-1 RET, but it was still close. Obviously she was broken and didn't feel she could continue. I hope this isn't serious. :sad:
Jun 7th, 2008, 01:38 PM
OH LAWD! Please be alright Jelena
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Jun 7th, 2008, 01:44 PM
god, i hope its not serious :(
Jun 7th, 2008, 02:11 PM
Things are slowly coming together for her. A semifinal at a 75k is a good result. hopefully she hasn't picked up an injury, it'd be such a shame.
Jun 7th, 2008, 03:28 PM
Jelena :(
Jun 7th, 2008, 03:33 PM
Hope Jelena is okay. :hug: She's done well again making the SF.
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Jun 7th, 2008, 03:54 PM
:unsure: Hope it's nothing serious.
Congratulations Garbin. :)
Jun 7th, 2008, 03:58 PM
Oh my. Jelena doing a Sexy Lexy. :scared:
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Jun 7th, 2008, 04:42 PM
Oh my. Jelena doing a Sexy Lexy. :scared:
Only that she's way more sexy and she's got lots more jelly. :o :lol: :tape:
Jun 7th, 2008, 04:53 PM
:hug: Hope it's not a serious injury :unsure:
Jun 7th, 2008, 05:05 PM
Hope it's nothing serious, a 75K SF isn't a bad result! :)
Jun 7th, 2008, 08:57 PM
Nice week for Jelena despite this setback.
I get the sense she probably felt something physically and pulled out because she didn't want to risk getting more injured with Wimbledon coming up. She probably would have played on otherwise. I hope so anyway. I just hope it's minor, she's done so well lately and she deserves what's coming to her recently.
Get better, Jelena. :hearts: Still crossing my fingers that she gets a WC into Wimbledon.
Jun 8th, 2008, 06:57 AM
Is Jelena planning on play any events prior to Wimbledon?
Jun 8th, 2008, 07:01 AM
She's supposed to be in a 25K this coming week but I suspect she'll pull out.
Jun 8th, 2008, 07:22 AM
Really happy to see Tax in the final, but I don't like the score obviously. Hopefully Dokic isn't seriously injured.
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Sizing Europe brought the house down at Punchestown as the 12-year-old won the Boylesports Champion Chase for a second time on what could have been his final start.
One of the most durable steeplechasers in recent times, the dual Cheltenham Festival winner was running in this race for a fifth time having also finished second in 2011 and last year.
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And for new members joining the club in 2015 it gets even better, because entrance fees have been scrapped completely.
Enjoying a lovely sunny day on the front lawn at UYC
The delights of cruiser sailing on Ullswater have received country-wide recognition thanks to a national yachting magazine.
The February edition of Yachting Monthly, which has just been published, has devoted one of its main features to a member of Ullswater Yacht Club and his sailing cruiser which is moored at the club.
Ullswater is a cover story - Page 3 of Yachting Monthly
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Happy New Year to all members and friends of UYC.
It was all down to the last day to decide who would win the November Series with 4 boats in with a real chance. In the end it was John Thornley in his Flying Fifteen who took the honours. John is photographed with Chris Barnes one of several crews. The series attracted 22 boats with several visitors. Both John and Howard Steavenson from Tynemouth SC in his VX1 ended up with 17 points and it took careful scrutiny of the rules to determine the winner.
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This is an architect designed home which has been recently renovated and is situated on 36 acres of fields and woods. The house overlooks the Connecticut hills with sweeping views and offers lots of privacy. The house is filled with designer touches and pride of ownership. The great room has a large wood burning fireplace and floor to ceiling south facing doors to collect solar heat. There are 3 bedrooms, plus a full loft bedroom and 2 full bathrooms: 1 bedroom with queen bed on the first floor: two bedrooms on the second floor, one queen and one full bed and a full bathroom: one loft bedroom on the third floor with two twin beds. The music room on the first floor has a baby grand piano and extensive classical record collection. The gourmet kitchen was remodeled and is fully equipped including a lovely AGA stove. Washer and Dryer are on the first floor for easy access. There is a screen porch to enjoy meals outside without the bugs and a play structure, sandbox and playhouse for the kids. There is a two car garage for your cars as well as additional parking. The house has WIFI, local and long distance phone and includes all utilities.
The house is perfectly situated for you to enjoy the solitude and privacy of the country but still be within easy driving distance to all that the Berkshires have to offer. Tanglewood, Shakespeare and Company, Jacob's Pillow, MASS MoCA, Kripalu, Berkshire Botanical Gardens and Great Barrington which has lovely gourmet restaurants, shops, galleries, movies and more. Nearby Sheffield has many antique stores.
The appalachian trail is close by as well as many wildlife sanctuaries and historical house museums managed by The Trustees of Reservations. You are close to lakes for canoeing and other water activities. Butternut and Catamount ski resorts are both nearby or you can cross country ski, hike or snow shoe right from your front door. The area also has many great summer programs for children.
This home is available year round for you to relax in and enjoy. There is something for everyone in the Berkshires.
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We are a family of four with two little girls. We love adventure and are off on our own, leaving this lovely home for you to enjoy. This home was designed by my father who was an architect and was inherited with a long family history attached. Our extended family also owns the next house up the road and all of the land connecting the two. We started to renovate and update it soon after moving in and recently finished.
Laura Fleury purchased this house in 2006
The house is as nice as it appears in the pictures. The first floor has an open concept and the main area (living room, dining room, kitchen) is very nice to spend time in. The kitchen is beautiful but was rather sparsely appointed for anyone looking to cook their own meals. For example, there were only 2 small cast iron pans and no sharp knife to cut anything. The hospitality could also be improved since we arrived after dark and there were no lights left on for us and the house was left at 50 degrees and took a few hours to warm up. The bedroom next to the kitchen is above a utility room in the basement that can make random noises at all hours. The bedding in the rooms upstairs was fairly dusty. The property is nice and there was a small play structure for our toddler.
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Today is day six without a phone.
Besides for feeling slightly isolated, it's not too bad.
I've been doing things that I know I would not be doing if my phone was sitting next to me, shiny screen beckoning.
Like putting on music.
Like waltzing to the music in my living room with my delighted nine month old as my dancing partner, her tiny hand encased in mine and giggling at this new game.
Like feeling like its only one o'clock and I've already accomplished what usually takes me until three!
Like being told by my brother that I should write an article about life with no phone, telling him "what a great idea" and actually sitting down to write it pretty much right away…
CNN ran a story a couple of years ago, "Do you obsessively check your smart phone?" They brought statistics to show that the average person will check his or her phone on average 34 times a day, sometimes with only a ten-minute break between checks.
Huffington post related that 73% of Americans would feel panicked if they lost their phone while 14% admitted that they would feel "desperate."
Honestly, last Tuesday, when my phone died while I was out in the street, I definitely felt the faint flutter of panic. And when I got home, placed it into the charger and returned an hour later to a blank screen, I would say there was an element of desperation as I stabbed violently at the home button and power button (to no avail).
That was last Tuesday. In my initial shock and disbelief, I wondered how I would survive the afternoon. The first item on the agenda was of course, to google the "symptoms" my sick phone displayed and to attempt a DIY reawakening.
Well, holding down on the home button and power button at the same time yielded the same faceless stare.
Switching the charging cable for another one I found lying around did the same thing.
Putting the phone in rice overnight was a sweet suggestion and a last ditch effort, because I knew the phone had not gotten wet, unlike the last mishap with my portable connectivity tool. However, I dutifully surrounded it with rice and left the babysitter to watch over it – and my sleeping baby – as my husband and I went to watch a basketball game at the Barclays Center.
That night there was no picture taking of the food, the players, the food, ourselves or the basketball court. In fact, no one knew we even went to the game.
Wonders of wonders.
The next morning, I admired my reflection in the black screen and searched deep within its depths for a trace of my beloved apps. The only thing I saw were my eyes, round and fearful.
It was time to try the next piece of advice. A new charging port.
This involved having my husband take the phone to his office, where a friend graciously gave us the use of his own charger for the day. In this case, for the hour, because that's all it took for my husband to realize that the charging port, charging cable or charging room were not to blame for the demise of this particular iPhone 4s.
It was time to involve the experts.
A kind man who advertises his fixit skills in this field was pulled into the picture. On Wednesday night, I had a working phone!
For about one hour.
The battery was switched for a new one, to ensure the issue was not a broken battery as opposed to a broken charging port.
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Today is day six without a phone.
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The parents of DELMAR EUGENE 'CURLY' WILSON were JOHN TILLMAN WILSON III (1897-1960) and MARY ELSIE BROWN (1897–1966); and they were only 17 years old when they married in Essex, Stoddard County, Missouri, on 5 Apr 1915 in the home of the groom's parents, JOHN WILLIAM 'BILLY' WILSON JR. and ELETHA LUCY DOWNEN. By the time DELMAR was 4˝ years old in Sep 1920, his father left him and his mother and married another woman, LILLIE MELINDA SNIDER, whose parents were very opposed to her marrying a divorced man.
DELMAR's record in the 1920 U.S. Census has not been found, but according to the 1930 U.S. Census, when he was 14 years old, he lived with an uncle and aunt, LOUIE and IRENE 'WILLIE' POOL, in East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri. While still a teen-ager, he moved to Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, to live for the first time with his father, step-mother, and their six children. He had never met his six half-siblings: VERNON, AMNA, DOROTHY, CALVIN, NORM, and JOYCE, and they didn't know about his existence either. While living with the family at 728 Jackson Ave in Mount Morris (now Flint), Genesee, Michigan, he worked at several jobs. His younger siblings' favorite of all the jobs that he had was managing a roller skating rink for almost 2 years, where he learned to be a very proficient skater. According to his brother, Vernon, he got a job at General Motors at a time before unions existed; and he was moving a 50-gallon drum of paint which tipped over, so he was fired. Before joining the military, he also worked 6 months for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which provided employment in every state from 1933-1942 for young men in relief families during the great Depression. His pay was $30/month of which $25 went to his parents.
Delmar first enlisted in the military in 1936 when he was 20 years old, and he served in the 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Cactus Division, of the U.S. Army (Regular), the Army Air Corps, and the U.S. Air Force. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant in his nearly 20 years of service. He was a military mechanic and also liked to work on cars. Military awards he received included:
• Silver Star
• Bronze Star
• Purple Heart (wounded in France)
• Good Conduct Medal
• WW II Victory Medal
• Asia Pacific Medal
• Combat Infantryman (rifle pin)
• WW II Honorable Service (small pin)
He was married on 4 Oct 1941 in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, to Oleta Rossie Tindell (b. 8 Mar 1915, Noma, Holmes, Florida; d. 19 Mar 2002, Graceville, Jackson, Florida; FindAGrave Memorial #58586692).
Delmar and Oleta had 5 children:
• William Eugene 'Gene' Wilson
• Elsa Maria Wilson Pedone
• Jerry Wayne Wilson
• Ileta Wynell Wilson Wilson (18 Feb 1950-15 Oct 1996)
• Betty Kathlyn Wilson Bell Badarak Margis Silva
His paternal grandparents were John William 'Billy' Wilson (b. Jul 1853, Posey County, Indiana; d. Dec 1932, Stoddard County, Missouri); and Eletha Downen (b. Dec 1854, Indiana; d. 1924); married 9 Sep 1876 in Posey County, Indiana.
While living for 4 years in the late 1950's in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Delmar worked as rope factory machinist. In 1960, after moving to San Jose, Santa Clara, California, he worked as a mechanic for Almaden Vineyards. Because of a brain aneurysm in 1964 that limited his abilities on the job, his employer fired him! The family lost their home, moved to east-side San Jose in an old house where Delmar smelled gas and saved his family. More than just a military hero!
He underwent unsuccessful brain surgery for the aneurysm at Santa Clara County Hospital in San Jose and was transferred to a nursing home where he lingered for 8 years and died at age 56.
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LITERATURE REVIEW: MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT Alex Koller Department of Computer Science Supervisors: Prof G. Foster and Mrs M. Wright Rhodes University 26th June 2007 Grahamstown, South Africa 1 Introduction Recent years have seen the rise of mobile users with PDAs, laptops and particularly mobile phones. Worldwide there are over 2 billion mobile phone users [1] – roughly one third of the world's population. In South Africa alone there are 30 million mobile phone users [1] out of a population of 47 million. This pervasiveness of mobile devices has created a substantial market for mobile applications and games that continues to grow extremely rapidly. With so many mobile devices, it is crucial for a developer to target the right mobile platform and development environment, or a combination thereof. Portability across platforms will ensure the maximum target audience is reached. This is specifically important for mobile game development. The mobile game industry has firmly asserted itself as a significant industry with major development houses such as EA Mobile driving it forward. As such, it is possible to make some observations about the mobile game industry. Primarily, we will analyse which games have succeeded and which have failed, and determine why. In addition to the nature of the game, user input and hardware limitations also affect the success of a mobile game. A brief, yet concise, discussion will be conducted of two of the main, and current, environments for mobile game development will be conducted. The two environments under discussion are Java ME and Flash Lite. The APIs and features of these two development environments are explored in detail. Methods of deploying applications, as well as the future of Java ME and Flash Lite will be discussed. Finally, means of comparing – quantitatively and qualitatively – the development of mobile games on Flash Lite and Java ME will be discussed. This section looks at both the development phase, and the final game product of each environment. 2 2 Mobile Environments With over 2 billion mobile phone users worldwide [1], there is a plethora of different mobile devices available, which operate on different platforms and have support for various application environments. There is significant variety among mobile devices both in terms of hardware capabilities and software support. According to Canalys [2], 64 million smart phones were shipped worldwide in 2006 – a 30% increase from 2005. This suggests the smart phone, or high-end device, market is growing rapidly and as a result the availability of high-end devices is increasing. 2.1 Mobile Platforms and Application Environments On high-end devices, such as smart phones, there are various platforms or operating systems. Common Smart Phone Platforms Symbian OS has been shipped to over 80 million smart phones so far and has an overall 67% smart phone OS market share [3]. Morales and Nelson [4] state applications for this platform can be developed in C/C++ to be run natively on the phone. Microsoft Windows Mobile is an operating system developed by Microsoft, which offer tight integration with Microsoft products such as Microsoft Office and Windows Media Player. However, Windows Mobile has a low market penetration, according to Canalys [2]. Palm OS is developed by Palm for smart phones and PDAs. Like Windows Mobile, it is licensed to several other manufacturers, according to Crooks [5]. Applications can be developed natively for these platforms. However, to achieve greater portability, many applications are developed for a specific environment, which runs on top of the mobile device's native platform. Morales and Nelson [4] support this and suggest that portability is of great concern to mobile game developers in order to reach a larger target audience. Available Environments Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME), previously known as J2ME, was developed by Sun Microsystems. It is a subset of the Java platform aimed at mobile devices. Java ME is covered at length in section 4. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 3 Flash Lite was originally developed by Macromedia as a lightweight version of their Flash Player for mobile devices. Adobe acquisitioned Macromedia in 2005, and now continue to develop Flash Lite. Flash Lite is covered extensively in section 5 of this paper. In 2005 Nokia released PyS60, which is a Python interpreter for Symbian S60 devices. PyS60 includes many of the modules from regular Python implementations, as well as additional modules for interacting with the Symbian operating system. Python is often used in conjunction with other environments, such as Flash Lite or Java Me, to achieve a greater level of interaction with the underlying operating system. .NET Compact Framework is a compact version of the Microsoft .NET Framework that is designed to run on mobile devices. The .NET Compact Framework includes some of the class libraries from the full framework. Applications can be created in Microsoft Visual Studio, and written in C# or Visual Basic .NET. These applications are run on a mobile-device specific just-in-time compiler. 2.2 Market Shares As table 1 below shows, Nokia holds the largest share in the smart mobile device market with over 11.1 million shipments in Q4 of 2006. Sony Ericsson has the largest growth at 946.2%. Both Nokia and Sony Ericsson are shareholders of Symbian, ltd. [6]. Table 1: Worldwide Smart Phone Market [2] Worldwide Total Smart Mobile Device Market Market Shares Q4 2006, Q4 2005 Q4 2006 Q4 2005 Growth Vendor shipments % share shipments % share Q4'06/Q4'05 Total 22,124,400 100.0% 17,053,930 100.0% 29.7% Nokia 11,114,630 50.2% 9,268,410 54.3% 19.9% RIM 1,829,260 8.3% 1,185,340 8.0% 54.3% Motorola 1,463,090 6.6% 777,580 4.6% 88.2% Palm 1,211,930 5.5% 1,563,680 9.2% -22.5% Sony Ericson 1,137,360 5.1% 108,710 0.6% 946.2% Others 5,368,130 24.3% 4,150,210 24.3% 29.3% Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 4 Table 2 shows the distribution of operating systems among smart phones. Symbian has almost 70% market share with 12.7 million smart phones being shipped with Symbian OS. According to Symbian [6], cumulative sales of smart phones will pass 1 billion units by 2011, and that by 2010 Symbian will still be leading the market with a 65% share. Table 2: Worldwide Smart Phone OS Market [3] Growth OS vendor Q2 2005 % share Q2 2006 % share Q2 05/Q2 06 Symbian 7,648,920 75.19% 12,720,920 69.7% 66.31% Linux 1,448,320 14.24% 3,541,870 19.41% 144.55% PalmSource 496,310 4.88% 562,960 3.08% 13.43% Microsoft 355,650 3.5% 898,440 4.92% 152.62% RIM 134,540 1.32% 475,860 2.61% 253.69% Others 89,490 0.88% 51,360 0.28% -42.61% Total 10,173,230 18,251,410 79.41% 2.3 Game Development on Mobile Devices Symbian OS is by far the most pervasive platform for smart phones [table 2]. However, this excludes low-end mobile phones. Crooks [5] suggests that, unlike desktop game developers, mobile game developers should not concentrate on a single platform or device, but rather target several in order to maximise their potential marketplace. In order to reach the largest possible audience, most mobile games have been developed for Java ME as it has the highest market penetration among mobile devices, according to Morales and Nelson [4], and Java ME can run on most platforms, including Symbian OS. Rhodes [7] claims Flash Lite offers the ability to create games that are cross-platform compatible. Flash Lite 2.1 players are available for Symbian OS, BREW 2.x/3.x and Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 [8]. However, Suomela [9] has encountered problems where Flash Lite applications behave very differently on different devices. Mobile games are developed in C/C++ for Symbian OS. These games are not as portable however, and thus there is not as large a market for them. By far the most prominent environments for mobile gaming are Java ME, and now potentially Flash Lite Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 5 3 Mobile Gaming Mobile gaming started with Snake in 1997 on the monochrome display of a Nokia 6110 [11]. Since then, improvements in hardware and game development have altered the user experience dramatically. An understanding of who currently plays and purchases mobile games is vital when designing and developing mobile games. 3.1 Mobile Gamer Profile According to de Boer et al. [10], mobile gamers can be divided into two groups; hardcore gamers and casual gamers, stating that on mobile devices, casual gamers "make up the vast majority of the total gamers". Graft [11] agrees with this distinction, but notes that there is a dedicated mobile game fan base within the estimated 2 billion cell phone users worldwide. A survey conducted by the Interactive Digital Software Association [12] states that 87% of the people asked said the played games for fun, and 74% said they wanted to be challenged. Jacobs [13] writes on casual gaming: "I think mobile games have come of age," Bruce Gibson, Research Director at Juniper Research, said. "The casual games sector is going to be the market driver, even though it may not be at the leading edge of mobile games technology. Casual games make most use of the inherent advantages of the mobile platform..." 3.2 Successful Mobile Game Genres This categorising of mobile gamers is useful in determining what types of games are successful on mobile devices. Games can be divided into genres, and certain genres are better suited to mobile devices than others. De Boer et al. [10] categorise games into various genres and describe their suitability for mobile devices, specifically with Flash Lite in mind. De Boer et al. [10] found that strategy and logic games, such as Minesweeper, work well on mobile devices, as well as role-playing, sport strategy and management games. Games that fall into the first-person shooter genre, were found to be "almost impossible" to create in Flash Lite [10]. Action games and 2D racing games were said to be technically possible with Flash Lite, but the processing power required to achieve the desired speed was the limiting factor in these types of games. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 6 Telephia [14] published the following table, showing the penetration rate of various game types among mobile game players in the U.K. These penetration rates of the various game genres support what De Boer et al. stated in terms of strategy and logic games being successful. However, arcade style games have been more successful, while sports and racing games have been less successful. Table 3: Penetration Rate per Game Type [14] Game Type Penetration Rate 1. Puzzle/Strategy 61% 2. Retro/Arcade 45% 3. Action/Adventure 42% 4. Card/Casino 39% 5. Trivia/Word 32% 6. Sports/Racing 30% Telephia also found that the mobile games that generated the most revenue in 2006 were Tetris, PacMan, Ms. PacMan, and Bejeweled. Morales and Nelson [4] point out that these games existed prior to being ported to mobile devices, and as such you could assume the mechanics of the game had proven themselves already. Morales and Nelson [4] also point out that people who like playing these games enjoy the mechanics of the game regardless of the platform the game was being played on. These games all have simple user interfaces and controls, which are easily performed on cell phones. 3.3 The Future of Mobile Game Development The future of mobile gaming definitely looks bright. According to Gartner [15] the worldwide mobile gaming revenue will grow from $2.9 billion in 2006 to $9.6 billion in 2011, and is on target to reach $4.3 billion in 2007, a 49.9 percent increase from 2006. Gartner accredit this increase mainly to the pervasiveness of mobile phones in many markets and the ease of game play on mobile phones. All sources are in agreement that the future of mobile gaming is spectacularly bright, and will continue to grow. However, the mobile game development community is divided on whether devices will become more powerful, and as Graft [11] suggests, be able to play more complex and Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 7 demanding 3D games with hardware acceleration, or, as Crooks [5] suggests, whether other limiting factors, such as user input, will see games that rely on captivating game play and user interfaces suitable for cell phones. Morales and Nelson [4] write that most successful mobile games in recent years have been 2D games with simple user controls, but are confident that 3D games will become the predominant type of game on mobile platforms. 4 Java ME Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) was developed by Sun Microsystems and is a "collection of technologies and specifications that are designed for different parts of the small device market." [16]. It is essentially a subset of Java APIs for development of applications on mobile devices with limited resources, such as cell phones. Java ME has a particularly high market penetration; according to Morales and Nelson [4], approximately 68% of mobile phones are Java ME-capable, which equates to more than 350 million Java ME-capable mobile devices worldwide. Until now Java ME has been considered the de facto for mobile application development due to this high market penetration and relative maturity of the platform. Java ME was designed to use profiles and configurations to enable devices of varying ability to be able to run Java ME applications on the Kilobyte Virtual Machine (KVM), which is the micro version of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). There are currently two configurations available: Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and Connected Device Configuration (CDC). Figure 1 illustrates how the CDC and the CLDC together make Java ME. The diagram also shows the Java ME architecture, and how it fits in the overall Java model. The CLDC targets devices with very limited resources, such as cell phones, while the CDC is designed to target devices with slightly more resources, such as set-top boxes. The minimum requirements for the CLDC 1.1 are a 16 bit CPU, 160 KB memory available to the virtual machine, and a limited network connection. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 8 Figure 1: Java ME Architecture [17] The most common profile is the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP), which is aimed at mobile devises such as cell phones. Currently MIDP 1.0 and MIDP 2.0 are available, while MIDP 3.0 is being developed. Java ME applications developed for an MID Profile are called MIDlets. 4.1 Java ME APIs MIDP 1.0 offers the following APIs: javax.microedition.io Contains Java ME-specific classes used for I/O. javax.mocroedition.lcdui Contains Java ME-specific classes used for the GUI. javax.microedition.rms Provides a form of persistent storage for Java ME. javax.microedition.midlet Contains the base classes for Java ME applications. MIDP 2.0 adds to following APIs: javax.microedition.media Contains classes used for multimedia playback. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 9 javax.microedition.lcdui.game A gaming API aimed at 2D sprite based game development. This API adds support for sprites, layers, and a tiled game canvas. These classes are used in most types of games. javax.microedition.pki Contains classes for authentication for secure connections. javax.microedition.messaging Wireless messaging API for sending SMS and MMS messages. javax.microedition.pim Personal information management API for accessing the address book. javax.microedition.io.file Provides access to the local file system. Optional packages, such as Java APIs for Bluetooth, Mobile 3D Graphic, and JBDC can be added to MIDlets to offer greater functionality at the cost of being more device-specific. The ability to utilise these optional packages is where the maturity of Java ME is noticeable, with many APIs designed specifically for game development. 4.2 Deployment A MIDlet is typically deployed as a single Java Archive (JAR) file containing all the class files and resources. A JAR file is used to contain compiled Java classes, associated metadata and resources pertaining to a certain application. Within the JAR file is the Manifest file which contains the metadata for the application. A Java Application Descriptor (JAD) file usually accompanies the JAR file. The contents of the JAD file is essentially the same as the Manifest file. The JAD file allows the user to view the details of a MIDlet without having to download the whole file. The Over-The-Air distribution model allows MIDlets to be served from existing web servers, which can be accessed directly from cell phones though the device's built in web browser, if it has one, as shown in figure 2. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 10 Figure 2: Over-The-Air Deployment [18] 4.3 Future of Java ME According to Java Specification Request 271 [19], MIDP 3.0 plans to build upon the success of MIDP 2.0 by enhancing certain aspects of the profile and adding new features. Some of these enhancements include: • Better support for devices with larger displays. • Enable MIDlets to draw to secondary display(s). • Enable richer and higher performance games. • IPv6. • Multiple network interfaces per device. • Enable shared libraries for MIDlets. • Enable background MIDlets (e.g. UI-less). • Enable 'auto-launched' MIDlets (e.g. started at platform boot time). • Enable inter-MIDlet communications. With these enhancements and continued interest and support for Java ME, it is likely that Java ME will continue to be one of the main mobile game environments. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 11 5 Adobe Flash Lite Flash Lite is a lightweight version of Flash Player specifically developed for mobile devices. Flash has been an extremely successful technology for online games, which can be embedded in HTML web pages. Flash Lite was originally developed by Macromedia before it was acquisitioned by Adobe in 2005. At that time Flash Lite had been available in Japan and Europe [20] as either Flash Lite 1.0 or Flash Lite 1.1. Later in 2005 Flash Lite 2.0 was released. Flash Lite 2.1 has been released, and version 3.0 is currently being developed. 5.1 Flash Lite APIs Flash Lite 1.1 is based on a hybrid of Flash 4 and Flash 5, and supports Flash 4 ActionScript, which is a pre-ActionScript 1.0 version [21]. Flash Lite 2.1 is based on Flash 7 and has support for ActionScript 2.0. The main features of Flash Lite 2.1 are: [8] • ActionScript Extensions Allow access to device specific features, such as battery level and signal strength. It also offers the ability to send SMS messages and dial numbers. • Network Access and Connectivity This allows resources to be loaded via HTTP(S) requests, and email to be sent. It is also possible to load SWFs from web servers, allowing seamless updating of Flash Lite content. • Additional Audio Support Support for MP3, PCM, and ADPCM audio. Hardware support for these formats is utilised when available. • Scaleable Rendering Engine The core rendering engine of Flash Lite is well suited for rich interactive content as it supports vectors, gradients, bitmaps, user input, audio, and scripting. • Static, Dynamic Text and User Input Flash Lite supports static and dynamic text fields. Dynamic text can be updated during runtime. User input is also supported during runtime. • Navigation and Key Events Within an interactive movie, navigation can be achieved with the Up, Down, and Select buttons. The keys 0 to 9, * and # are also supported. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 12 • Fonts and Text Flash Lite has support for both embedded fonts and device fonts. Embedded fonts allow for more control over the content, but increase the size of the final SWF file. • Multi-Platform support Flash Lite 2.1 offers support across various platforms, including: Symbian S60 v2/v3, Qualcomm BREW 2.x/3.x and Microsoft Windows Mobile 5. • Dynamic XML data Support for loading and parsing of external XML data. • Persistent data Offers the ability to store and retrieve relevant, application-specific information locally. This provides a more robust development environment. User preferences, high scores, etc. can be stored. • Shape drawing ActionScript API Enables developers to easily create sophisticated vector graphics and animated shapes, at runtime, using ActionScript 2.0. • Compressed SWFs Flash Lite 2.0 supports the rendering of SWFs that have been compressed by the Flash authoring tool. Flash Lite decompresses the SWF before it starts processing it. Unlike Java ME, none of these APIs are designed specifically for game development. Notable APIs that are missing include support for camera operation, Bluetooth communication, and 3D graphics. Figure 3 shows the architecture of Flash Lite 2.1, and how the different components communicate with each other, as well as with the underlying operating system. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 13 Figure 3: Flash Lite 2.0 Architecture [22] 5.2 Deployment Flash Lite applications are deployed as single SWF files. As of Flash Lite 2.0, compressed SWF files may be used. The SWF file can be transferred to the mobile device using Over-The-Air, Bluetooth, or any other means of transferring data to the device. The SWF file is then launched from the Flash Lite player on the device. This is different to Java deployment in so much that Java ME applications consist of a JAD file which describes the application, and contains the location of the application JAR file. While this offers the ability for users to screen Java ME applications easily without downloading them, it is more complex than the single SWF file for Flash Lite applications. 5.3 Future of Flash Lite According to Adobe [23], Flash Lite 3.0 is currently under development and is expected to be available "in the first half of 2007". Adobe announced that support for video will be integrated into the next generation of Flash Lite. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 14 Nokia Forum [24], refers to Flash Lite as "an emerging as a global phenomenon, enabling developers to deliver rich multimedia content to Nokia devices with less effort." The ease-of-use, short development time, and high return on investment are key factors that set it apart from other development platforms, specifically Java ME. According to Adobe [25], there are over 1 million Flash Lite developers, and the community is growing rapidly. This indicates a large scale and quick uptake of Flash Lite as a development platform for mobile devices. 6 Comparison Matrices Quantitative and qualitative comparisons must be made between both the development phase, and the final product on both platforms. 6.1 Comparing Development During the development phase comparisons should concentrate on the development environments, emulators, and development time. While comparing various runtimes on Symbian S60 devices, Suomela [9] compared the tools available and the development time for each runtime. Development time is dependant on many factors such as the developer's experience developing on the given platform. However, the tools available, and the development workflow used effect the development time. Suomela found, as a general rule of thumb, development is quicker on Flash Lite than Java ME, especially for non-programmers. Table 4 shows Suomela's comparison of available development tools. Table 4: Comparison of Development Tools. Adapted from [9] Java ME Flash Lite Developer platforms Windows Windows, Mac Tool cost Free $700 (free 30-day trial) Getting started JDK, IDE (Eclipse + Carbide.j Adobe Flash CS3 Professional or NetBeans), platform SDK Debugging and testing SDK/Emulators, On-Device- Flash/CS3 Device Central Debugging Emulator Optimisations, etc. Obfuscation Decompilers Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 15 A closer comparison of the development environments can be done, contrasting the development workflows used, documentation available, and integration with other tools such as compilers and emulators. 6.2 Comparing the Final Product Comparing the performance of the final products can be done in a range of ways. Depending on the type of game, the frame rate may be an important factor [26]. To benchmark the performance of each platform, an application that solves the same problem using the same general algorithm should be developed for each platform, according to Marne [26]. Using these two applications, it is possible to test the performance in a number of ways, including: • Lines of code The total number of lines will be indicative of the amount of coding effort that was required to develop the project. • Speed Measured in frames per second. For applications that require fast rendering, such as 3D games, this will give a good indication of how well the platform draw frames. A low frame rate makes games "jerky", or even unplayable. A high frame rate creates a smooth game play experience for the user. • Controls Which controls are available to the user will determine how easy it is to navigate or control a game. This will have significant affects on the overall game play experience. The control set can be limited by the platform, such as Flash Lite only allowing two "soft buttons" to be used, or by the device itself. • Ease of use If a game is difficult to use, understand, play, or navigate, this immediately has a negative effect on the user's experience. Ease of use also applies to the development environment and process. These tests should be conducted on the same mobile device, and under as similar as possible conditions. This will result in the most useful quantitative comparison data. Comparisons of the controls and ease of use will result in qualitative comparison data, which can have major ramifications on the overall experience offered to the user by the game. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 16 7 Conclusion In this paper, we discussed mobile environments – the platforms and application environments – and how, for mobile game development, portability is the key to reaching the largest possible market. Java ME and Flash Lite are both well suited to mobile game development as they are both portable, and both environments are supported on many platforms, specifically Symbian OS. It was found that certain game genres have achieved more success than others in mobile gaming. This can be attributed mainly to the limited resources available on mobile devices, as well limited user input through the small keys on mobile phones. Games that have achieved success have been easily controllable and relatively slow in nature, e.g. puzzle and strategy games. The specifics of both Java ME and Flash Lite were discussed. Details of the APIs available in each development environment were listed. Methods of deploying applications, and future developments of both environments were also considered. The game development-specific optional packages available to Java ME demonstrate the maturity of the platform, as well as the large community support base for Java ME game development, while Flash Lite only has APIs for general application development, and has no APIs specifically for game development. Methods for comparing mobile game development on Java ME and Flash Lite were investigated. Means of comparing the development phase and the final products – both quantitatively and qualitatively – were determined. This will enable us to give a meaningful comparison of mobile game development on Java ME and Flash Lite. Alex Koller – Honours 2007 Literature Review – Rhodes University, Computer Science Department 17 References [1] Cellular Online, http://www.cellular.co.za/stats/stats-main.htm, 2007. 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Monthly Archive for January, 2011
Jennifer rarely says no…
American Idol started last night. Did you know that? I didn't know until a friend saw me, smacked my arm and said, "American Idol tonight, yaaaay!" and I pretended I knew it was on. I really had no idea it was starting up last night — I don't recall seeing any commercials announcing the season […] [Read More]
Break up, make up, break up
"Are Sean and Julia coming?" I asked. "No…they're taking a break." Kelly replied. "What?! I thought people stopped 'taking breaks' after the age of 20." I always thought taking a break from a relationship was pointless. Either break up or don't. And, it just seems like relationship purgatory. You're stuck somewhere in the middle, unsure of what […] [Read More]
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Dallas Cowboys and the NFL
Latest news on the Cowboys
Celebrities will be out in force Sunday night at Jerry World
The huge crowd expected for Sunday night's season-opening game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants at AT&T Stadium will include several celebrities, Jerry Jones announced on his radio show Friday morning. Speaking on Dallas' KRLD-FM, Jones said he expects to be rubbing elbows with Miami Heat superstar LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers point […] [Read More]
Patchwork line could hamper transition to 4-3 defense
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is proud of George Selvie and Landon Cohen. Proud of how the no-name defensive linemen came into training camp as injury replacements and hit the ground running. Proud of the way they refused to play down to their journeymen tags. Proud of the way they made the team with tenacious […] [Read More]
Cowboys release Livings
The Cowboys released 2012 starting left guard Nate Livings and defensive end Travis Chappelear on Thursday after reaching injury settlements with both. Livings started 16 games last season after signing a five-year, $18.7 million contract in March 2012, but he lost his job to second-year play Ronald Leary after undergoing surgery on his right knee […] [Read More]
Romo vows to make protecting the ball his top priority this season
IRVING – Coming off a season in which he tied for the NFL high with 19 interceptions, Tony Romo said Wednesday his top priority this season will be to protect the football. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback's interception total also matched a career high. He threw four interceptions in a 29-24 October loss to the New […] [Read More]
Waters happy to be with 'supremely talented' Cowboys
IRVING – When six-time Pro Bowl guard Brian Waters was asked why he signed with the Dallas Cowboys, the Waxahachie native started off by saying he wanted to play for his "hometown team." Then he got down to the heart of the matter. "This is a super-talented football team," he said Wednesday. "I believe this […] [Read More]
Garrett noncommittal about whether Waters will play Sunday
IRVING – Coach Jason Garrett was noncommittal when asked if newly signed guard Brian Waters would play Sunday when the Cowboys host the New York Giants in a primetime season opener. "We're focused on Wednesday," Garrett said. Water, 36, signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal that could balloon to $3 million should he meet incentives […] [Read More]
3 Must Do's For Successful Cowboy Season
Dallas Morning News sports writer David Moore gives the 3 things Cowboys must do to have a successful season. [Read More]
Report: Cowboys agree to terms with six-time Pro Bowl guard
IRVING – The Cowboys apparently took a major step Tuesday toward solving their offensive line woes. Citing an anonymous source, NFL.com reported that the team has agreed to terms with guard Brian Waters, a 36-year-old North Texas alumnus who was out of the NFL last season. The two sides started negotiating in late July. Two […] [Read More]


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Committee chair hears about Willmar-area ag-related businesses
WILLMAR — A handful of area agricultural businesses got a chance to showcase their industries Thursday to the chairwoman of the House Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.
Rep. Jean Wagenius was in Kandiyohi County to tour several local facilities and hear presentations from regional food-producing businesses.
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