Mobile App Development with Corona Now on Kindle
After a great deal of demand (and insistence from my wife) and reformatting assistance from my editor/daughter, I’ve been able to make the first 12 chapters of Mobile App Development with Corona available for the Kindle device through Amazon. Due to how Amazon structures it’s pricing, I was forced to break the book into parts. [...]
Corona App Development – Developing with SQLite Database
The need to be able to access and modify data in any kind of application is critical. As databases are the primary means of storing large quantity of data, any software that is lacking this critical component will quickly be found wanting. As far as skills, being able to use and work with databases [...]
Android OS App Development: Buttons
After the “Hello World” project, the next project that most people jump into is a simple app that uses buttons.
In this tutorial we will use XML to create the layout of our project and the code the rest in java using the Exclipse IDE.
Eclipse has a built in XML editor (through the Android SDK) that [...]
Creating Android games with Unity
I’ve had a lot of requests for tutorials on game creation for the Android based phones and tablets. This will be my first (but not last!) tutorial.
I have two, 20 minute videos that take you through the process of creating a simple flight game.
You will need the Unity engine to follow along (http://unity3d.com). While the [...]
The Future of Learning: MOOC vs Private vs Traditional Education
This is an idea I have had for a long time (since my wife and I started Burton’s Garden of Schools 20 years ago):
Create a venue that would allow people to learn to develop their knowledge and skills, for free or a low cost.
MOOC
I read in the Chronicle of Higher Learning that a few universities [...]
