Kate Bauer

GoSketch

GoSketch is a drawing application for mobile phone. I have looked online and asked around and so far there is not a decent drawing application for the mobile phone. People always seem to be doing something with their phones. Maybe it is a sunconscious thing, maybe not. This application would allow people to spend their “downtime” (in the subway, in the park) being creative.

People will be able to send drawings to each other via bluetooth. The drawings can be saved so they can be edited at a later date. There is also the capability of taking photos and drawing on them. (Think: mini-photoshop app, w/out all the bells and whistles)

Mobile Paper Dolls

Mobile Paper Dolls is an application that allows the younger audience to create their own characters, change their clothes and essentially personalize in many different ways. The basic body is given at the start. There is a choice of boy or girl (later iterations will include different nationalities, etc.) A drop down menu allows for the different outfits and accessories.

After the doll is finished, it can be uploaded via Bluetooth to a computer to be used as an Avatar for different social software applications, such as Instant Messenger or MySpace.

Background: When I was a young girl, my grandma and I used to cut out paper dolls. When we were done with the patterns in the book, we’d make up our own patterns out of regular paper. The design possibilities were endless! Sometime last year (or perhaps even more recently), a mobile phone was developed for children to use. It had a very simple design, yet the phone had its own audience. Many children now have their own phones, whether that specific model, or more complex models, like the ones we use right now as adults. Sooner or later, there will be applications made specifically for this group of people.