Samsung Developers Podcast

8/11/22

Season 3, Episode 7: Foldables
Guy Merin, Microsoft
Ade Oshineye, Google
Soren Lambaek, Samsung 

On today’s show we have 3 guests on the podcast from leading companies in the foldable space.

·  Guy Merin, Senior Director of Engineering, Surface Duo Developer Experience, Microsoft
· Ade Oshineye, Senior Staff Developer Advocate, Google
· Soren Lambaek, Developer Relations Engineer, Samsung

Not only do we chat about foldable trends and developer resources, but how companies are working together to help developers create for this new and innovative technology

Samsung Developer Program
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Guests
Guy Merin, Microsoft
Ade Oshineye, Google
Soren Lambaek, Samsung

Helpful Links:
· Large Screen/Foldable Guidance
· Large Screen App Quality
· Jetpack WindowManager
· Jetpack SlidingPaneLayout
· Jetpack WindowManager Foldable/Dual-screens
· Surface Duo Layout Libraries
· Surface Duo Android Emulator
· Figma - Surface Duo Design Kit
· Surface Duo Blog
· Surface Duo Youtube
· Surface Duo Twitch
· Surface Duo Twitter
· Adopting Native Language
· Discover Quality Apps on Large Screens
· Foldables: Design/Development Perspectives
· Learn About Foldables
· Case Studies
· 5 steps to Large Screen Designing
· Understanding Layout
· Code Lab
· Testing
· Window Size Classes
· Jetnews: Different Screen Sizes
· Migrate to Responsive Layouts
· Compose/Activity Embedding
· Unfolding Gaming Potential
· Samsung Remote Test Lab

Samsung Developers
· Website
· Blog
· News
· Forum
· Facebook
· Instagram
· Twitter
· YouTube
· LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung

5/18/22
 Miklós Váradi, The Tiny Digital Factory
 Season 3, Episode 6

Miklós Váradi, Product Manager at The Tiny Digital Factory, the gaming studio behind the motorsport racing game GT Manager.

Not only do we chat about the challenges of releasing GT Manager worldwide during the pandemic, but also the different promotions related to the version of GT Manager available on Galaxy Store.

Topics Covered:
• The Tiny Digital Factory
• GT Manager
• Publishing on Galaxy Store
• Marketing
• Discoverability
• Mobile Development
• Galaxy Badges
• Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• Diversity and Inclusion

Samsung Developer Program
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Guest

Miklós Váradi, Product Manager at The Tiny Digital Factory
 LinkedIn

Helpful Links:
The Tiny Digital Factory Website

The Tiny Digital Factory YouTube
The Tiny Digital Factory LinkedIn
GT Manager Website
GT Manager Facebook
GT Manager Instagram
GT Manager Discord
GT Manager Galaxy Store

Samsung Developers
Website
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn

5/4/22
Maria Ly, Skimble
Season 3, Episode 5

Maria Ly, founder of Skimble, the company behind the mobile fitness app Workout Trainer.

Not only do we chat about how Skimble began as a small startup but also their collaboration with Samsung Health and the Made for Samsung team.

Topics Covered:
• Skimble
• Rock Health
• Workout Trainer
• Publishing on Galaxy Store
• Marketing
• Discoverability
• Monetization
• Generating Revenue
• In-App Purchase (IAP)
• Galaxy Badges
• Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• Diversity and Inclusion

Samsung Developer Program
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Guest

Maria Ly, founder of Skimble
 LinkedIn
Interview, Samsung Developers Blog

Helpful Skimble Links:
Website
Workout Trainer (Galaxy Store)
Facebook
Twitter (@skimble)
Pinterest
Instagram
YouTube

Samsung Developers
Website
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn

4/6/22
Chris Benjaminsen, FRVR
Season 3, Episode 4

Chris Benjaminsen, founder of FRVR, the super successful game publisher with over 70 titles on Samsung services.

Not only do we chat about monetization and game revenue strategies, but how the FRVR platform has allowed them to scale their global reach. 

All music from today's show is from FRVR games, composed by Rasmus Hartvig.

Topics Covered:
• FRVR
• Publishing on Galaxy Store
• Marketing
• Discoverability
• Monetization
• Generating Revenue
• In-App Purchase (IAP)
• In-App Advertising (IAA)
• Interstitial Ads
• Galaxy Badge
• Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• Acquiring Games/Studios
• Diversity and Inclusion

Samsung Developer Program
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Helpful Links:
FRVR Website
FRVR Careers
FRVR LinkedIn
FRVR YouTube
Galaxy Badges
Samsung IAP
Gold Digger FRVR

Guest

Chris Benjaminsen, founder of FRVR
 LinkedIn

Twitter

Samsung Developer Program
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn

4/6/22
 Tobias Thorsen & Peter Holm, Biodome Games
 Season 3, Episode 3

Tobias Thorsen & Peter Holm founders of Biodome Games, winners of the 2021 Best of Galaxy Store Award, for Best Instant Play Game.

Not only do we chat about their award-winning mobile game Gold Digger FRVR, but how being acquired by a larger game publisher has allowed them to focus more on game development, while the publisher handles the marketing aspect of producing games. 

Topics Covered:
• Biodome Games
• Studio Spelunca
• FRVR
• Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• Publishing on Galaxy Store
• Marketing
• Discoverability
• Galaxy Badge
• Generating Revenue
• Integrating IAP
• Music
• Diversity and Inclusion

Samsung Developer Program
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Helpful Links:
Gold Digger FRVR
Facebook (Gold Train FRVR)
Galaxy Store (Gold Digger FRVR)
Gold Train FRVR
Biodome Games
FRVR
FRVR Careers
Galaxy Badges

Guests
Tobias Thorsen, Lead programmer, gameplay inventor and co-founder

Peter Holm, CEO of FRVR Studio Spelunca
LinkedIn
Twitter

Samsung Developer Program
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn

4/16/22
 Derrick Lee, Polycube
 Season 3, Episode 2

Derrick Lee, Content Manager at Polycube, winners of the 2021 Best of Galaxy Store Award, for Best Theme Collection.

Not only do we chat about their approach to designing and marketing compelling themes, but also how Polycube is looking to expand their use of contract designers from their home country of Korea to include designers from all around the world so that they can create for a global audience. 

Topics Covered:
• History of Polycube
• Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• Publishing on Galaxy Store
• Galaxy Badge
• Use of Stock Imagery
• Design Workflow
• Diversity and Inclusion

Samsung Developer Program
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Helpful Links:
Polycube Facebook
Polycube Website
Polycube Instagram
Polycube YouTube
Polycube Galaxy Store
Galaxy Themes
Samsung Themes Studio
Galaxy Badges

Guest
Derrick Lee, Content Manager at Polycube

Samsung Developer Program
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn

3/2/22
 Eric Krause, Riot Games
 Season 3, Episode 1

Eric Krause, Global Head of Marketing for the League of Legends Group at Riot Games 

Not only do we talk about the beginnings of Riot Games and their award-winning mobile game, League of Legends, Wild Rift, but how Riot Games has grown to become more than just a gaming company.

Topics Covered:
• Riot Games Beginning
• League of Legends Franchise
• Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• Wild Rift
• Developing for Mobile
• Publishing on Galaxy Store
• Samsung Relationship
• Game Development and Marketing
• Wild Rift Music
• eSports
• Netflix Animated Series Arcane
• Working at Riot Games
• Diversity and Inclusion

Samsung Developer Program
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Helpful Links:
Riot Games Website

Riot Games LinkedIn
Riot Games Twitter
Riot Games Facebook
Riot Games Instagram
League of Legends eSports

Guest
Eric Krause, Global Head of Marketing for the League of Legends Group, Riot Games LinkedIn

Samsung Developer Program
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn

11/2/21
SDC21 – Samsung Developer Conference 
Season 2, Episode 8

After taking a year off due to the pandemic, we recently held our annual developer conference, SDC21. This year’s conference was a virtual conference, with insightful highlight sessions and in-depth tech talks. 

In this episode, I sit down with several Samsung insiders, to recap the many highlights from this year’s show. We'll chat about One UI 4, the Samsung Incubation Program, SmartThings, Bixby, our partnership with Google and the new watch ecosystem, Samsung Internet and our new podcast platform.

Topics Covered:
• Samsung Incubation Program
• One UI 4
• Samsung Internet
• SmartThings
• Bixby Developers
• Watch Ecosystem
• Samsung Podcast Platform

Samsung Developers
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 Helpful Links:

 Samsung Incubation Program
Aleksander Tyszka, LinkedIn,
Email 

One UI
Hyun Kim, Head of the Core UX Group, LinkedIn
Homepage 

Samsung Internet
Dan Appelquist, Director of Developer Advocacy, LinkedIn
Homepage

SmartThings
Aaron Swift, Director of Customer and Partner Strategy at SmartThings, LinkedIn
Homepage 

Bixby
Roger Kibbe, Senior Developer Evangelist, LinkedIn, Twitter
Homepage  

Watch Ecosystem
SooYeon Kim, Software Engineer, LinkedIn
Galaxy Watch
WearOS 

Podcast Platform
samsungpodcasts.com 

Samsung Developers
Eric Cloninger – Lead, North America Developer Relations, LinkedIn
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, LinkedIn

10/6/21
Samsung Developer Conference Preview
Season 2, Episode 7

Today’s show is a special episode of the podcast. Last year we were not able to have our annual Samsung Developer Conference because of the pandemic, but this year we are back with SDC21, a virtual conference this coming October.

I sat down with Eric Cloninger, who leads developer relations at Samsung. Not only do we talk about some of the highlights from our past developer conferences, but what you can look forward to this year at SDC21.

Topics Covered:

• SDC21, Virtual Conference
• SDC History
• SDC18 Highlights
• SDC19 Highlights
• SDC19 Replay
• SDC21 Preview
• Audience
• Keynote Speakers
• Announcements
• Technical Sessions
• Expo Floor
• Galaxy Store Gallery
• Code Lab
• Virtual Reality
• After-Hours Party
• Chris Shomo, Infinity Watchfaces
• Watch Face Studio
• 2020 Best of Galaxy Store Awards
• 2021 Best of Galaxy Store Awards Preview
• Bixby Developers
• One UI Beta
• Samsung Podcast Platform
• SmartThings

Samsung Developers
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Guests
Eric Cloninger – Lead, North America Developer Relations
LinkedIn

Chris Shomo, Infinity Watch Faces
LinkedIn
[email protected]

Infinity Watch Faces
Homepage
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube

Samsung Developers
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
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LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung

6/7/21

Samsung Internet Advocates

Season 2, Episode 6

In this episode, I am joined again by Dan Appelquist from Samsung Internet, but along with Dan this time will be several of the developer advocates that work with Dan that help developers build for the Samsung Internet browser.

During our chat we’ll talk with experts on building responsive web experiences for foldable devices, privacy and security on the web and exciting new technologies related to WebXR and the Samsung Internet browser.

Topics Covered:

• The Benefits of Samsung Internet Browser

• Web Standards and User Experiences

• Foldables and Responsive Design

• Privacy and Security

• AR/VR (Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality)

• Android Developers

• Immersive Web Weekly

• 5G Tours

• W3C

Samsung Developers
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Helpful Links:

Samsung Internet Website

Samsung Internet Blog 

Samsung Internet Meetup

LinkedIn - Samsung Internet Developer Advocacy

Twitter – Samsung Developers

Twitter – Samsung Internet Developer Advocacy

 Guests
Dan Appelquist, Director of Developer Advocacy, Samsung

LinkedIn

Laura Morinigo, Developer Advocate, Samsung
LinkedIn

Twitter

Lola Odelola, Developer Advocate, Samsung

LinkedIn

Twitter

Ada Rose Cannon, Developer Advocate, Samsung

LinkedIn

Twitter

Kevin Picchi, Developer Advocate, Samsung
 LinkedIn

Twitter

Samsung Developers
Homepage
Blog
News
Forum
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

Host
Tony Morelan, Senior Developer Evangelist, Samsung
LinkedIn