iPhone Experiment One: Happiness

Back in March last year, when the first version of the iPhone SDK beta appeared, I downloaded it, installed it, and hid myself in my room for a whole weekend in order to dig into it. Back then it wasn't possible to applications test on the iPhone itself (except for those lucky few, who were allowed to join the Developer Program), and given the reports of differences between the real device and the simulator I decided against continuing iPhone development until I could test on the device itself.

Some months ago I finally got into the iPhone Developer Program and started developing applications again. Since I'm most of the time rather busy with my job, university stuff and other things I couldn't really invest too many ressources into this.

However, I finished my first application recently and got it into the App Store: Happiness. Here's the description:

Need a mood change? Are you in a sad or bad mood and need an uplift? Something happy, comforting, delightful? This is where happiness comes in. This app will change your mood within a few seconds. The basic idea has been verified in many scientific studies. If we see a smile, if we hear leughter, and if we experience a relaxing situation, then this will lead to more happiness and joy.

Happiness creates a happy mood through comforting pictures and the relaxing sound of many a laugh.

It was a very interesting and fun project. I learned a lot along the way and even managed to bring in some of the things I learned at the university (mood management theory).

In case you're interested, feel free to visit the details page or head directly for the App Store Entry.