By integrating the Web with traditional TV, Google TV offers developers an important new channel for content. But creating apps for Google TV requires learning some new skills—in fact, what you may already know about mobile or desktop web apps isn't entirely applicable. Building Web Apps for Google TV will help you make the transition to Google TV as you learn the tools and techniques necessary to build sophisticated web apps for this platform. This book shows you how Google TV works, how it fits into the web ecosystem, and what the opportunities are for delivering rich content to millions of households.Discover the elements of a compelling TV web app, and what comprises TV-friendly navigation Learn the fundamentals for designing the 10-foot user experience Work with the Google Chrome browser on a TV display, and migrate an existing site Use examples for developing a TV web app, including the UI, controls, and scrolling Understand how to optimize, deliver, and protect video content for Google TV Help users discover your content by optimizing your site for Search—especially videos By integrating the Web with traditional TV, Google TV offers developers an important new channel for content. But creating apps for Google TV requires learning some new skills—in fact, what you may already know about mobile or desktop web apps isn't entirely applicable. Building Web Apps for Google TV will help you make the transition to Google TV as you learn the tools and techniques necessary to build sophisticated web apps for this platform.This book shows you how Google TV works, how it fits into the web ecosystem, and what the opportunities are for delivering rich content to millions of households.Discover the elements of a compelling TV web app, and what comprises TV-friendly navigationLearn the fundamentals for designing the 10-foot user experienceWork with the Google Chrome browser on a TV display, and migrate an existing siteUse examples for developing a TV web app, including the UI, controls, and scrollingUnderstand how to optimize, deliver, and protect video content for Google TVHelp users discover your content by optimizing your site for Search—especially videos By integrating the Web with traditional TV, Google TV offers developers an important new channel for content. But creating apps for Google TV requires learning some new skills-in fact, what you may already know about mobile or desktop web apps isn't entirely applicable. Building Web Apps for Google TV will help you make the transition to Google TV as you learn the tools and techniques necessary to build sophisticated web apps for this platform. This book shows you how Google TV works, how it fits into the web ecosystem, and what the opportunities are for delivering rich content to millions of households. Discover the elements of a compelling TV web app, and what comprises TV-friendly navigationLearn the fundamentals for designing the 10-foot user experienceWork with the Google Chrome browser on a TV display, and migrate an existing siteUse examples for developing a TV web app, including the UI, controls, and scrollingUnderstand how to optimize, deliver, and protect video content for Google TVHelp users discover your content by optimizing your site for Search-especially videos By integrating the Web with traditional TV, Google TV offers developers an important new channel for content. But creating apps for Google TV requires learning some new skills - in fact, what you may already know about mobile or desktop web apps isn't entirely applicable. Building Web Apps for Google TV will help you make the transition to Google TV as you learn the tools and techniques necessary to build sophisticated web apps for this platform. This book shows you how Google TV works, how it fits into the web ecosystem, and what the opportunities are for delivering rich content to millions of households. With Building Web Apps for Google TV, you'll gain the knowledge needed to design and develop web apps using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Learn about the platform, relevant best practices, and methods for making your content more accessible and discoverable.
