The first mobile game in the market

This idea, offered to users of the Antel Útil service, is a joint undertaking between Ancel  -the State-run cell-phone company- and Montevideo COMM.
The "Jugátela"application was developed in the GeneXus Internet Virtual Space environment. The option of accessing the games from a cell phone was later added to the application through the use of WAP technology.

Wilson Da Cunda and Luis Aguirregaray, who are in charge of the development, stated that in order to make this possible, the GeneXus 7.5 version (upgrade 1) was used, since it offers the possibility of generating Web Panels with WML.
One of the difficulties in developing for WAP lies in the screen size of mobile phones. Although this varies according to the cell model, screens can have up to four 20-character lines", said Da Cunda.

"Jugátela con Ancel" offers the possibility of participating in three games and guessing the results of the entire World Cup, foretelling who the four finalists will be or simply guessing the World Cup champion. Ancel Útil users can also make their bets through the Internet at http://jugatela.ancel.com.uy.

Apart from taking advantage of the possibility of generating applications with WAP interface, in order to communicate Montevideo COMM's database with that of Ancel, new types of data (http) were used. These have been included in the GeneXus 7.5 version. Communication is made possible for validating Ancel's users in the database of the State-run company. "It would be an excellent opportunity for using Web Services; we are ready to go for it whenever Ancel is ready,"said Javier Serra, Montevideo COMM's Director.

Furthermore, users registered in the Montevideo COMM's portal may participate in the World Cup games making their forecasts and organizing their own betting clubs on-line.  (http://www.jugatela.com.uy)

Montevideo COMM
http://www.montevideo.com.uy
Ancel
http://www.ancel.com.uy