Al-Quran for Playstation Portable (PSP)
Mention Playstation and the image of youngsters engrossed in playing video games iswhat come to mind. As such, it seems wildly incongruent to mention the holy book of Al-Quran together with such a playful device. But that sum up the approach taken byInstitusi Usrah of MMU Cyberjaya, bringing Islamic contents to gadgets that becomeyoungsters’ constant companion.The flagship application is al-Quran for Playstation Portable, which is in version 1.4 now.To further explain about it, interviewing the lead programmer Ikhwan Nazri Mohd Asranseems a logical choice. He seems to be totally at ease at the café chosen for the interview,almost homely. He later revealed that he now lead Flavert Media Lab and enjoy workingat mobile offices. So far, he counted 37 mobile office locations.
Development
The idea started in September 2006 when Nazri discovered that he can develop Flashapplications for PSP. A master in Flash development, he proposed to his friends inInstitusi Usrah to take on the Al-Quran for PSP project.Aided by 10 volunteers, the development of the first version took 5 months to complete.Among the volunteers are Shahrul Nizam B Mohd Fa’eek, Muhammad Naim B Mukhtar Shaib Rassul Khamir, Abd Karim Mohd Daud, Ummi Nadia Jaafar, Wan Liyana NaznimBt Wan Omar Sukri, Farah Liana Bt Abu Bakar and Nurzalikha Bt Mohd Zaki. The other two only identified themselves as God’s Servant.The finished product features Quranic text with English translation and distributed freelyover the internet. It also marked many firsts such as the first Flash application for PSP aswell as the first Islamic application for the platform.They had been invited by Jamiyah Singapore to showcase al-Quran for PSP at the “OneWorld Many Cultures” exhibition under Science and Technology category in 2007.Recently, the application is also showcased at the launching of MSC Malaysia CreativeInnovation Centre and Incubation Centre together with Eidul Adha mobile magazine.The latest development of the application is the French translation that is contributed byLionel Jamal-U-Dine. The Muslim community in France also gives their support byhosting the application at www.islamdefrance.fr.
Response
To date, al-Quran for PSP garnered a total of 18,000 downloads for the past two years.The recent French version only gained 640 download but Nazri is confident that manymore downloads is recorded at the French Muslim community website.
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