APP2MID: Methodology for Conversion of Java Applets Animations to Java MIDlets

Java applets are used in e-learning, mainly for creating animations. Many leading educational and professional organizations have large repositories of animations, created using Java applets which are mostly for desktops. Use of mobile phones is increasing especially amongst students, and creating new e-learning content for mobile phones is resource intensive. It is desirable to have a methodology to adapt existing Java animations on mobile phones. This paper presents a methodology (APP2MID) which converts the Java applet into Java MIDlet that can run on mobile phones. The conversion methodology is divided in three logical phases and will help the user to create MIDlets from the available Java applets, maintaining the original programming logic. We illustrate this methodology using a case study.