Android Studio has good community support, so it's definitely a good way to go.
If you've got a couple of hours just to quickly go through a tutorial to see what the environment is like, you could check this out: http://www.raywenderlich.com/56107/make-first-android-app-part-1 Skip the emulation stuff, it's a waste of time. Just test it on your own android device. As for your app, scanning QR codes would be the easiest way to decide what information needs to be displayed (kind of boring though). More fun would be to look into image recognition so that folks can just take a picture of the artwork to get info about it. I haven't done any research on it, but Google has "Google Goggles", and I vaguely remember hearing about other such apps. Google usually has API's for their services, so maybe they have something for Goggles. Streaming the data to the devices would probably be best. If this is an app to be used onsite, and if (by the sounds of it) the app is a key way for your punters to interact with your business, then you should have Wifi for them to use anyway. Best of luck. On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Mike Nixon <[email protected]> wrote: > I've moved largely out of IT in art, but ... > > Scoping out what it would take to develop a app that either reads a QR ? > code , and streams data about an artwork (past or present )once onsite . > > ( I figured it would be way too large to store it on the Smartphone if I > have sound/ film/photos ... ,although obviously there will be a cost to the > user in data charges) > > What do people think of Android Studio ? as a learining environment for me > as a newbie, never developed a smartphone app . > > If my app for funding is successful, I would probably employ someone to > do the main coding , as its not my area of expertise > > I really liked going to Mona in Hobart ,where they supply you with an > Ipod, it reads your proximity to a art work , and displays the relevant > info > > The app needs to be robust and easy to use , not too much if any ID onsite > > > Cheers > Mike > > -- > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NZ PHP Users Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NZ PHP Users Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
