Which technology to use for your app?
Posted by Jan Bossier on | May 25, 2011 | No Replies
Many people have talked about native apps vs web apps. Some point out the differences, others show how you can combine the two with a wrapper to create hybrid apps. Hoppr, our iPhone application, is such a hybrid application which uses Phonegap. We have come to the point however where we wonder if it’s still the right choice.
The idea of our application is pretty straightforward: a catalogue of multimedia museum tours which can be downloaded to your mobile device. We made a list of features we thought that were a must for version 1.0: support for audio and images, multiple languages and offline browsing were the big ones. Given the size of our small team, which mainly consists of web developers, we decided to choose for HTML5, CSS3, JS and Phonegap.
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Leafsnap from the Smithsonian’s NMNH
Posted by Nancy Proctor on | May 2, 2011 | 1 Reply
Recruiting the world to help increase and diffuse knowledge of tree diversity and distribution Reposted from http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/Leafsnap2 Sometimes it takes a while for the technology to catch up with a great idea. Leafsnap, the app from the National Museum of Natural History, the University of Columbia and the University of Maryland, was conceived over 8 [...]
Tags: biodiversity > botany > Columbia University > ecology > field guide > Leafsnap > NMNH > Smithsonian > University of Maryland
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Hoppr, multimedia museum tours
Posted by Jan Bossier on | April 11, 2011 | No Replies
http://www.theartspot.be/blog/2011/04/08/hoppr-is-available-in-the-app-store/
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Questions from the Mobile “Un-tours” Workshop at MW2011
Posted by Nancy Proctor on | April 3, 2011 | 1 Reply
Before MW2011 started, these are the questions and aspirations that attendees sent us for the workshop: Planning: I think we want a mobile app, but don’t have the first idea where to start. I hope to get some ideas about models for developing mobile apps/pitfalls to avoid for institutions that do not have media departments [...]
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Front-End Evaluation of the Mobile Learning Institute
Posted by Nancy Proctor on | March 22, 2011 | No Replies
ICF Macro, a company with over 40 years of experience in research and evaluation, conducted a front-end evaluation of the Smithsonian Institution’s (SI) Mobile Learning Institute (MLI). The purpose of the evaluation was to provide SI with evidence-based findings and a logic model that could be used to inform the planning and implementation of future [...]
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Hoppr iPhone app: top quality multimedia museum tours
Posted by Jan Bossier on | March 21, 2011 | No Replies
Introducing Hoppr: top quality multimedia museum tours produced by Ravi Artguides, collected in one easy to use iPhone application developed by Artspot. Coming in early April 2011. More information soon on Hoppr.eu
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National Portrait Gallery – London: Creating Our First Mobile App
Posted by CharlesOuthier on | March 16, 2011 | No Replies
By Andrea Easey, Interpretation Editor, National Portrait Gallery, London 1. Background on the planning and development process The National Portrait Gallery undertook a content audit and thorough upgrade of its audio guide for the Collection in 2009. One of the main changes was to move to a PDA-style touchscreen video guide for which appropriate new [...]
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PLAY SCVNGR @ JOSLYN: Integrating Location-Based Gaming in an Art Museum
Posted by CharlesOuthier on | March 16, 2011 | No Replies
By Laura Huntimer, Interpretive Media Manager, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE Introduction It all started with a cold call from Nick Herbold at SCVGNR on a crisp October 2009 day here at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Nick wanted to visit with someone about something called SCVNGR. I thought, ok, what could [...]
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Houdini at The Jewish Museum, New York – Acoustiguide Smartour iPhone App
Posted by CharlesOuthier on | March 16, 2011 | No Replies
By Katharine Staelin, Assistant Curator, The Jewish Museum, New York As a specialty museum with both a local and national audience, one of our goals is to make exhibition information digitally available. Further, we are seeking to expand our audience and attract additional technically savvy visitors. With the arrival of the iPhone and its [...]
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Teacher Leaders Program @ Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Posted by M.Jeff on | March 14, 2011 | No Replies
The Teacher Leaders Program is a three-year initiative at the National Postal Museum incorporating new technologies into classroom teaching. The program provides teacher workshops connecting Smithsonian collections to classroom content using new media tools. Educators in the workshops develop teaching skills through the lens of new media, producing mission-focused lesson plans for use in their [...]
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