App Development Progress Update

I am currently working on developing an app to use on a tablet, which my group and I will install in the Sandy Hook Visitors Center. The tablet will feature Michaela's and my virtual walkthrough video, Margaret's documentary, and my interactive exhibit.

I recently decided to move forward with a program called Intuiface, which provides free software designed specifically for touch-screen displays and museum kiosk use, without requiring that users have knowledge of coding. Because of the drastic differences between this program and my previous plan of using standard app building services, in both the abilities and features of the program and how a user operates the program, I am currently reworking many of my original plans. 

Although my app will follow the basic storyboard of my previous plans and the outlines of research, the app will feature many more screens presented in an almost entirely different design, with more advanced transitions and interactions. The focus of this exhibit is now more on interaction with the user because of the range of possibilities opened up by Intuiface. Although my working timeline is set farther back than I initially hoped, Intuiface will allow me to create a final product of an entirely different and superior nature than would have been possible using other more basic programs.

For visual comparison, Figure 1 shows the app mock-up website AppNotch I initially began to use, and Figure 2 shows my progress in Intuiface. I will continue to publish updates regarding my progress on the app according to my new plans as I rework my timeline.

Figure 1: Basic app mock-up on AppNotch.com.

Figure 2: Intuiface screen for transitions and animations associated with interactions. Intuiface uses an "if-then" model to allow users to control and guide interactions without coding.