> > Obviously, it is not up to par with conference apps, like the Google I/O > app.
Google I/O app is opensource ( https://github.com/google/iosched ), which may be useful for any volunteer interested in creating a conference app. It only covers Android devices, and I guess that adapting it to a different conference won't be trivial. Pau On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Chris McKenna < [email protected]> wrote: > Given the huge range of structures a Wikimania schedule can have, due to > how tied to the physical layout of the venue(s) it is as well as other > reasons (transport, food, culture, climate, themes, contemporary movement > politics, etc), and how different non-conference aspects can be (for an > overlapping list of reasons) I don't really see how useful a generic app > could be? > > > On 28 August 2014 22:27, Joseph Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ah, right :). To be fair, the app was of a standard I would probably >> expect from a volunteer-run conference but obviously it’s just data >> inputted into an app template really. >> >> Making a whole app for Wikimanias en generale would be pretty cool, but >> probably not cool enough to warrant the man-hours ;) >> >> Joe >> >> On 28 August 2014 at 10:25:58 pm, Nkansah Rexford ( >> [email protected]) wrote: >> >> It likewise didn't serve any useful purpose for me. I just saw it on >> the phone, and thought, "what the heck is this doing here?" >> >> Since it was branded as "official app", it appeared and i thought it is >> something interesting to the Wikimania team of which perhaps they would >> like to pursue. >> >> I agree that it wouldn't be of any importance investing time in such an >> app. >> >> Rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Smartphone >> On Aug 28, 2014 10:44 PM, "Joseph Fox" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Given there were literally hundreds of paper calendars I think I >>> looked at the app maybe twice throughout the whole weekend. It was really >>> pretty, but slow and ultimately pointless once you’d put your chosen >>> sessions into your own calendar (as I’m sure a lot of people did) or indeed >>> just circled them on your programme. >>> >>> Creating an app is a big endeavour, creating a *good* app even more so. >>> I don’t think it’s really necessary to do so. >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> On 28 August 2014 at 09:32:30 pm, Nkansah Rexford ( >>> [email protected]) wrote: >>> >>> I used the Wikimania Android app during the conference. >>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.eventspark.wikimania2014 >>> >>> Obviously, it is not up to par with conference apps, like the Google I/O >>> app. >>> >>> Are there any plans to get an official app for use for subsequent >>> conferences of Wikimania? Or sponsors who happen to be app developers will >>> do us the honor? >>> >>> I think this year's event was the tenth Wikimania. Launching an app to >>> celebrate that wouldn't have been a bad idea. >>> >>> The app link above says "official Wikimania app", but not very official >>> to me as was built by one of the sponsors of the event. >>> >>> Rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Smartphone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> -- >>> Joseph Fox >>> Sent with Airmail >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> -- >> Joseph Fox >> Sent with Airmail >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > -- > Chris McKenna > Wikimania 2014 Support > Wikimedia UK > [email protected] > > tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0990 > > Wikimedia UK is a Charitable Company registered in England and Wales. > Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Pau Giner Interaction Designer Wikimedia Foundation
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