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Hi Robert, I definitely want to hear about practical experience- thank you ever so! Thank you also to GEM for seriously speedy response and offers of advice. Your links were really interesting and interactive with the user. At the moment, NFC and iBeacon are not required. I am interested in weighing up the pros and cons of other choices. The apps we are looking to create are predominantly like ‘trails’ and covers areas beyond our grounds so scanning etc not possible. It will feature lots of audio from oral histories. I have some questions for you as an experienced developer. Happy to take these the discussion off list- I don’t know how helpful this is to others? Is there anyone else going through this process? Does a hybrid app necessarily mean poorer quality or less creativity? I understand that Native, HTML5 and Hybrid all can use geolocation but which is best for a trail type app linked to audio recordings? Ideally I would like to feature an ‘armchair’ option so that when offline or not in the area users can explore the app anyway. Which is best for that? Thank you! Helen Helen Horler Lead Consultant Culture Force Consultancy W: www.cultureforce.co.uk M: 07968 825624 E: [log in to unmask] Twitter: @Culture_Force Skype: helen.horler1 On 13 Aug 2015, at 10:11, Robert Pratten <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Helen, > My point of view on this is if your budget is limited, don't develop native apps because not only are they expensive but maintaining them is expensive too. And you have the additional development time and delays when you want to tweak them. > > This is why we created our customisable web application, Communicator - of which a scavenger hunt demo can be seen here: http://19reinos.cm.cr/ > > As a web application it will run on all phones that have a browser regardless of operating system (and desktops), it can be tightly integrated with your website and you can create seamless connected learning experiences. > > We can do almost anything in HTML5 that you can do with an app including geotagging/geolocation except something like NFC or iBeacon tagging. In these cases we've developed a very thin app that just does the tag scanning and then diverts to the web app. A recent work-in-progress can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU3RlbtJPQQ > > Hope you don't think this advice is too biased but it does come from practical experience :) > very best > Robert > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Helen Horler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear GEM, > > Partners of Lower Lodge Gateway Project in Bristol will be commissioning two apps and and a website. I would really like to hear from anyone who has been through the process of developing apps, ideally trail/tour types for heritage. I am scoping these projects now and will lead on the procurement so would appreciate any top tips, example specifications, agreements/contracts and recommendations. > > Dependent on budget of course, my current thinking is to aim for hybrid apps rather than native. I am aware of there are pros and cons for both but I am putting that out there for your feedback! Your ‘real' experiences would be very helpful. > > There will also be one or two new Bristol based roles coming up- watch this space! > > Thank you and best wishes, > > Helen > > Helen Horler > > Lead Consultant > Culture Force Consultancy > > W: www.cultureforce.co.uk > > M: 07968 825624 > > E: [log in to unmask] > > Twitter: @Culture_Force > > Skype: helen.horler1 > > > > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > > > > -- > CEO & Founder, Transmedia Storyteller Ltd (providers of Conducttr) > http://conducttr.com > http://twitter.com/robpratten > http://uk.linkedin.com/in/robertpratten > > Europe: +44 207 193 4567 > USA: +1 415 287 4150 > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +