If you haven’t yet worked on a Windows Phone app at OIS11 you can do so nicely now!
Goal: to program a Windows Phone app that uses GPS location to show whether you are at home or at school.
In doing so, you can proceed step-by-step. Make sure you go through all the steps in a calm and controlled manner; you are not in a hurry. The goal is for you to learn something. The end goal is not a working app (although that would be nice, of course).
- Research what you need to develop Windwos Phone apps (e.g. correct version of Windows and correct version of Visual Studio and supporting tools to run a Windows Phone emulator).
Install the complete development environment and test that the Windows Phone emulator works 2. Get the emulator working. Tip: you can also borrow a real device (Windows phone or tablet) from the ISSD, of course.
- Research how to read the GPS (position) of the user in Windows Phone and find an algorithm to determine if you are closer to home or school.
- Program the app.
Extension
- Expand your working app with a Bing-maps map or a Google-maps map. To do this, first research what you’ll need for that, such as a developer API key and perhaps an external library. Show the following on the map with a triplet of markers:
a. A marker indicating the phone’s current GPS position.
b. A marker indicating the school (Rachel’s Mill 1).
c. A marker indicating your home location.