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Mobile applications (Panagiotis Tsoris, Steficon)
1. VIPI - VIRTUAL PORTAL FOR
INTERACTION AND ICT TRAINING
1 FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
National ViPi Workshop 03/10/2011, Larnaca, Cyprus
www.vipi-project.eu
511792-LLP-1-2010-1-GR-KA3-KA3NW
2. MOBILE APPS for LEARNING
Mobile social media (Android)
For beneficaries (PwD)
For Learning Object providers
Mobile games
• Basic ICT skills
Access to Learning content learning
• Learning Objects • Educational gaming
• Articles • Learning basics
• Search
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• Full Android accessibility
support
National ViPi Workshop 02/05/2012, Vilnius, Lithuania
3. MOBILE APPS for LEARNING
Mobile social media (Android)
Focussed on WordPress Mobile Client
• Main ViPi platform based on WordPress,
BuddyPress & ATutor
• Communication based on webservices
Android accessibility facilities & social
capabilities
Gestures incorporated
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4. ViPi mobile
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5. ViPi mobile
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6. ViPi mobile
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National ViPi Workshop 02/05/2012, Vilnius, Lithuania
7. MOBILE APPS for LEARNING
Covering new devices
(upgrated client from Android 2.3.x -
Gingerbread to Android 4.0.4 - Ice Cream
Sandwich)
• Better Accessibility experience (built-in gestures
API, more languages for text-to-speech Greek still
excluded, better talk-back)
• Introducing a powerful new voice input engine
that offers a continuous "open microphone"
experience and streaming voice recognition
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8. MOBILE APPS for LEARNING
Covering new devices
• The new explore-by-touch mode lets users
navigate without having to see the screen.
Touching the screen once triggers audible
feedback that identifies the UI component below;
a second touch in the same component activates it
with a full touch event
• The Browser supports a script-based screen
reader for reading favorite web content and
navigating sites
• Unified platform for mobiles and tablets with 8
interface optimized for high-resolution screens
National ViPi Workshop 02/05/2012, Vilnius, Lithuania
9. MOBILE APPS for LEARNING
Focus on social capabilities
• Share
• Comment
• Rate
• Instant change of working environment between
mobile and web
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10. MOBILE APPS for LEARNING
Innovations for developers to facilitate
social and accessible applications
• Unified UI framework for phones, tablets
• Communication and sharing (Android 4.0 extends
social and sharing features to any application on
the device. Applications can integrate contacts,
profile data, stream items, and calendar events
from any of the user’s activities or social
networks)
• Security for apps and content
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11. MOBILE WITH FOCUS ON
COMMUNITY
Access the full ViPi content and games (mobile and Flash)
Exploits the Accessibility features provided by Android OS
Text-to-Speech (TTS)
Talk back (speech-to-text)
Long and Short touch selections, Kick Back (vibrate)
Its Open Source nature maximises possibilities for future
collaboration / adaptation of accessibility oriented features
and plugins
Accessibility features provided by ViPi customisations
High-contrast (optional) experience for visually impaired
Refers to over 50% of smartphone market share
internationally
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Integration with Facebook, Twitter Google+ etc.
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12. MORE INFORMATION:
Official web page: www.vipi-project.eu
Twitter: Twitter.com/ViPi_project
FaceBook: tinyurl.com/vipi-project
Contact us:
PhoenixKM BVBA Steficon
Belgium Greece
karel@phoenixkm.eu ptsoris@sticon.gr
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