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Department of applied sciences design senior teaching fellow Grant Baxter holds an iPhone featuring the work of third-year students, while his extensive collection of old Apple computers can be seen in the background. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery. |
A pilot project aimed at bringing the great outdoors to your
iPhone is being developed by the University of Otago's design
for innovation department.
Third-year students have developed six smartphone
applications, or apps, after field trips to the Arthurs Pass
National Park Visitor Centre.
The apps would be made available in Apple's App Store in the
next six months, and could be adapted nationally for the
Department of Conservation, applied science senior teaching
fellow Grant Baxter said.
"If the Department of Conservation sees potential in it, it
will definitely have legs," he said.
Apps created by the 24 students include a bird identifier, an
activities finder, and a scavenger hunt for children visiting
the Arthurs Pass area.
The apps and games created by students would also be made
available on three iPads at the visitor centre, he said.
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