Some helpful sites

Helpful sites that assist in the making of this project:

Android Studio. (2018). Grid View | Android Developers. [online] Developer.android.com. Available at: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/layout/gridview.html [Accessed 25 Jan. 2018].
- Shows how to add items into GridView.

Android Studio. (2018). Connect To Firebase | Android Developers. [online] Developer.android.com. Available at: https://developer.android.com/studio/write/firebase.html [Accessed 25 Jan. 2018].
- Provides tips on how to connect the app to Firebase.

Android Studio. (2018). Spinners | Android Developers. [online] Developer.android.com. Available at: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/controls/spinner.html [Accessed 25 Jan. 2018].

- Shows tips about spinners.

Firebase. (2018). Read and Write Data on Android  |  Firebase Realtime Database  |  Firebase. [online] Available at: https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/android/read-and-write [Accessed 25 Jan. 2018].

Firebase. (2018). Working With Lists of Data on Android  |  Firebase Realtime Database  |  Firebase. [online] Available at: https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/android/lists-of-data [Accessed 25 Jan. 2018].

Firebase. (2018). Download Files on Android  |  Firebase Realtime Database  |  Firebase. [online] Available at: https://firebase.google.com/docs/storage/android/download-files [Accessed 25 Jan. 2018].

Alpha Test Questionnaire Results!

RESULTS FROM ALPHA TESTING OF PRIMARY FUNCTION OF TFINDER

Most users get the instructions right, while some suggested that the instructions may need to be clearer. Overall, very few technical bugs were encountered due to the version of the device used in the test.

Alpha Test Questionnaire Questions!

AVD View: Progress: Fixed Images

AVD Preview: In Progress

Uploading images video tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSi7bNk4ySM
- This video tutorial shows how to upload pictures into the Firebase database from an Android Studio app.

Firebase added to project: Tutorials

Firebase. (2018). Add Firebase to Your Android Project  |  Firebase. [online] Available at: https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup?gclid=CjwKCAiA4vbSBRBNEiwAMorERySAeV_iicDNq_MqinjKVI3SXy96K7XkZUfL4MF9lv9ttq0qLWCmbRoCTxwQAvD_BwE [Accessed 16 Jan. 2018].

- Tutorials on how to add Firebase to the project.

More tutorials

Learn2Crack - Step in to Learn. (2018). Android Development. [online] Available at: https://www.learn2crack.com/category/androiddev [Accessed 8 Jan. 2018].
- Another tutorial site on Android Studio development.

Android Developer Fundamentals

Discovered an online guide in Android Studio:
GitBook. (2018). Android Developer Fundamentals Course – Practicals · GitBook. [online] Available at: https://www.gitbook.com/book/google-developer-training/android-developer-fundamentals-course-practicals/details [Accessed 5 Jan. 2018].

Android Studio Guides

Android Studio (2018). Meet Android Studio | Android Studio. [online] Developer.android.com. Available at: https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/index.html [Accessed 5 Jan. 2018].
- Tips from the Android Studio main developer site.

Saini, A. (2018). Android Studio Tutorial For Beginners Step By Step. [online] Available at: http://abhiandroid.com/androidstudio/ [Accessed 5 Jan. 2018].
- Another useful site for beginners.

Change to Android Studio

After a discussion session with the lecturers, it is suggested that the app be made using Android Studio instead of Unity, as Unity is a game engine more targeted towards making video games, and non-game apps made with Unity will take up a lot of space.

App Design

Unity Courses for the Project

Unity: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/android-GettingStarted.html

- This manual shows me on how to get started when building Android apps with Unity software, and what to include and install when working with Android.

Unity: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/MobileInput.html

- This manual will introduce me into how to add mobile input in the Unity software, as the software can also be used to design android apps.

Unity: https://answers.unity.com/questions/660257/how-to-upload-an-image.html 

-A forum that will teach me how to add a script to upload an image from a gallery into the app.

Unity/Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/docs/unity/setup 

-A tutorial on how to link Firebase to the Unity app. Firebase is an online database that stores data into an online database.

Unity/Firebase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj6rs3HFg5o

-A video tutorial about getting started with Firebase on Unity.

Unity/Firebase: https://xinyustudio.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/using-firebase-in-unity3d-tutorial-i-basics-and-setup/

-A textual tutorial site on how to set up Firebase on Unity.

Project Description

• App for Transformers figurine collectors built with Unity engine
• Built for Android devices with links to a device’s photo gallery to allow users to post pictures online to a server
• This app is inspired by an existing app, TFDatabase.