Make an image-doodling mobile app in Livecode!

The main topic of this workshop will be making a mobile app for iOS or Android

Starting from scratch you will create an app that will:

• Access the device's camera and take a photograph

• Display that photograph inside your app

• Let you scribble on the image (moustache and glasses anyone?)

• Save that image for future enjoyment

• Allow you to send that image to others

I'll have various extra snippets of code with me so if you want to add extra functionality to your app (and have the time) you can do so...

LiveCode (www.livecode.com) is a great way to prototype, build and deploy apps across platforms. It is free, but there are also paid-for versions.

You only need to bring a laptop and your iOS or Android device with you to the workshop. We'll be installing the community version of LiveCode (i.e. the free version) on your machine so make sure you have admin rights.

We will be unlikely to have time to set up the different developer tools to allow you to build for iOS or Android yourself so you will be using my setup for the final build (however we will cover the steps involved in becoming an iOS or Android developer).

Note: we will not be deploying apps to the App Store or Google Play and will be creating prototypes which you can install on your own device(s). However after this workshop you could go on and register as a developer with Apple/Google, add finishing touches to your app and upload them yourself (but be aware that Apple charges £79 annually and Google charges $25 for their developer accounts).