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8 years ago Hi David -
It should be fairly simple: • go to the main GitHub page for the ARIS Android repo at: https://github.com/ARISGames/aris-android-client https://github.com/ARISGames/aris-android-client • locate and copy the Clone URL in the field labeled “HTTPS”. it should be: https://github.com/ARISGames/aris-android-client.git • open Android Studio (get the latest version, 2.1) in Android Studio click on the VCS menu, select Checkout from Version Control->GitHub • paste in the GitHub Clone URL from step #2 • fill in/edit/verify as needed, the Parent Directory and Name fields • click “Clone” button
Once the repo has loaded, and settled (all the little progress wheels on the bottom of the project page have completed), you should be able to select Run ‘app’ from the Run menu. You might be offered a simulator to run on, though they are very flakey and might not run at all with a location dependent mobile app such as is ARIS; I recommend, and perhaps would go so far as to say, recommend exclusively, that you get ahold of an actual Android device, one with GPS and at least wifi network connectivity. I suspect you won’t get past the login screen on a simulator, since I haven’t bulletproofed the code against non-location capable devices; the last time I tried, it died upon login. Important: To be able to load an app from Android Studio to a physical Android device, you will need to enable its Developer mode and USB Debugging. The secret little trick to doing this is described here: http://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-developer-settings-android-42 http://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-developer-settings-android-42 You will also need to pysically connect the device to your computer via a USB cable for the app (known as the APK) to load. There are alternate ways to load apps onto non-developer-moded devices, (e.g. you can email the APK file from your computer to a device’s email client) but the above method should be the most straightforward.
At present, the Android client can play basic, non-javascript encoded, dialog-based games with plaques, items, and should work with maps, but they were untested as of my last code commits. There will be bugs. Don’t be surprised if you encounter outright crashes under some circumstances, especially with games of any above-basic functions. There are some notable delays especially when loading games that are not currently accompanied by a progress dialog (there are numerous such unfinished “ToDos” in the code.)
Let me know if you have trouble getting it running, or if you have any other question, comments, feedback (positive only ;) or concerns.
- Scott Morison Center for Applied Second Language Studies University of Oregon
On May 10, 2016, at 1:39 PM, David J Gagnon notifications@github.com wrote:
I'd love to checkout current progress but am a android n00b. I have Android Studio running but don't know how to open/import the project and get it to build. Might you write a few steps to get me going?
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I'd love to checkout current progress but am an android n00b. I have Android Studio running but don't know how to open/import the project and get it to build. Might you write a few steps to get me going?