Author: Bernadette Spieler

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App Creation in Schools for different Curricula Subjects – Lessons Learned

Bernadette Spieler, Christian Schindler, Wolfgang Slany, Olena Mashkina
Graz University of Technology, Austria

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The next generation of jobs will be characterized by an increased demand for people with computational and problem solving skills. In Austria, computer science topics are underrepresented in school curricula hence teaching time for these topics is limited.

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Improving Pocket Paint Usability via Material Design Compliance and Internationalization & Localization Support on Application Level

AYYAL AWWAD; A.M.; SCHINDLER, C., KUMAR LUHANA, K., ALI, Z., AND SPIELER, B.

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This paper discusses the implementation of Google’s Material Design guidelines, internationalization, and localization for mobile applications in the case of Pocket Paint, an Android painting application. The intended goal of this redesign is to broaden the user base by improving overall usability and supporting right-to-left written languages

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