What we Didn't Know About Creating Apps
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Before app design work begins, teams need to think about the target devices, legal and ownership issues related to setting up a store, and distribution and promotional issues. AT this session from the 2015 ACE Conference in Charleston, SC, Barbara Chamberlin shares what the Learning Games Lab has learned in the process. NMSU has been developing apps since 2010, and their lessons learned can help other university-based developers who wish to enter the app field.
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