Table of Contents A Brief History of Apps Forward Fast 4 Touch Screens and Downloads Magic on the Screen 10 Artists at Work Pleasing the Eye 18 Coding Everyone’s Invited 24 Going Global Colleagues in Distant Corners 32 The Engineering Process Finding a Solution 38 Ways to Get in the Field 45 Glossary 46 Index 47 Show What You Know 47 Websites to Visit 47 About the Author 48
A Brief History of Apps Forward Fast Are you looking for the best ice cream shop Eager to see how your friend’s haircut turned out Hoping there’s a game to help you study for that test tomorrow You probably turn to an app in all those situations and many more Let’s explore how the world of apps is connected with the world of STEAM Without science technology engineering art and math no one would ever have even seen an app Technology today provides an app for just about anything you can think of 4
STEAM Guides in APP Development
This books looks at the development of apps and the ways each STEAM field is involved in the process.