Project:Mapping Revolutionary Boston iPhone Application Prototype

Platform: Programmed in Cocoa/Objective-C with the iPhone SDK 3.0

Date: Winter 2009

Purpose: This application was designed to adapt the work done with with the Mapping Revolutionary Boston Flash Interface for mobile devices. The project explores ways to geographically sort and display historical information about revolutionary-era Boston; it is intended both to appeal to younger students and to casual tourists. As a GPS-enabled iPhone application, this limb of the project increases access to our historical data, allowing users to read or review information on-site.

Primarily, the project displays a short background on a number of different events, personalities, and locations. Upon further investigation, longer background text, images, and citations can be referenced. The entries in the project can also be sorted by theme, and background thematic information can be referenced.

With the Bostonian Society, I worked as a Web Development Intern, developing the web prototype and earning class credit in the Fall of 2008. In the summer of 2009, I worked full time on moving past the prototype and designing a final realization of the flash interface. In the fall and winter of 2009, I again worked as a intern earning class credit to develop this iPhone application displaying our historical content.