tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post7838755547211683422..comments2019-03-17T10:54:55.647-07:00Comments on I Lessen Data: New Android App: One Photo Every MinuteDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312048754374286109noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post-88255061740697207712011-03-14T13:14:45.815-07:002011-03-14T13:14:45.815-07:00Great, glad you've found something that works!...Great, glad you've found something that works! Yeah, I imagine it's a lot easier to reconstruct memories using pictures (even just a couple pictures here and there) than with words. Easier to record, too.<br /><br />Good luck with the rest of the work, and to all the patients and users of the app!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312048754374286109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post-19575335086356267942011-03-14T10:37:00.315-07:002011-03-14T10:37:00.315-07:00Hi Dan
Many thanks for your response and the accom...Hi Dan<br />Many thanks for your response and the accompanying links. I have had a look at them all and trailed them on my Samsung Galaxy Tab. Time lapse seems to do a really good job and appreciate you pointing me in the right direction. <br /><br />Just to let you know, the basic procedure is that the person wears the android phone around their neck on a lanyard (camera facing out). Flat wide phones seem to stay relatively still and a photo gets taken every 5 minutes. Photos are downloaded at the end of the day (some researchers have done this remotely, others manually). Blurred or unclear photos are deleted leaving a visual record of the day which the person looks through with the support of a family member. If we were designing this from the ground up a Bluetooth camera worn like a lapel badge would take better quality images. However, even poor quality images seem to prompt some recollection and the ubiquitous nature of mobile phones makes them a viable tool. Using visual images seems to produce a level of recollection in episodic memory (memories formed via direct experience) that verbal prompting or recall can’t. The initial findings are that only a small percentage of photos are usable and even fewer prompt a memory. This may not sound like much but represents a huge step forward for some people in recollecting day to day experience. It also seems to produce a relational benefit; in that the process and material help structure conversation with family. <br /><br />Really appreciate your assistance on this<br />Best wishes<br />JimmyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043612066929604031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post-77471456564108672642011-03-06T17:50:44.824-08:002011-03-06T17:50:44.824-08:00Hi Jimmy,
Sorry, I've taken One Photo Every Mi...Hi Jimmy,<br />Sorry, I've taken One Photo Every Minute down, as it was very buggy and I didn't have the time to support it.<br /><br />Have you tried other android apps that do similar things? I'm thinking:<br />https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.neilandtheresa.NewVignette&feature=search_result<br />https://market.android.com/details?id=com.autocamera1&feature=search_result<br />https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tina.time_lapse&feature=search_result<br />https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rumblerat.android.rrTimeLapse&feature=search_result<br /><br />I haven't used any of these but perhaps they'd do the job for you.<br /><br />Thanks for your work! I hope you find something that works out. What's the form factor? I mean, how do you propose to have an Android phone take pictures every so often if they're not wearing it? (if you figure this thing out, shoot, I'd enjoy trying it.)<br />DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312048754374286109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post-4217095589687821752011-03-06T03:34:03.016-08:002011-03-06T03:34:03.016-08:00Hello Dan
Your 'one photo every minute' ap...Hello Dan<br />Your 'one photo every minute' app seems to have disappeared from Android market place. Is it still available?<br /><br />I'm a clinical psychologist working in a stroke rehabilitation service in the UK. I have been looking at using memory cameras to promote memory rehabilitation for a couple of months. The only one on the market at the moment is the Microsoft sponsored SensCam (limited functionality; £600 each and totally out of the price range for the UK NHS). Not just the price though; most people just would not tolerate wearing it. However, many people have mobiles and we might be able to combine automated photo app with Goggle calenders to provide a reasonably cheap and user acceptable option.<br /><br />Any assistance you are able to provide would be gratefully received.<br />Best wishes<br />JimmyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043612066929604031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post-34133032762825858882010-08-02T11:58:08.298-07:002010-08-02T11:58:08.298-07:00Right, I mean, the XML layout is the view, but I f...Right, I mean, the XML layout is the view, but I figured, there's two Viewy things that you need to do in java:<br />- findViewById() all your views that you defined in the xml, so you can use them in java<br />- an update() method or something, so all your changes to the UI get updated at the same time.<br />I put them in the Activity, because findViewById is implemented in Activity. It's conceptually ugly, because then you have class with an "and" in its description ("it's the activity and the view") but it also avoids having yet another class (I had 6 classes for about 400 lines of code. Kinda overkill.)<br /><br />Of course, I'm just making this up as I go. If you have any better suggestions I'd like to know them.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312048754374286109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344907271756111127.post-9750431281009986652010-08-02T07:58:00.662-07:002010-08-02T07:58:00.662-07:00I've actually thought of using Spring as a DI ...I've actually thought of using Spring as a DI framework for android, but after thinking about it, it doesn't make sense to include all the overhead when android apps are supposed to be in self contained chunks (activities) anyways. <br /><br />Is there a reason you consider the Activity your view and not your controller? I would think a View class (or xml-layout) would be considered the view.yincrashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566667300828364796noreply@blogger.com